Apple Pay in iOS 14 might support QR code payments

Newly discovered graphical assets in the second iOS 14 beta version released Tuesday suggest Apple is working on a new Wallet feature that allows users to conduct Apple Pay transactions with QR codes.

Snippets of code and a basic graphical framework of the unannounced payments technique were uncovered by 9to5Mac following the release of a second iOS 14 beta on Tuesday. Traces of the feature were present in the first beta issued in June, though this week's update includes what appears to be a basic user interface that could see integration at launch.According to the report, users will be able to trigger Apple Pay payments by scanning a QR codes with iPhone's camera. An explanatory splash screen references the system as "Code Payment" and includes an informational window depicting a user scanning both a traditional barcode and QR code. Below the window is Apple's familiar animated Apple Pay indicia and what appears to be text instructing users to start a scan.

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