In addition, lawyers for Apple previously sent Twitter a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice for several tweets that contained links to websites like v. The folks behind told MacRumors that they received a letter from Apple’s lawyers and consequently took the website down to avoid potential litigation. What’s more, you need to be a member of Apple’s Developer Program, which costs $99 USD per year, to be eligible to download developer betas. Thanks guys so much ❤️Īpple’s developer betas are works in progress meant exclusively for developer use. 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. Thanks guys so much,” said the site on Tuesday evening.Īside from offering beta profiles for Apple users to download outside of the iPhone maker’s paid developer portal, the site operator benefitted from ad revenue from the hoards of visitors seeking early access to iOS 16 beta and more. “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. said in a tweet that the website was taken offline to avoid a “legal battle with Apple.” told users that only those enrolled in Apple’s Developer Program could download the profiles, but the disclaimer could be ignored.īoth websites are no longer accessible. On the other hand, offered download links to both IPSW files and beta profiles.
v let users download IPSW files for pre-release Apple software, like the iOS 16 developer beta, through direct links to Apple’s servers, third-party links to file-sharing platform WeTransfer, and torrents. The move has resulted in at least two such platforms, and v, shutting down. According to MacRumors, Apple is cracking down on websites that distribute download links to pre-release Apple software like developer betas for iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura.
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