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Apple Seeds Fourth Betas of iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]
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I have used my drivers license several times recently: to pick up a package, for ID to purchase a drink at an event, to test drive and purchase two vehicles, among many others.
You would still need a drivers license for it's main purpose: to drive. The purpose of the digitial ID is only for airports at this time. It will provide no benefit if you get pulled over, have a traffic collision, or need to show your ID for any of the many other purposes it is used for.
I hope this fixes whatever 15.3 did to ruin my Apple Pay - it won’t pop up anymore.
Hope it fixes the sudden freezes and extreme slow-downs. Unresponsive keyboard, screen... several moments a day it takes up to 5 seconds before iOS does actually locks the phone when I had pressed the lock button.
I agree. I know that many people are against digital driver's licenses because of privacy (don't want to hand over their phone to a cop), which is fair, but I also look forward to the day when my phone is the only thing I need when I leave the house.
Let’s hope for a camera app fix for iPhone 13 models now. The ability to turn off HDR and to take pictures of people with bright skin tones without them looking orange/red. Apple please!
I'd hardly even call their opinion fair at this point. For something that is completely optional right now, there isn't much of a privacy issue. Don't opt in to it; it's that simple. And, it's also been stated many times that there is no handoff of your phone to anyone. Your phone doesn't leave your hand.
I am with you on both, I would love to not need a wallet, but I am not thrilled at the thought of handing the phone to a cop....or anybody else for that matter.
It would be handy at a bar or liquor store, or would be handy when dealing with the TSA where they have approved scanners (and will be dealing with a LOT of it in assembly line fashion). But yeah, I’d ALWAYS bring my physical license when driving. Never give your phone to a cop.
It is currently handy on the railroad (New Jersey transit) where you buy tickets online and activate them as needed. The app will give a QR code that the train employee scans with their scanner. and like you said, at the airport with boarding passes. For driver licenses, I would expect no less than the system will generate a QR code that the officer will scan with a handheld scanner and the phone will still stay locked and in the drivers hand.