Region and region format are conflated

Originator:klaaspieter
Number:rdar://22962822 Date Originated:03-Oct-2015 10:17 AM
Status:Duplicate 17634417 Resolved:
Product:iOS Product Version:9.1
Classification:Serious Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
On phones / operating systems that support News and Apple Pay the region format has been conflated with region. 

Setting the region format to, for example, Dutch means apps use the metric system, the clock is set to 24 hour, dates are formatted using DD-MM-YY, etc. Setting the region format to Dutch also means Apple Pay and News are disabled and inaccessible.

Region and format are different concepts. Features should not be enabled/disabled based on the user's preferred format.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. With a phone that is in a region that supports Apple Pay and News (For example has an American Credit Card, American iTunes Account)
2. Go to Settings -> General -> Language & Region -> Region
3. Set Region to a region that does not support News and/or Apple Pay

Expected Results:
Apple Pay and News to be available based on the American iTunes Account/Credit Card

Actual Results:
Apple Pay and News are not available

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