Along with a second, “shield-apay-cash-wdp-device-prod.pci.prod.apay.apple.com.v.aaplim g.com”. Seems strange and didn’t notice it in my NextDNS logs until recently.
So went into “Wallet & Apple Pay” in Settings and turned off, Live Activities, assuming it’s there’s a possible connection. No new cards in it, same old same old stuff.
Has anyone else experienced this before and can comment? Appreciate any feedback as I’m sick as a dog today.
Both of those are Apple’s own infrastructure (aaplimg.com is Apple’s CDN/edge domain), so it isn’t a third party phoning home. The “apay-cash” part suggests the Apple Cash / Wallet side doing a periodic device check-in, which can happen as long as Wallet/Apple Pay is set up on the device, even if you don’t actively use Apple Cash.
If you want to know which feature triggers it, NextDNS makes that easy: block just that domain for a day and see what breaks (card refresh in Wallet, Apple Cash balance, transit cards). If nothing you use breaks, you can leave it blocked; if Wallet starts complaining, you know what it was for.
Hope you feel better soon.
