Arizona here with the old style license. It took a few attempts, but I was able to get the back to scan eventually. Waiting for verification now.
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Apple Launches Driver's License Feature on iPhone in Arizona, More States Coming Soon
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So do I have to pull up my flight pass information up on wallet let them scan it, then go to the ID in the wallet and authentic and tap your phone. Hope in the future it can be one tap, and go. And the TSA can get all that information at once.
This is pointless without the entire country being equipped to scan your license from your phone.
I’m not going to hand my phone to anyone just to show them my license.
I’m not going to hand my phone to anyone just to show them my license.
Yeah, agreed. This isn’t helpful for when 99.9% of people need their license — when they’re driving. Even if you do use this at an airport, people should still carry their physical ID for other scenarios on the same trip. I feel like it’s almost more trouble than it’s worth unless you travel a ton.
I hoped that the end result of this feature would be me not needing to carry my wallet when going somewhere local, but that’s sadly not the case.
I can't understand how people are excited for the day they have to hand their phones to police officers and other officials. An ID card in your wallet is fine.
Just registered and obtained my Arizona digital ID. Took only 1 minute from submission to state approval. The digital ID image in wallet does not even have my full name or picture on it so it's useless unless the person checking your ID has an identity reader... which only seems to be available at TSA check-in at Sky Harbor Airport in AZ. So, not really a usable replacement for your physical ID.
You don't have to hand over your phone. The information is sent electronically to a reader.
AZ has had an app based digital ID for a while now. Called AZ Mobile ID.Is this some kind of novelty in the U.S.?? in Poland we've had a government app (mObywatel), both for iOS and android, which does exactly the same since 2019.. in this app we have: driver's license, ID card, vaccination certificate, car documents/insurance, electronic prescriptions, etc., no one carries any physical documents any longer... and interestingly enough, it's Americans who make fun of Poles by telling Polish jokes....
why would I need to hand my phone to police or "other officials"?
Apple isn't 'joining the party' - this information never sits on Apple servers. It's purely on your phone. The argument that government already knows too much about you also makes little sense - they already have this information on you! Lastly, the argument that this is another avenue into identity theft: how so? Sure, IFF Apple didn't do a good job and securely stored the info on your phone's Secure Element AND IFF your phone got hacked, you MIGHT be more exposed to identity theft. But the probability of that happening is a lot lower than the probability of you losing or having your physical license stolen. In other words, since this is meant to *replace* your physical license, you're not adding another avenue into identity theft.
It may be. Many trucking companies won't hire drivers with a CA license, and more are joining them. Any other state, no problem.
You didn't miss anything AFAIK. This is a limited deployment with limited utility. Today.
That said, many things we find common today started out with limited deployment and limited utility.
This is a step towards something more widespread in the future - perhaps.
How is it useless? Your personal information is stored under the 3-dots in the top right corner.
