How to get back to iOS 12 by removing the iOS 13 Beta

iOS 13 and iPadOS are causing a sensation with their news and many users are encouraging to install it on their devices now that the Public Beta is available. But the reality is that for the day to day it is not recommended to use a Beta on your mobile device, iPhone or iPad Because, like all Beta, failures of the system itself and of the apps you install are frequent.

Can you go back to iOS 12 after the iOS 13 Beta is installed? There is no problem, it is a safe and relatively simple process, but There are some considerations that you should know before taking this step. We explain what you should keep in mind as well as the steps to follow to return to iOS 12 from iOS 13 Beta.

Important points to keep in mind before returning

As we say, returning to iOS 12 is possible and simple, but there are some preliminary considerations that you should know and that, in some cases, can make you rethink the return to iOS 12. One is the backup of your device, and the other has to do with your Apple Watch.

Backup iPhone or iPad

The backups you made during the Beta will not work once you return to iOS 12, so If you did not make a backup before updating to iOS 13 Beta, when you go back to iOS 12 you will have a restored phone, clean, just out of the box.

If you are one of those who uses iCloud to save your photos, contacts, notes, files, etc. this only means that you will have to configure everything by hand and reinstall the applications, but you will not have lost data. If you don't use iCloud then be very careful because you will lose everything on your mobile unless you used another backup system. Make sure your data is well saved before continuing with the procedure.

watchOS 6 does not work on iOS 12

The other problem as we said has to do with the Apple Watch. If you've upgraded to watchOS 6, there's no going back here. This is why Apple does not include the Apple Watch in its Public Betas program. If you used a profile "clandestinely" to upload your watch to this new Beta version, you are condemned to continue using it until the official version is released.

And this means that your iPhone must be on iOS 13 because otherwise your Apple Watch will not work with your iPhone. Normally, you can't even link them, but if you could, it won't work properly for you.. Unless you want to keep your Apple Watch in a drawer until the official version is released, my advice is to hang on iOS 13 on your iPhone.

How to downgrade from iOS 13 to iOS 12

It is a fairly simple procedure if you follow the steps that we describe below. First of all you must make sure that you have A certified lightning cable (if it is the original Apple better) and that you have iTunes installed and updated to the latest version available. If you meet these requirements, you can start the process.

Recovery mode

You must connect your iPhone or iPad to the computer using the USB to Lightning cable, and with iTunes open put it in recovery mode. To get to this mode you must follow the following instructions:

• If your iPad has Face ID: press and quickly release the volume up button, then do the same with the volume down button, and then press and hold the on / off button until the iPad enters recovery mode.
• For iPhone 8 and later: Press and quickly release the volume up button, then do the same with the volume down button, and then press and hold the on / off button until the iPhone enters recovery mode.
• For iPhone 7, 7 Plus, and iPod Touch 7: Press both the On / Off and Volume Down buttons at the same time, and keep pressing them until the recovery mode screen appears.
• For iPhone 6s or earlier, iPad with home button, or iPod Touch 6 and earlier: Press and hold the On / Off and Home buttons at the same time, and continue to press them until the recovery screen appears.

Restore the device

Once you have your iPhone or iPad in recovery mode, you only have press the restore button in iTunes. Make sure you click on Restore and not on Check for update or Update. Once that is done, you just have to wait for the process to complete, after which your iPhone will allow you to restore a backup, if you had it done.