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

[Godzilla71]

I am taking my Apple TV to McDonalds today!

LOL! made laugh! Thanks!

 

[jbachandouris]

Processing update....

The download was 45 seconds. The rest? Not so fast...

 

[chibamac]

preparing..

Preparing Update seems to be taking long on 5s. Download was ridiculously fast compared to previous OTA updates.

Chiba

 

[whsbuss]

Not showing available on iTunes yet.. hmm

Same here. Shows OTA but not in iTunes

 

[BigHonkingDeal]

if running 8.1 beta 2 how do you update to the public release as don't see it in developer center and doing over-the-air shows I have the latest version and 8.1 Beta 2 doesn't have apple pay.

I'm getting it now OTA.... make sure you're on WIFI otherwise it will not show up.

 

[hazuki]

68MB on iPod touch

 

[scwinsett]

If you're running a beta and don't know how to update to the final 8.1, chances are you shouldn't be running a beta

 

[drew0020]

Mine says update requested...

 

[AppleDude]

Phone vs. Itunes

My phone has said an update is available for about ten minutes. However, iTunes is still saying I have the most current version.

 

[Paradoxally]

68MB on iPod touch

Well it has no new features for iPods

 

[noobinator]

I just don't get why it's a larger file if I have a beta installed already. You'd think the opposite would be true?

A 2.2gb update is huge on my 16gb 6 plus!

 

[wxman2003]

Eff McDonald's. You can use this almost anywhere. I was noticing it just yesterday at my local grocery store, the universal NFC payment symbol.

Good luck with that. Just because it has universal NFC reader does not mean it will work with Apple Pay. Too much mis information out there.

 

[Patriot24]

I wonder how many people will go to Walgreens/McDonald's today just for Apple Pay.

Looks like it is Whole Foods for lunch today.

 

[decimortis]

Totes going to McDonald's to try this out on my 3GS.

D.

 

[8CoreWhore]

"In chess the pawns go first" - Magneto

After 8.0.1, I think I'll wait a little bit and see how this goes...

Where's your sense of adventure? Now follow us over a cliff!

 

[Paradoxally]

Okay it's showing up on iTunes, so you can do a restore now without issues.

 

[ApplePhy]

Funny. I was thinking the same thing. People wil go buy something, anything just to try it.

Banks/retailers dream come true.

AAPL, with 0.15% cut of all transactions, isn't complaining either!

 

[ebika]

Downloaded pretty quick. Preparing update now. Didn't see any release notes about Touch ID, but I hope it works a lot better than it did with 8.0.2 on my Plus. Worked maybe 20% of the time.

Try using a knuckle. I have it set up that way so I don't leave unlock-prints on everything I touch.

 

[ParanoidDroid]

I'm waiting for the first victims. Shall we wait for 8.1.1?

 

[shanson27]

68MB on iPod touch

119 mb iphone 5S

 

[darkslide29]

Sounds like you have a bad sensor then, b/c on my regular six it works just fine. Seriously, take it to the store and get it replaced .. something is wrong with the hardware.

Downloaded pretty quick. Preparing update now. Didn't see any release notes about Touch ID, but I hope it works a lot better than it did with 8.0.2 on my Plus. Worked maybe 20% of the time.

Yeah, that doesn't sound right at all. You won't find a "fix" for that in this update. For the most part, reviews say Touch ID is even more reliable than in last years model. Perhaps a better sensor, among other factors.

Maybe erase your Touch ID fingerprints and start over with new prints. I'm sure you read the instructions on-screen and this goes without saying -- but make sure you try to lift your thumb and move it around a bit to vary what part of your thumb was being scanned. You can also add "additional fingers", but instead scan your most used thumb again so it has two (or more) profiles.

It really should be working almost all of the time. 20% is just not right. If this still doesn't fix it, you should really consider taking it in, as the other person said. That's not normal behavior at all.

 

[supersalo]

I just don't get why it's a larger file if I have a beta installed already. You'd think the opposite would be true?

A 2.2gb update is huge on my 16gb 6 plus!

My update is only 128MB on my iPhone 6.

 

[greytmom]

I'm getting it now OTA.... make sure you're on WIFI otherwise it will not show up.

Not true. I can see it on my iPad (LTE) just can't download it.

 

[avanpelt]

Omg it says the upgrade requires at least 4.6GB of free space and I only have 1.2GB left on my 6+ ugh

Guess I'll have to do it through iTunes.

//updating OTA from 8.1 beta 2

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

 

[Black Magic]

Omg it says the upgrade requires at least 4.6GB of free space and I only have 1.2GB left on my 6+ ugh

Guess I'll have to do it through iTunes.

//updating OTA from 8.1 beta 2

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