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Ability to install both a beta & a production version

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The GPS issue in the 3553 beta on iOS made ABRP unusable for anything other than noting & reporting bugs — using it to get somewhere new was not something I wanted to attempt…

So, I uninstalled the beta & reinstalled the production version. And then tracked down the beta invitation link and reinstalled the beta to test 3554.

Would it be possible to set things up so that both the production version & a beta could be installed at the same time so that you could easily switch between them? That would make life much easier when there is a beta bug that makes ABRP unusable (like the GPS bug) or unpleasant to use (like the muting bug).

Posted by ABRP User #811399 ·
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  • Katya S. changed status to Completed
    Team•

    Sep 9, 2025

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    Hi @Doug Urner,

    This is not really possible for us due to how Apple/the App Store handles testing and beta versions of apps.

    But! You can actually switch between versions in the Apple Testflight app. To do this:

    1. Open Testflight

    2. In the Testflight menu tap ‘A Better Routeplanner’

    3. Scroll down past the screenshots to the ‘App Information’ section

    4. Tap ‘Previous Builds’

    5. Select a version you’d like to switch to and tap ‘Install’

    • ABRP User #811399

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      Sep 9, 2025

      Will that allow switching to a production build? I looked at that and it seemed like my options were all beta builds and I couldn’t remember which ones had seemed suitable for “prime time.”

      Would it be possible to have the last beta of the previous release be the release candidate? That way there would be a known fallback that is more or less the same as the production version.

      • Katya S.

        Team•

        Sep 9, 2025

        Yes! I agree that it can be troublesome to keep track of which version is the current production build. You can also simply go to the App Store and install the current production there, then go to the TestFlight app when you want to install the beta again.

        At the moment, the current production version is 6.1.3 (3543)