Ask HN: Past iOS Versions Beta Experiences
What were your experiences with beta versions of iOS in the past (iOS 4, 5, 6)? Were any really buggy to the extent of becoming unusable? Were most apps compatible?
I'd suggest it for testing, but not on a Phone you need to really use. It's a developer beta for a reason- It's great for ensuring your apps are compatible, but if you're downloading/installing just to test it out, expect it to randomly fail.
Specifically - I've seen lots of lockups that need a force-reboot, and apps that don't work or fail in weird ways.
Keep in mind, the POINT of the beta is so App Developers can test it with their apps - That means that nothing is tested yet, and things will break.
Sometimes users will upgrade to a developer-only beta, then write a bad review about an app because it doesn't work right on their developer-beta. These people are jerks.
Overall, I'd suggest a secondary iPod touch or similar, rather than installing on a device you need.
An awful lot of apps I used almost everyday had major bugs with iOS 7 like rdio and some apps would just refuse to open on the beta releases.
It's a risk.