Paid Apple Developer account cannot see macOS 27 betas

A paid account, already used to publish two iOS apps, is not showing the macOS 27 beta or iOS 27 beta in software update settings. The setup uses only one Apple ID, so a wrong-account mix-up is unlikely. The same issue appears on two fully updated Macs, including a Mac mini and an M5 MacBook Air running the latest public release of , and on an iPhone 17 Pro Max running the latest public iOS release.

The beta section only shows the iOS 26 and macOS 26 s, with no option for version 27 . support has been contacted, but no cause or fix is confirmed yet.

Key points

  • A paid account is not seeing macOS 27 or iOS 27 .
  • The same Apple ID has been used for years, so account confusion is unlikely.
  • The issue appears on a Mac mini, an M5 MacBook Air, and an iPhone 17 Pro Max.
  • Software update settings only show version 26 s.
  • support has been contacted, but there is no confirmed fix yet.

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