We are only at iOS 16.0.2 (or iOS 16.1 beta), but some are already talking about iOS 16.4. This is the case of Mark Gurman who indicates that Apple Pay Later, an upcoming service that will allow eligible American customers to split a purchase into four equal payments over six weeks, would be delayed until 2023 due to technical challenges. ‘engineering.
A significant delay for Apple Pay Later
Announced at WWDC 22 in June, Apple Pay Later was supposed to be “available in a future update,” but the company never provided a specific timeline. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said in his “Power On” newsletter that the service will likely be delayed and launched in the spring as part of an iOS 16.4 update.
This leads me to believe that the company isn’t quite sure when Apple Pay Later will be ready to launch. The feature may not arrive until iOS 16.4 in the spring. I heard that there were some pretty significant technical and engineering challenges in deploying the service, which led to these delays.
Apple Pay Later will be integrated into the Cards app (Wallet) and will be available for purchases online and in apps on iPhone and iPad. The Maps app, in addition to the upcoming Apple Pay Later service, gained other new features with iOS 16, like the ability to track online orders and more.