Apple to Release iOS 8.1 With Apple Pay Support on October 20th?

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Posted October 1, 2014 at 11:45pm by iClarified

Apple will reportedly release iOS 8.1 and launch Apple Pay on October 20th, according to Bank Innovation.

Sources close to Apple have been confirming that Apple Pay would be attached to iOS 8.1 since the September 9 iPhone event held earlier this month. Sources who spoke to Bank Innovation indicated that the public release of iOS 8.1 will be in sometime in October and may have improvements for other Apple services. Previously, 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman reported that iOS 8 will be adding major improvements to the Apple Maps app, which hasn’t been added on to the initial (very buggy) release of iOS 8. We expect that the iOS 8.1 release will be timed to the still-unconfirmed October event held by Apple to announce their new iPad devices, as other websites have previously reported and Bank Innovation has heard rumors about, as well.

Apple seeded the first beta of iOS 8.1 to developers for download and testing on September 29th. Developer Hamza Sood managed to unearth Apple Pay settings and privacy information in the beta release.

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Apple to Release iOS 8.1 With Apple Pay Support on October 20th?

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odedoo1 - October 7, 2014 at 4:16am

All I care about is the new iPads, is Apple coming out with that super pad or is the Air2 will have 256GB? that's what I'm looking forward.

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odedoo1 - October 7, 2014 at 4:18am

In my country we already use our iPhones to pay with Air Drop, to the stores or to any body that you owe money transfer from one phone to another easy and works perfectly even on Androids.

overzeetop - October 2, 2014 at 7:32pm

Let me just say, you're going to find ApplePay *very* cool the first couple of times you use it. Because it really is awesome. Sadly, until the expectation is that everyone can take NFC, you're still going to have to carry a wallet with real credit cards.

gamerscul9870 - October 2, 2014 at 8:15pm

Yeah, that's why they need to make a 4" phone because that's the only reason why I stay with the 5s. 4.7" makes a difference compared to 4 and I really would upgrade if Apple did keep the smaller version, but hey maybe the next generation will be a surprise. Maybe they are saying some things for it.

facio - October 2, 2014 at 11:43am

I think it will be at October 17th becasue T-Mobile two times says about this date and current iOS version on this website: http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-15728 So something will happen at 17th this month!

Guy1978 - October 2, 2014 at 6:42am

Apple already announced the date that the Apple pay update would be available. They announced it the same day they announced the iPhone. It's Oct. 14th. Rather it will be 8.0.3 or 8.1. Who knows. But the date is the 14th.

Great! - October 2, 2014 at 5:44am

Yes ios8 is not perfect. Nothing is. However we don't mind having constructive comments and not stupid troll comments here.

Mewfasa - October 2, 2014 at 5:47pm

I dont think anyone expects things to be perfect, but not to be broken as well. iOS8 is decent but actually bad overall experiences compare to previous iOS launches. I hope they fix the bugs promptly with upcoming 8.1...(sounds familiar?? 8.1... Maybe any OS with number 8 on it is cursed)

gamerscul9870 - October 2, 2014 at 7:27pm

You mean window 8.1 is the bad version.

AdrianV - October 2, 2014 at 5:43am

iOS 8 indeed has a lot of bugs. I dont remember seing any ios version release like this. I have iphone6 with ios 8.0.2 and i have bluetooth connection problem in both cars (Audi Q7, BMW 3 Series), calls are not routed to car speakers randomly, BT connection to car is drop for no obvious reason, i have to keep 4G OFF because phone is bouncing from 4G to 3G all the time draining battery and for every bounce i get about 5 seconds of "NO SERVICE", apps are crashing including system apps like calendar and settings, i can not create event in calendar with end time next day, adjusting privacy settings sometimes crashes the app and i can go one like this for quite a long time. Before i had 5S which work perfectly for about 1 year, since i updated it to 8.0.2 it has all the problems listed above. I wait for 8.1 release maybe at least i will be able to use 4G.

Lucas Fray - October 2, 2014 at 6:07am

I haven't experienced any of these problems on the iOS 8.1 Beta. I don't know if iOS 8.1 Beta has fixed these problems for everybody, but they might be. If you can get access to an Apple Developer account, I would suggest trying the beta on a secondary device. I use it on my main phone, the iPhone 5s. I have not experienced any compatibility issues, but I wouldn't suggest using the beta on your main device yet, just in case there is problems with compatibility.

odedoo1 - October 7, 2014 at 3:48am

install 8.1 Beta it will solve all your problems.

odedoo1 - October 7, 2014 at 4:22am

Your fault why did you upgrade 7.1.2 works perfectly why not wait a week and read about all the problems, I bought a new iPhone 6 and I still didn't open the Box I'm still using my 5S waiting for Apple to fix iOS 8 and for a jailbreak to come out then I'll open the box!

gamerscul9870 - October 7, 2014 at 10:57am

At least back things up to it in case of stuck in loading screen with the logo.

RobertG - October 2, 2014 at 5:30am

iOS 8 is indeed fraught with bugs. If you have any interest in the music side of things you should see the discussion on the iOS musicians list. Don't be putting down people for stating the truth or you just label yourself a fanboy. Apple has made some grotesque mistakes with this update and it needs to correct them quickly if it's not capable of owning up to them. You can be an admirer without being a fanatic. You could be informative without being rude. Or can you?

jos1 - October 2, 2014 at 5:19am

Another garbage and constant bugs on October 20th

iDarkified - October 2, 2014 at 12:22am

Apple is very confused, at this rate will get to ios 10 by years end. way to go apple.

hamood_d10 - October 2, 2014 at 12:08am

Bending iphone, icloud hack, iOS 8 with tons of bugs......i can see the future and its not good

Kornmehl - October 2, 2014 at 12:27am

Seems that you aren't seeing the present very well. I wouldn't trust your view of the future very much.

gamerscul9870 - October 2, 2014 at 12:58am

Bending phone? That's optional unless taken careful seriously. Icloud hack? The hackers were hacked making it safe again. Ios 8 with bugs? Since when after ios 8.0.2? You wish you saw the future and the only thing not good is you downgrading your mind.

kapnkirk24 - October 2, 2014 at 1:21am

TONS of bugs...... Right. Android is a bug all on its own. I know tons of bugs that like KitKats (see what I did there?)

mewfasa - October 2, 2014 at 1:34am

Bending? i dont think so, atleast mine doesnt bend. iCloud hack? its not hack, its easy to by-pass security. iOS bug? yesssssssssss. My iPhone 6 plus stops and respring atleast once a day. and landscape mode gets stuck until i close the apps. terribly unstable iOS so far.

gamerscul9870 - October 2, 2014 at 1:37am

I own a 6 plus. May be a bit too big but my landscape works fine, nothing froze or force closed.

Mewfasa - October 2, 2014 at 5:41pm

The landscape mode works decently for mine as well. Just that when you unlock your phone while in the middle of apps, tilted, it gets stuck in landscape mode sometimes and wont go back to vertical mode until i exit out the app.