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Apple Expands iPhone Driver's License Feature to 10th Location

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In select U.S. states, residents can add their driver's license or state ID to the Wallet app on the iPhone and Apple Watch, providing a convenient and contactless way to display proof of identity or age at select airports and businesses, and in select apps. As noted by one of our readers Jack, the feature also launched in Puerto Rico this week.

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Below, we outline which U.S. states and territories offer the feature, and additional states that have committed to rolling it out in the feature in the future.

Supported Locations


Committed Locations

In September, Apple announced that the following two states had "signed on" to adopt the feature in the future, but it did not provide a timeframe:

  • Montana
  • West Virginia
West Virginia launched a mobile ID app on the iPhone this week, and said its mobile ID will expand to digital wallets in the "near future."

In March 2022, Apple listed other states that were committed to offering the feature, and some have followed through since then. The remaining ones:

  • Connecticut
  • Kentucky
  • Mississippi
  • Oklahoma
  • Utah
The feature will also work with Japan's My Number Card in the future, according to Apple.

Participating Airports

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Apple Wallet app IDs can be used at select TSA checkpoints within select U.S. airports:
  • Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
  • Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
  • Denver International Airport (DEN)
  • Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
  • Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG)
  • John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)
  • San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
  • San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC)
  • Los Angeles International (LAX)
  • Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)
  • Des Moines International Airport (DSM)
  • Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)
  • Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)
  • Lea County Regional Airport (HOB)
  • Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)
Apple says travelers should refer to TSA checkpoint signage to confirm availability of the feature, and the TSA's website offers more details.

In addition to participating TSA checkpoints, Apple in September announced that users would soon be able to present an Apple Wallet ID for CLEAR member enrollment at airports. Apple Wallet IDs can also be used to show proof of age or identity at select businesses and venues in the U.S., although Apple does not maintain a list of specific locations for this.

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Unfortunately, the last few times trying to use this at ATL have been unsuccessful. The whole ID verification has been a complete mess lately. For some reason, even using Clear still results in multiple ID verifications—often with them not allowing mobile IDs.

This needs to roll out to more locations (not just TSA) faster, but I’ll probably be collecting retirement before that happens.
 
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I may be wrong but in California you're still required to have your physical drivers license with you while driving. Overall the number of agencies or businesses that accept a mobile drivers license is so minimal it's almost useless.
This seems to still be a very early-stage pilot program.
 
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Glad to see it gaining momentum finally. California already had a somewhat janky state-run digital ID app but the Apple implementation is way cleaner. (Although most of the recent times I’ve transited LAX, I haven’t had to take my ID out at all. There’s a facial-recognition option at the TSA checkpoint that bypasses all that.)
 
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hieranonymous said:
Glad to see it gaining momentum finally. California already had a somewhat janky state-run digital ID app but the Apple implementation is way cleaner. (Although most of the recent times I’ve transited LAX, I haven’t had to take my ID out at all. There’s a facial-recognition option at the TSA checkpoint that bypasses all that.)
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YES! The most significant benefit touted is the acceptance at so many airports, but this new face recognition becoming common is a step ahead of presenting an ID.
 
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nadador said:
YES! The most significant benefit touted is the acceptance at so many airports, but this new face recognition becoming common is a step ahead of presenting an ID.
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There are at least a couple of airlines (I want to say United and Delta) that have arrangements at certain airports where I’ve never once had to produce my ID or my boarding pass. Everything has been biometric—from security all the way to boarding.
 
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Be careful with digital ID's- they aren't accepted at any public event or business where security guards check for ID. It's completely fake and mostly just a gimmick.
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It’ll take time. My guess 5-10 years it’ll be accepted anywhere you need an id. Tech is always ahead of acceptance. Took 10 years for everyone to accept Apple Pay and still a few hold outs.
 
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@Joe rossingol
How about putting Puerto Rico in the title of thread? That way, people who don’t live in said territory and aren’t looking for Puerto Rico, won’t be forced to click on the thread, because you put ‘location.’

Glad to see more states and territories getting the feature.
 
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