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Did anyone find this extremely rude. I was suddenly locked out of my own hardware for which I paid hundreds of dollars. I stopped receiving calls in the middle of the day. Why do they have to treat people who installed beta like they are criminals on a parole. Where is the magic Apple ?

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Why did you use a test operating system on your production device? The beta is for testing compatibility with apps you're developing, not for daily use.

Agreed. The meaning of the concept "beta" has been devalued.

Because apps on make on the side are a hobby. At work we have test devices, but for my home stuff i can't justify a second phone for test only.

Yeah, mobile development sucks for personal projects. You always end up needing ten different devices with ten different operating systems or screen sizes.

There’s the part about common sense and reading the release notes.

It is a beta software. Historically, iOS betas do expire.

It can always give a gentle warning before locking people out.

It is in the release notes.

Did you not notice that the GM had been released? I think it was mentioned in the press...

Read the continual developer release notes next time. When Apple released the GM, they had specific instructions about updating from the betas. If you are a developer engaging in the beta program, this is something you should have kept tabs on.

Having said that, yes, Apple should have handled this more smoothly. However, it was documented in the developer documentation.

You locked yourself out by deliberately installing a time limited piece of software and then neglecting to update it when a complete version was offered to you for free.

You aren't being treated like a criminal on parole. You're being treated like a software developer who understands how to handle pre-release software.

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