Apple Releases iOS 8.1 With Apple Pay Support, SMS Relay, Camera Roll, and More

[Dmr6186]

Did you read the Terms and Conditions before downloading? You know what could happen if you didn't...

 

[Squilly]

Done! 8.1 on my 5s! Strange... Apple Pay didn't work for me at MacDonalds. I had to borrow money from the guy standing behind me to pay for that cup of Coke.

5s doesn't have NFC, it won't work.

 

[lotzosushi]

You only have 1.2 GB free on a 128 GB phone? Wow.

WOW! You have a 128GB 6+ and you already down to 1.2GB free? You definitely utilizing the hell out of your device!

How big is your library? Damn.

Yeah basically. lol

Gonna free up some space later, installing via iTunes for now.

 

[xero9]

Done! 8.1 on my 5s! Strange... Apple Pay didn't work for me at MacDonalds. I had to borrow money from the guy standing behind me to pay for that cup of Coke.

I hope you're joking..

 

[greytmom]

Really hoping my bank supports Apple Pay or will soon. I'm at a smaller regional credit union but they're good about being on top of things.

There's a list somewhere of Visa bank partners that are going to support Apple Pay in the coming weeks/months. My tiny credit union is on it - may want to look for that.

 

[Dwalls90]

Resolves issues with Wi-Fi performance that could occur when connected to some base stations
Fixes an issue that could prevent connections to Bluetooth hands-free devices
Fixes bugs that could cause screen rotation to stop working
Fixes an issue in Safari where videos would sometimes not play
Adds an option to select between 2G, 3G, or LTE networks for cellular data
Fixes an issue in Safari where videos would sometimes not play
Adds AirDrop support for Passbook passes
Adds an option to enable Dictation in Settings for Keyboards, Separate from Siri
Enables HealthKit apps to access data in the background

Really, Apple?

 

[ptb42]

Now that the update has been out for oh, 10 minutes or so, shouldn't someone be asking if the battery life has improved?

And if Safari is.... [censored, to avoid annoying the moderators].

 

[Kissaragi]

Camera roll how I missed thee!

 

[randymac09]

Apple Trolling itself?

Best update I have found in 8.1 so far.

Edit: I have an iPhone 6 with no bending issues.

 

[Morac]

"Preparing Update..." is taking forever.

The download took like 20 seconds. The update has been "preparing" for the past 10 minutes and still has about 20% to go according to the progress bar, which isn't moving. The phone is getting warm though, so it must be doing something.

The progress bar has made it to the last "e" in "improvements" in about 15 minutes on my 5s. Still a ways to go though.

 

[postpc]

127 MB doesn't sound promising but I'm giving it a shot can't get any worse

 

[nepalisherpa]

How's the battery life?

Getting almost three days now...holy $417!

 

[budselectjr]

Any reader with this icon will work:

 

[639051]

My BT issues have been resolved. Before, I would get frequent audio skips when listening to podcasts. Running 8.1 I no longer have this issue. Yay!

 

[wxman2003]

Stores don't have to sign on with Apple Pay.

Don't be disappointed.

 

[Aragornii]

Good luck with that. I have a feeling there will be a lot of unhappy people trying this at stores that have not signed on with Apple pay.

Dude, give it a rest. Stores don't need to "sign on with Apple Pay." Apple Pay is between the iPhone and the bank. Stores just need functioning NFC readers to facilitate the transaction.

 

[greytmom]

Yeah basically. lol

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Gonna free up some space later, installing via iTunes for now.

Seriously though - what is taking up all that space? Videos?

 

[iolinux333]

Not a bad idea to do an encrypted back-up of my iOS devices first?

oh. hm.. backing up. yeah in the rush to get in before the stupid server bog down i sort of forgot.

39 seconds remaining...

oh well, fingers crossed in we go!!!!

 

[darkslide29]

Yeah basically. lol



Gonna free up some space later, installing via iTunes for now.

Thanks for sharing. I expected more than 8 videos to be taking up that much space. Must be mostly apps then?

 

[idealcheese]

Have logged in and out of App Store, am connected to Wifi, but no dice... update not available for me yet

 

[ipader]

Passbook keeps closing when I take a photo of my Amex card. Is iCloud needed to use Apple Pay? I bypassed the icloud notices at the beginning of setup.

 

[DblHelix]

Kind of pointless since none of my card issuers support apple pay yet. Should have only launched once the full groundwork was in place. Pretty disappointed since it sounded like the only issue would be individual banks for debit cards and regular Visa cards would be ready from day 1.

 

[Morac]

Really, Apple?

That seems to be a copy and paste error. I'm only seeing the Safari video fix listed once in "Learn More" right above the line about adding AirDrop support for Passbook passes.

 

[MacinJosh]

Landscape still &€$#% on the iPhone 6+. Meaning that websites in Safari are unresponsive to touch until you go portrait and back to landscape. Gg Apple.

 

[Biedz1216]

k this needs to be put to rest. They have to SIGN UP for pay!!!! lol thats why Tim showed what stores were PARTICIPATING lol......