Apple Introduces iOS 17.5 Beta 4 with ‘Repair Status’ Feature: No Need to Turn Off Find My for Repairs

Apple releases iOS 17.5Beta4 Let the developers run the tests and add the “Repair Status” feature. You don’t need to turn off Find My when you take your device in for repair.

iOS 17.5Beta4

iOS 17.5 Beta 4 comes with the build number: 21F5073b

Highlight what’s new

• “Repair Status” is a feature that helps users avoid having to turn off Find My, Activation Lock when sending their device in for service or repair.
• Adds a “Remove this device” menu to the device list in the Find My app, which users can tap to change their iPhone to Repair Status

iPhone models that support iOS 17.5 Beta

• iPhone15
• iPhone 15 Plus
• iPhone 15 Pro
• iPhone 15 Pro Max
• iPhone14
• iPhone 14 Plus
• iPhone 14Pro
• iPhone 14 Pro Max
• iPhone13
• iPhone 13 mini
• iPhone 13 Pro
• iPhone 13 Pro Max
• iPhone12
• iPhone 12mini
• iPhone 12Pro
• iPhone 12 Pro Max
• iPhone11
• iPhone 11 Pro
• iPhone 11 Pro Max
• iPhoneXS
• iPhone
• iPhone
• iPhone SE 2nd generation
• iPhone SE 3rd generation

Developers who signed up to test iOS 17 Beta can click to upgrade now. The public beta is expected to release the update shortly after.

iOS 17.5 is currently still a test version. Of course, there are always functionality, performance and power management issues. Therefore, anyone who wants to install the Beta version of iOS must evaluate it carefully.

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