AppleInsider Staff
The NFC-based e-wallet functionality hidden inside the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be unlocked starting next Monday, Oct. 20, when the service is set to launch in the U.S.
The official launch date for Apple Pay was announced by Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook at a media event in Cupertino, Calif., on Thursday. Cook said that many more retailers and partners have decided to join since the Apple Pay service was unveiled last month.
Apple will be rolling out Apple Pay with iOS 8.1 next week. When the update launches, Apple will open up access to iCloud Photo Library, the cloud-based image storage and sharing feature now in limited beta testing. Apple is also bringing back Camera Roll, which was basically moved and renamed in iOS 8, after an outcry from users and developers who rely on the feature.
Though Apple Pay will be exclusive to the latest iPhones, it will also be included in the Apple Watch, which is set to launch in early 2015.
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Who will have terminals though?
???? can not wait. I know target is on board so the will most likely have it running on day one :) :)
Anyone with OS X.
Anyone with OS X.
But what about the hardware? I was looking for an "how do I accept Apple Pay" guide the other day and couldn't find anything.
Who will have terminals though?
Tons of retailers already have them. Subway for lunch will be first on my agenda Monday. Thinking I probably will not make breakfast at McDonalds.