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

[dontwalkhand]

Any idea why the update hasn't shown up yet?

 

[evilrt]

Guys, could you all stop downloading for an hour?

Thanks.

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you got it. unplugging and turning off device now.

 

[farmkittie]

I'll be really surprised if this update and the Apple Pay launch don't go smoothly because so much is riding on consumer confidence and whether people will feel safe using it. I feel safe using Apple Pay - more than with a regular credit card transaction because it's almost like cutting up your credit card and getting a new number issued every time you use it.

 

[yg17]

First you have to add some credit cards!

I'm aware of that. Every credit card in my wallet is from a supported bank.

 

[refslady]

68MB on iPod touch

Same on 1st gen iPad Mini. Started iPhone 6 first, then started iPod and iPad.... both of them have finished preparing update and moved to install but the phone is still preparing. I think phone was 163 MB?

 

[avanpelt]

I'd be interested to see the revenue numbers for McDonald's, Walgreens, and Panera today. It will be interesting to see if there's a spike within the next hour or two.

 

[Kariya]

So no online Apple Pay support outside the US either?

 

[goatless]

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

8CoreWhore wins the internets today!!! All others, better luck tomorrow.

 

[Vodka]

Finished installing.
Not sure what bugs to search for, cause i didn't had any on 8.0.2

 

[whsbuss]

Wow guess the servers are getting hammered.

 

[johnnylam]

Currently installing iOS 8.1, on iPhone 6 device it's 127mb.

 

[TonyC28]

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.

So who is right here? This article http://www.forbes.com/sites/markrogowsky/2014/10/20/apple-pay-is-here-and-its-going-to-be-great-why-the-skeptics-have-it-wrong/ says that all a merchant needs is an NFC reader, and not specifically one that accepts Pay.


Edit: Ehh, never mind. It appears you are wrong.

 

[JAT]

Mine's been preparing for the last 5min....

Mike

I should have checked, but it's over 15min. I must have one of those slow 6 phones.

 

[mixstar336]

8.1 installed

FWIW - iPhone 6 with 8.1 installed....I have cell service

 

[Damolee]

Gutted. Battery life is considerably worse.

 

[liven2]

Downloading NOW

I am currently downloading onto my iPhone 5 68mb download file. I can't wait for my iPhone 6 to arrive in a couple weeks!

 

[Xultar]

Mang! The one device I left home connected to iTunes to update remotely keeps saying 8.0.2 is most current.

I for sure Thought that one would be the quickest to snag 8.1.

 

[RedOrchestra]

same for me not sure why the 6plus is 2.2GB

BIGGER means BIGGER.

 

[Cyberius11]

same for me not sure why the 6plus is 2.2GB

6 Plus, 127mb here.

 

[pdaholic]

Update, and I can still make phone calls. Nice job this time Apple!

 

[bozzykid]

same for me not sure why the 6plus is 2.2GB

Probably running beta software.

 

[JonathanK81]

same for me not sure why the 6plus is 2.2GB

It's not 2.2GB. It needs 2.2GB of free space for the entire installation. The entire file shows as 127MB download. That is non-beta. Cannot comment on beta iOS

 

[darkslide29]

FWIW - iPhone 6 with 8.1 installed....I have cell service

SWEET.

 

[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.

 

[jermwhl]

Finally, "verifying update" and first reboot.