At the recent WWDC event, Apple announced iOS 18 which they stated is packed with features that would bring new an exiting changes to the iPhone. Unfortunately, these enhancements are still accompanied by bait-and–byte problems characteristic to beta software; early adaptors may experience moments of instability and slower performance. If you ever missed iOS 17 but recently upgraded to iOS 18 you are in the right place as this article will outline steps on how to downgrade. Let’s dive in.

Steps to Backup Data:

• iCloud Backup: Select Settings which is represented by an icon on the home screen, then select your name go to iCloud click on iCloud Backup and then back up now.
• Manual Backup: Backup important docs and images in Google Drive, dropbox or any other share cloud platform one has.

Download iOS 17 Firmware

For the next course of action, it is required that you obtain the correct iOS 17 firmware from the IPSW website. Also, make sure that if you are downloading a signed version of the constructor should be selected so that there are no problems with the installation.

Steps to Download Firmware:

• Visit the IPSW website.
• Choose your iPhone model.
• All the signed firmware is available for download, do download the iOS 17 version.

Disable Find My iPhone

• Deactivation of the Find My iPhone option must be done for the downgrading process to take place.
• Swipe your finger from right to left and tap on Settings Face ID & Passcode.
• Enter your passcode.
• Shutting down Stolen Device Protection must also be done.
• Open the Settings application on the device > then select your name from the options > then scroll down the options to tap Find My > finally tap on the Find My iPhone option.
• If you’re using an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, Turn off/find my iPhone.

Performing the Downgrade

Now it is time to put the program through the change process to make it less complex and more efficient in terms of simplicity. This guide utilizes a Mac and primarily employs Finder as the primary file-managing tool. If you are a Windows user go ahead using iTunes.

Steps to Downgrade:

• Connect iPhone to Computer: While using the iPhone Sync feature, make sure your iPhone is connected to your Mac or Windows PC. If You are presented with the Tap Trust of your iPhone then you must tap on the option.
• Open Finder/iTunes: This means if one is using a Mac, then one should open Finder while if he/she is using a Windows-based PC then one should open iTunes.
• Select Your iPhone: To locate Finder, click the iPhone option located under the Locations tab. In iTunes, click the iPhone icon which is located at the upper left corner of the application.
• Enter Recovery Mode: Hold the power button for a few seconds until the Samsung logo appears, then press and release the volume up button and do the same with the volume down button. Press the Side button until the recovery mode screen appears.
• Restore iPhone:
  • Mac: Hold the Option key and click Restore iPhone.
  • Windows: Hold the Shift key and click Restore iPhone.
• Select Firmware: Choose the downloaded iOS 17 firmware file.
• Start Downgrade: Click Open, then Restore. The downgrade process will begin and may take some time.

Post-Downgrade Setup

It is left with downgraded iOs 17, and your iPhone will restart after that as a result of the downgrade. After starting the Web Setup application, instructions on the screen guide you through the process of tuning the device. You can either, recover data directly from an iOS 17 backup that you have created prior to data loss or you want to try to recover data from the cloud directly.

Steps to Restore Data:

• iCloud Restore: It is during the setup where one selects the second option that takes them through Restore from an iCloud backup then select the correct backup.
• Manual Restore: Re-download apps and transfer data and files that you might have saved on cloud storage.

Conclusion

This is because upgrading from iOS 18 beta to iOS 17 beta can help fix many of the stability problems that are characteristic of the first release of the new operating system. With this particular guide, it will therefore be much easier for the user to switch to a stable iOS version which guarantees a better and more efficient performance. If for some reason you have any problems or you didn’t understand something, do not hesitate to send a message for assistance.