If you installed iPadOS 27 Beta through Apple’s Developer Program or Software Beta Program, you may decide you want to downgrade because of usability or stability issues. Keep reading to learn how it’s done.
Apple’s beta versions of its major software updates can be notoriously buggy, especially the early releases. You may find apps not working properly, poor battery life, device crashes, and features that don’t do what they’re supposed to. Fortunately, you can restore your iPad to the previous version of iPadOS.
If you made an archived backup backup) before you installed the iPadOS 27 beta, you can remove the beta and restore the backup. If you didn’t make a backup, you can still downgrade, but you won’t be able to restore your device to its original state before you upgraded.
Also, bear in mind that if you’ve installed watchOS 27 on your Apple Watch, you won’t be able to use it with your iPad once you’ve gone back to iPadOS 26. And downgrading an Apple Watch to a previous version of watchOS can’t be done manually either — if you want to remove watchOS 27, you’ll have to send your watch in to Apple.
How to Downgrade From iPadOS 27 Beta
- Launch Finder on your Mac (or iTunes on Windows PCs.)
- Connect your iPad to your computer using a USB-C cable.
- Put your iPad into recovery mode. To do this: press and quickly release the volume button closest to the top button. Press and quickly release the volume button farthest from the top button. Press and hold the top button until your iPad begins to restart. Continue holding the top button until your iPad goes into recovery mode.
- A dialog will pop up asking if you want to restore your iPad. Click Restore to wipe your device and install the latest public release of iPadOS 26.
- Wait while the restore process completes.
Once you’ve followed the above steps, you can restore a backup of your iPad from iPadOS 26 using your Mac or iCloud.
 before you installed the iPadOS 27 beta, you can remove the beta and restore the backup. If you didn’t make a backup, you can still downgrade, but you won’t be able to restore your device to its original state before you upgraded.){kind=link}