The second beta of iOS 17.3 issued by Apple today is causing serious problems for certain iPhone users, so customers who have not yet loaded the new software may want to wait.
iPhone customers brave enough to attempt to update to iOS 17.3 beta reported their handsets being stuck in a boot loop with a blank black screen and a locked spinning wheel, according to postings on the MacRumors forums, Twitter, and Mastodon.
Users who do not have a backup of 17.2.1 may have been totally screwed 🙁
Not all iPhone users appear to be affected, since some iPhones that have been upgraded to iOS 17.3 beta 2 seem to be unaffected. Apple has not yet commented on the glitch, but the second iOS 17.3 beta is expected to be pulled in the near future until the problem is resolved.
Apple is, of course, trying to address some of the security issues that have plagued iOS, especially making it an easy target for malware and spyware companies who own politicians, dissidents, or any iPhone deemed worthy of access and hacking into.