Update iOS 10
Third-party developers have only just got their hands on the OS, so you can't expect apps to work with it properly. Some apps won't work with iOS 10 at all. The developers should sort out any problems ahead of iOS 10's final launch - at least, they should if they plan to continue to support their app through another OS update, which isn't guaranteed - but this may take a little while.Final warning iOS10 : you're not supposed to install iOS unless you're a software developer. It's a fairly open secret that some Apple fans pose as developers in order to get access to brand-new OS updates - and they pay Apple for the privilege, remember - but this is officially against the rules and we do not recommend it.
If you do decide to install the developer preview of iOS 10, however, here's how you do it.
1. Using Safari on the device you want to update to iOS 10, go to developer.apple.com, tap on Account and sign in using your Apple ID and password. (If you haven't signed up for a developer account, go and enrol.)
2. Tap on Discover (along the top) and then tap iOS. Tap the blue Download button at the top right.
3. iOS 10 is third on the list. You'll have to tap the chevron on the right to expand its view; the best option now is to tap Download next to the Configuration Profile - the first option. (You can select a larger download for your specific model of device, but they are larger downloads and intended for when you download to a Mac first and then sync across to your device. Stick with the Config Profile.)
4. Now go into Settings, General, Software Update. From this point on installing the iOS 10 developer preview is just like updating iOS normally - just follow the prompts and agree to the various terms & conditions. At one point in the process you'll be prompted to restart the device.
5. Enjoy iOS 10! And if you see any glaring bugs, be nice and let Apple know.
Install iOS 10 beta on iPad or iPhone
The iPad 2 and iPad 3, the iPad mini 1, the iPhone 4s and the fifth-gen iPod touch all got unlucky this time around. They could run iOS 9, but they can't run iOS 10.
To run iOS 10 you'll need an iPad 4 or later, an iPad mini 2 or later, an iPhone 5 or later, or the sixth-gen iPod touch.
We've discussed this question in considerably more detail in a separate article: Can my iPhone or iPad run iOS 9? But we can summarise things here.
Essentially, if your iPhone is an iPhone 4S or later, if your iPad is an iPad 2 or later (or an iPad mini or later) and your iPod touch is fifth-gen, you're safe - Apple has confirmed that all of those devices support iOS 9. Needless to say, the new iPhones - the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and the iPhone SE - and the iPad Pro range all come with iOS 9 pre-installed, so you won't need to worry about updating those devices to iOS 9.
Which iPhones & iPads can get iOS 10?
We feel compelled to point out that devices on the borderline - the somewhat older iPhones and iPads that only just make it on the list - have in the past often struggled to run new software effectively. The iPhone 4s was the oldest iPhone that was allowed to run iOS 8, but lots of users found that it slowed down as soon as the installed the new software. iPhone 4 owners had a similarly negative experience when they upgraded to iOS 7.
These devices were powerful enough to run the new version of iOS - but only just. And you don't want to be in that position. We therefore used to advise people not to update their iPhones and iPads if they were at the older end of the list of compatible devices. It's generally very hard to downgrade from one version of iOS back to the previous one.
That said, normally iOS gets more and more demanding to run each year; but Apple claims iOS 10 isn't just level with iOS 9, it's actually less demanding. In other words, devices that were starting to run a little slowly with iOS 9 may even speed up when upgraded to iOS 10.
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