
said users must be enrolled in Apple's Developer Program in order to download the profiles, but users could avoid this warning.Īpple's developer betas are only intended for members of Apple's Developer Program, which costs $99 per year in the United States, and it appears that Apple is attempting to uphold this policy by cracking down on websites like and v. v provided users with access to IPSW files for the iOS 16 developer beta and other pre-release Apple software, with download links via Apple's servers, file sharing website WeTransfer, and torrents, while provided links to both beta profiles and IPSW files. All of the tweets listed are no longer visible "in response to a report from the copyright holder." The alleged notice claimed that the tweets infringed on Apple's proprietary beta software.

In addition, lawyers representing Apple at Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP allegedly provided Twitter with a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice related to over a dozen tweets containing links to websites like v.


BetaProfiles social media will remain as a place to discuss beta updates. Hi everyone, I just wanted to say that BetaProfiles will be shutting down soon, I just don't want to get into a legal battle with Apple.
