“iOS 8.1, which Apple unveiled at its iPad and Mac event on Thursday, brings ‘back the beloved camera roll’ and marks the debut of the iCloud photo library,” Shara Tibken reports for CNET. “It also adds support for Apple Pay, a new service that allows owners of Apple’s latest devices to purchase items in stores and online using the touch of a finger on the gadget’s TouchID [sic].”
“Along with the launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones last month, Apple also unveiled its new mobile payments system, called Apple Pay. The service, which launched Monday with iOS 8.1, works by allowing users to simply tap their iPhone devices to payment terminals and then touch their devices’ fingerprint sensors to purchase items,” Tibken reports. “People now can pay for items in apps using a single touch on their device’s fingerprint sensor, something that removes time and the hassle of entering credit card and address information over and over. Previously, Apple allowed consumers to use the fingerprint sensor to quickly buy content just from its iTunes, App and iBooks stores. Online shopping within apps works with Apple’s new iPhones and watch, as well as the new iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3.”
Read more in the full article here.
“We expect an iOS 8.1 release time and date at 1 PM Eastern on October 20th,” Josh Smith reports for Gotta Be Mobile. “This is the same time Apple uses for all planned major iOS releases. Apple already confirmed the iOS 8.1 release date, and although they did not specifically mention the iOS 8.1 release time you can plan on downloads starting at this time.”
“By placing the iOS 8.1 release in the middle of the day Apple is able to better respond to any potential issues with the update. You should not expect an iOS 8.1 release at 12:01 AM on October 20th,” Smith reports. “There are always some users who wait up late for an iOS release, but Apple never starts downloads like this in the middle of the night U.S. time.”
Here is when you can expect the iOS 8.1 release time in your time zone:
Eastern – 1 PM
Central – 12 PM
Mountain – 11 AM
London – 6 PM
Moscow – 9 PM
New Dehli – 10:30 PM
Shanghai – 1 AM Tuesday
Tokyo – 2 AM Tuesday
Melbourne – 3 AM Tuesday
Auckland – 5 AM Tuesday
Smith reports. “One reason Apple avoids confirming the iOS 8.1 release time is to prevent a huge number of users from rushing to download the file. This can slow download times dramatically, but it should not be as much of an issue as with iOS 8. The iOS 8.1 update should be a smaller download.”
Read more in the full article here.
Was I the only one that checked for the update at midnight. Doh. I need it like crack. Lol
No you weren’t the only one checking at midnight but we all know from experience Apple normally releases at the times posted in the article. Too bad for us!
If anyone is hoping 8.1 will get rid of the never clearing available updates badge on the App Store icon… it doesn’t. Quite an annoying bug that Apple have been notified of, but have ignored.
You might have an issue involving apps downloaded under different iCloud log-ins?
I only have 1 login and I’m not the only one with the issue
Very good article. I am having serious wifi issues with the iPhone 6 and iPad mini retina where I have done a new phone restore, also changed network settings etc. Hopefully this issues will be sorted out with today’s update.
I meant these issues and there seems to be a keyboard problem at times as well as Touch ID response.
My husbands iPad runs much slower and he has the same connectivity problems as I do. Otherwise I love this iPhone 6 and can’t wait to use Apple Pay.
My iPad 3 was running slower and even appear to crash when I was typing something. Solution: Disable the predictive keyboard, and other appearance related capabilities. My iPad is running great now; no issues. My girlfriends iPad 2 is working fine once we made the same changes to it.
Although we can figure it out, MDN, you left out Pacific time (10AM)
Eh. I snub the Pacific time zone when I get the opportunity, too. 🙂
aka Cupertino Time
I hope 8.1 not only fixes the bluetooth issue, but also the issue of wrong contacts when using continuity when receiving phone calls on my iPad mini, it always shows the previous contact, although the call is correct. Also, when somebody calls my phone, it also rings my wife’s phone, and vice versa. So that is maddening. Guess we will see in a few hours.
My Apple TV rings and my iPhone 6 ringer is muted when calls come in. Had to turn off the feature. Hope that gets corrected.
There are certainly a few bugs in iOS8 as there are in Yosemite. Overall both are good upgrades. Looking forward to using 8.1 and seeing how the iCloud file sharing works out.
Not sure how much of ApplePay anyone can use if they don’t have a new iPhone.
Pacific – 10 AM
“Because there’s just ONE more Time Zone past Mountain” 🙂
Yes, because California is not some fictitious place. 😛
That is because California is in the Twilight Zone. 😝
Have you ever been to Alaska?
My iPad 3 is so darn slow with iOS 8. It also crashes quite often. I hope 8.1 fixes this. My iPhone 6 is screaming fast.
My iPad 2, also. But that’s expected with how old it is. The Air 2 is coming my way sometime in the next few months.
this is fantastic there is a wallgreens just across the street from where i work and i plan on buying a pack of bubblegum with my phone asap
I am going to McDonalds for coffee.
gmt 5pm. hkt 1am hong kong. thanks.
You forgot Pacific time zone
Better wait a day, in case the update “bricks” something and they have to rush out a fix. iCloud also might be a problem. But I’m not worried about privacy. I have nothing to hide. I scanned my suitcase-full of photo albums and uploaded everything to Facebook and Flickr. (What is the one thing people rush to save in a house fire– their photos!). I just blocked out Social security numbers on documents. But I welcome another backup to my photos.
It’s out! Just checked. Not badging my Settings app yet – you have to manually go in and go to Software Update.
Just got my update. All is well. Even used Apple Pay at Panera.