Apple Pay Not Working "Hold Near Reader to Pay"

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I solved the issue by doing a full Backup and Restore. After that it worked the very first time I used it. I think the issue was related to OTA updates vs fresh install of 8.1.

I tried my phone at two locations and it didn't work. In my case it must be a hardware problem.

Failed solutions

1. Original set-up

2. "Reset All Settings"

3. Complete restore.

I went back to Walgreen and still have "Hold near reader to pay" then I take the phone out and place the phone back and it works.

Today I went to Whole Foods try out and it works perfectly

Try out at Home Depot or Whole Foods...and see how is work for you...Walgreen opperater is a bit slow.

Today I went to McDonald's and it works perfectly.

I think depends on the Bank Card or the amount you paid.

I think it depends on how the merchant runs the transaction. Sometimes I have to enter a PIN number and sometimes I have to sign and sometimes nothing.

ApplePay fail at WholeFoods so embarrassing!

TThat that is a long form to fill out. More information than I know about the company. It is so bad here that Samsung has made a commercial about it. If Samsung can make it work. Why can't apple?

I contact the technical support, and finally they agree to send me a replacement phone. Then, the issue is solved. So when you find "Hold near to the reader", it might be the problem of NFC chip.

Exactly the same for me

Worked once and never since

none of the suggested solutions works

just to be clear. This issue is only happening to me at Winn Dixie. Apple Pay works great everywhere else I use it.

Well according to Apple Winn Dixie is an Apple Pay partner and the service should work, but it still doesn't.

sounds like a phone issue. Apple Pay should definitely work at an Apple Store. They'll probably just trade out the device.