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

[Prof.]

Pennsylvania still hasn’t found a way to monetize it yet.

IL will charge $5, lol.

I think our DL is $30 to renew?

 

[Böhme417]

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.

Omg, yes. Contactless rollout in the US was downright painful—like the only positive thing to come out of Covid.

 

[DblHelix]

You still cant use apple pay at walmart and home depot lol.

Home Depot has accepted it the last 2-3 months in the us

 

[subjonas]

You still cant use apple pay at walmart and home depot lol.

Walmart no, but Home Depot yes.

The Home Depot and H-E-B Finally Rolling Out Apple Pay in Stores

The Home Depot has finally caved and started rolling out the ability to pay with Apple Pay and other tap-to-pay payment methods at some of its U.S....

www.macrumors.com

 

[delonholmes]

Of course New York is so bad at governing they dont have this option yet. What the hell is going on in NYS DOT and the NY DMV

I feel you on that..gotta use the stupid state app 🙄

 

[techyOS]

WE GOT PUERTO RICO DRIVERS LICENSES IN APPLE WALLET BEFORE GTA 6

 

[Shadex05]

I am surprised that Florida is not included in the list. Despite having the most popular individuals in the state, we did not receive this recognition.

 

[MallardDuck]

Evidently the TSA won't accept them. So, kinda like, what's the point?

 

[gomichaelgo]

This is the slowest rollout of any function ever.

 

[lipnorth]

Come on Connecticut, what's the holdup? Ineptitude?

 

[MichaelDroste]

Illinois needs to get on board - Im surprised were not getting it...

 

[M5RahuL]

I bet Texas will be the last state!!

 

[mrgraff]

TSA at ABQ, HOB, and SJU are not accepting the digital ID yet.

 

[LlamaLarry]

I am surprised that IAD (Dulles) isn't on the pilot since the other two DC area airports are. I get how this is expanding so slowly because the only thing slower than users having to do something is for government.

I should plan to eat lunch at IAD May 7, 2025 just to listen to hordes of the passengers baffled and surprised that they need a REAL ID despite having almost 20 years to get it done.

 

[H3boy]

The mobile app is not available in West Virginia yet. Our incompetent local news media reported that it was available but it is not. It only has a link to be notified when it is available. It's currently in beta testing.

 

[turbineseaplane]

This was just announced here in Idaho for release with iPhone 82 at WWDC 2089

 

[CaTOAGU]

At his rate it will be ubiquitous by 2297

 

[tim.rand]

You still cant use apple pay at walmart and home depot lol.

My local Home Depot has implemented this as of a few weeks ago. Perhaps they are in the middle of a full rollout.

 

[kid1230]

There's other more important locations btw

 

[mannyvel]

It's interesting that it's on an airport-by-airport basis instead of TSA-wide. That implies some level of autonomy by each TSA division/region/whatever.

 

[feldy]

TSA precheck line at HNL overseas terminal has multiple signs saying they accept digital ID and the agent's station has a reader, but every time I've tried (3-4X) it doesn't work (and the agent usually says something before I scan like "you can try but it won't work"). My digital ID is a Hawaii DL . . .

 

[keel.ridge]

It's interesting that it's on an airport-by-airport basis instead of TSA-wide. That implies some level of autonomy by each TSA division/region/whatever.

I think it's more a matter of installing the necessary hardware at the checkpoints.

 

[mac-imperator]

@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.

Tony Hinchcliffe? Tony is that you?

 

[IIGS User]

I wouldn't take my phone out my pocket with law enforcement around, let alone even tap it on a reader....and I haven't so much as been pulled over in over a decade and have no problem interacting with LEO.

I don't even carry my phone when leaving home sometimes.

I just take my rotary dial land line and my Newton with the latest software updates. It’s all I need

 

[BugeyeSTI]

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.

All states still require you to carry your physical drivers license. The digital license has limited use at this time