Fix Apple Pay Not Working on iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14

Apple Pay is arguably one of the best Online Payment Modes in this modern world. It has already covered major countries, and you will find most stores and gas stations accepting Apple Pay. And when it comes to security, there’s no competition with Apple, consider your card is safe with Apple Pay. But with new updates and features, Apple Pay stops working and of course, there are endless reasons behind that.

We’ve prepared an extensive guide to fix Apple Pay not working on iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14, considering that it is available in your region. Let’s start.

Fix iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro Apple Pay Not Working

Is Apple Pay Down Today?

In Techworld, app the online payment app works on the base of Server. Less probably, the server used by Apple Pay might have crashed. To verify if this is not causing the issue, navigate to Apple Pay Status Page. If there is green light showing next to Apple Pay, there is no issue with Apple Pay. 

Ensure iPhone Is Charged

When iPhone 14 battery is at 15% or lower – the low power mode gets enable, and an array of features get restricted to prevent phone from turning off. Make sure iPhone is sufficiently charged before making a payment.

Make Sure The Business Accepts Apple Pay

First and foremost, ask the business owner, do they accept Apple Pay whenever you encounter the issue.

Ask Store For Different Receiver

If the business accepts Apple Pay; request him to have a different receiver, as of now, there is a possibility of hardware damage within the current using receiver.

Ensure You Are Signed In To iCloud

For Apple Pay to work without any issue, you must be logged in to iCloud. So in past, you have sign-out from iCloud, the card information gets cleared and thus Apple Pay working on iPhone 14 Pro takes place. So ensure you haven’t come across such a situation.

Setup Face ID on iPhone

By default, Apple has implemented some policies to secure Apple Pay, and one of them is Face ID. To use Apple Pay on iPhone, Face ID is mandatory, without Face ID, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 won’t let you use Apple Pay.

Besides, if Face ID is already set up on iPhone 14 then remove and re-add the new Face ID. This might work, else jump to the next solution.

Sign Out and Sign In to Apple Account

Apple Pay is linked to your Apple Account. Without Apple ID, Apple Pay won’t work at all, since it is designed to work in association with Apple Account. If there’s any issue with Apple Account, there is high chance that Apple Pay not working on iPhone 14, and iPhone 14 Pro.

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Tap on your name.
3. Scroll down to the bottom and tap Sign Out.
4. To Sign In, open the Settings app and tap Sign In.

Choose Card Manually

Bringing the iPhone near to the NFC Reader detects Apple Pay, that’s the standard procedure that we follow while making payments via Apple Pay. However, in some cases, NFC Readers are not able to detect Apple Pay, to verify this, here’s how to select a card manually from Apple Pay and use it.

1. Open the Wallet App on your iPhone.
2. Choose the card using which you want to pay.
3. Keep the iPhone in front of the reader and authorize the transaction with your Face ID.

Check with Different Reader

I’m sure you’re using Apple Pay at stores that accept Apple Pay. Most of the stores have multiple terminals to accept the payments, if that’s possible, you can ask Store to let you scan Apple Pay at another terminal.

Force Reboot iPhone

Let’s start troubleshooting Apple Pay by restarting iPhone. Since everything is perfectly working with the Terminal and Card, it leaves us to troubleshoot the Apple Pay. Restarting iPhone is very simplest yet most potential workaround to fix the major issues.

1. Press and quickly release the Volume Up button.
2. Press and quickly release the Volume Down button.
3. Press and hold the Side button until the Apple logo displays,

Delete and Re-Add Card in Apple Pay

If the same card is causing issues consistently, then you should remove that card once and re-add it again.

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Tap Wallet & Apple Pay.
3. Select the card and tap Remove Card.
4. Navigate back to the Settings app.
5. Tap Wallet & Apple Pay > Add Credit or Debit Card.

Make Sure Card is Working?

Did you use the same card with a different Payment App or physically at any store? This is the simplest way to verify the card is really working or there’s some issue with it.

Have You Added New Card?

Have you recently added a new card? If yes, there is a collaboration between Apple Pay and Car for authorization. So whenever there is an ongoing authorization cycle, you won’t be allowed to use a card to make payment. However, this authorization procedure takes between 5-4 hours. At the same point, the newly added card might get stuck or won’t automatically get registered. So try performing the steps mentioned in Solution#6.

Update iPhone

Updating the iPhone will update all Apple’s first-party apps along with iOS. With every new update, there come new features and bug fixes. Since you’re troubled with Apple Pay, it’s time to check for updates.

1. Go to the Settings app.
2. Tap General.
3. Select Software Update.

Reset All Settings

We’re not asking you to delete all the data, but sometimes resetting the settings to default makes a huge change to the system. This will only erase the Wi-Fi passwords, APNs, VPNs, and a few other settings, but your personal data is safe.

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Tap General.
3. Select Transfer or Reset iPhone.
4. Select Reset All Settings.

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