my Iphone X is not supporting UPI apps

Ganeshthammabathula wrote:

My iPhone 8 Plus UPI apps not working update in ios 17 how is solved

For the iPhone 8 Plus, which originally ran iOS 11, iOS 16 is the end of the line.

The people in charge of the UPI payment system have mandated that you must have iOS 17 or higher to make or receive UPI payments on an iPhone. They have decided to lock out older versions of iOS – and thus, to lock out older iPhones.

This means that the only solution is to buy another phone – one that is recent enough to satisfy the requirements of NPCI and the banks.

hi my self Rajashekar some isuuse on upi apps can’t able to use the upi app phone pay g pay its asking an ubdate was not showing it in iPhone 8 Present version 16.7 it’s working All apple user are fasing the issue Apple company should do it need full to All the user

rajashekar240 wrote:

hi my self Rajashekar some isuuse on upi apps can’t able to use the upi app phone pay g pay its asking an ubdate was not showing it in iPhone 8 Present version 16.7 it’s working All apple user are fasing the issue Apple company should do it need full to All the user

The people who run the UPI payment system have decided that all iPhone UPI payments must require iOS 17 or higher. For your iPhone 8 – a model that first shipped with iOS 11 – iOS 16 is the end of the line.

Apparently UPI payment fraud is an issue in India – and the UPI payment system people asked Apple and Google to add some new security feature that UPI apps could use to counter it. That feature went into iOS with iOS 17.0, and it looks like the people running the UPI system (not Apple) want to use it so much that they are willing to lock out your iPhone 8 because your iPhone 8 doesn't have it. No device validation, no UPI for you.

Basically the UPI people are telling you that if you want to make and receive UPI payments, you need a new phone.

Older iOS versions do not have the processing power to handle the requirements of iOS 17 and iOS 18.

UPI knew this, yet they went ahead and decided to abandon a significant number of their customers. As a UPI customer, you are expected to understand and agree with UPI's decision.

Please tell me how many years can UPI apps run on iPhone XR?

Ask UPI. Only UPI can answer this question, since Apple has no control over decisions made by UPI.

If you want to use UPI apps, UPI will be making your buying decisions for you.

raghuveerdiyyala wrote:

Why can’t that security feature be added to the older iOS make the users happy instead of blocking and making them to buy a new device

Any developer of an app can choose what iOS version they want to support. UPI has made a decision to only allow their apps to support iOS 17 and newer. That is their decision. Phones using iOS 16 are still secure and there are millions of them that are able to make secure transactions across the world. At some point UPI may even require that they are only going to support iOS 18 or newer and then to use those apps you would need a device that support iOS 18.

I can't use upi because of my device is iPhone X

That is correct.

You can thank UPI for making a decision that they will no longer support your iPhone X and they are forcing you to buy a new phone if you want to use their app.

Your iPhone X was working fine with UPI before they decided to drop support of your phone. UPI made the changes. Apple was not involved with this at all.

sujal93 wrote:

My iPhone8 not supporting in update 16.7.10

That's right. UPI made the decision to NOT support anything lower than iOS 17 and your iPhone 8 is not capable of iOS 17 or higher. If you want to use UPI apps, you'll need to buy a newer, more modern iPhone. This has nothing to do with Apple. Apple doesn't own any of the UPI apps.

This is more directly from WhatsApp, rather than from a third party.

WhatsApp FAQ – How to set up a payment method

"The payment methods available to you vary, depending on the country and currency of your ad account. Learn more about supported payments partners."

For India, the supported payments partners include "credit cards or co-branded debit cards", and "local manual payment methods, including Netbanking, Pay™ Wallet, and UPI."

Perhaps if you select a credit card as the method with which you want to make payments, you would be able to make those types of payments with WhatsApp Pay on an iPhone X. But the UPI option is definitely going to be subject to UPI system rules, which means, no UPI payments for you.

You will need a phone that can run ios 17. That means an iPhone XR or newer. The iPhone X is not compatible with ios 17, which is required now by UPI apps.

I am having the same issue on my iPhone 8. RuPay and Google Pay apps are not working. They say it requires iOS 17.7, which is not available for the iPhone 8.

OK… what do you want us to tell you?

Complain to google if you’re not happy about it. It’s their app. They have chosen not to require anything lower than ios 17. We can’t change that.

yes, Apple should do something for their valuable customer. provide an update for iPhone X and other users or you are forcing customers to buy new phone.

Apple doesn't control 3rd party developers. This is not Apple's problem. The iPhone X was released almost 7 years ago.

Iphone X not supporting any UPI.... Any Solution for it..