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Apple Pay Cash Now Available for iOS 11.2 Users
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This has been said loads of times but I prefer to see messages in icloud happens.
I missed the part where Apple released an official statement saying Apple Pay Cash would be available for every user at a specific time. If said statement does exist, I can see why people are up in arms about not being able to activate APC. If the statement doesn't exist then there's no reason to be blaming Apple for it not working at this moment on your device. Give it time.
Works fine since Sat morning on my iPhone X, wife's iPhone 8 no go yet...no beta on either phone
Remember when people didn't scoff at Steve for saying "it just works"?
Yes, there is a reason. It's a poor customer experience. If they weren't ready with the back-end infrastructure, then they shouldn't have enabled the toggle. The whole weekend has proven that they had control over whether that toggle was displayed or not. They should have had their ducks in a row before they flipped the switch. After the embarrassing week that Apple had, you'd think they wouldn't want to stay on the fail wagon any longer.
[doublepost=1512409606][/doublepost]Not available here in Ohio either
Apple released iOS 11.2 early in order to address a serious date bug that was affecting some users on December 2, and while the update introduced Apple Pay Cash, the feature was not yet activated by Apple.
Because it wasn't activated, Apple Pay Cash was not usable, despite being listed as a feature in the update's release notes. Apple today made Apple Pay Cash officially available in the United States, so it can be used by all iPhone and iPad owners who have iOS 11.2 installed. Apple Pay Cash is just now rolling out, so it may take a bit of time before it's fully functional and available for everyone.
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Apple Pay Cash is Apple's new peer-to-peer payments service, designed to allow for quick person-to-person money transfers, much like Square Cash or Venmo. The service is currently limited to the United States.
Using Apple Pay Cash, you can send and receive money through iMessage conversations using the Messages app. Cash is sent from a linked debit or credit card, while received cash is stored in an Apple Pay Cash card in the Wallet app and can be used for purchases or transferred to a bank account. For more on Apple Pay Cash, make sure to check out our how to.
Apple Pay Cash will also be available on the Apple Watch once watchOS 4.2 has been installed, and we're expecting to see watchOS 4.2 later this week.
Article Link: Apple Pay Cash Now Available for iOS 11.2 Users
OK. I set it up for auto-repeat, 400 times.
Great launch. They must be using the same time-mgt tool as with HomePod, AirPower, Msgs in the Cloud.
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Can confirm that the toggle has appeared on my phone here in Maryland near DC. Still get the “unavailable” error though.
So excited about this feature that requires Apple Pay that is not even supported in many countries, including mine!
I hear that for a stress-test, Angela will have her monthly salary paid with this.
In 3 billion equal transactions. Trucks will queue in circles around Silicon Vallye.
Please leave the roads.
In 3 billion equal transactions. Trucks will queue in circles around Silicon Vallye.
Please leave the roads.
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I've never seen so many people this anxious to give money away... lol
I wonder if this works for people outside the USA. I see that the sender has to be inside the USA, but what about the receiver? Or is it like iTunes gift cards where not all countries participate?
I wonder if this works for people outside the USA. I see that the sender has to be inside the USA, but what about the receiver? Or is it like iTunes gift cards where not all countries participate?
I do see where you're coming from, but in my experience, you can have all your ducks in a row and still can't have things functional for all users at one time.
I work in marketing for a small company. I sit 5 feet from our webmaster. He 'flips the switch' to launch a website and it can take 1 minute or 1 day for the new site to appear for the handful of people we have testing it. That's how these things work. Apple definitely has a better infrastructure than we do, but they're also pushing this to millions of people. They most likely did all they can do on their end and it's up to time to fix the rest. Same thing happens when there is an iOS updates. Not everyone gets them at 10:00 AM PST.
I hate that most of these payment services are essentially a no-interest checking account until you decide to transfer the money into your account. PayPal, Venmo, and now Apple Pay Cash.
Why would I want another account with a nominal amount of money sitting in it?
Who wouldn't want incoming payments to just go to their primary bank account right away?
The only exception is Square Cash, but unfortunately nobody I know uses it. Square Cash doesn't keep your money in an account, and just transfers directly into your bank every time.
Why would I want another account with a nominal amount of money sitting in it?
Who wouldn't want incoming payments to just go to their primary bank account right away?
The only exception is Square Cash, but unfortunately nobody I know uses it. Square Cash doesn't keep your money in an account, and just transfers directly into your bank every time.
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The 1 minute to 1 day thing is due to how DNS propagation works. Apple uses a CDN (content delivery network) so the delay is probably the time it takes to spread through their CDN.
The whole point of this is to not make a penny one day. It’s the ease of use when sending money to friends.