Here Are All the States That Support Digital Driver's Licenses in the iPhone Wallet App

[MacRumors]

There are now 13 states that have added support for storing a driver's license or ID in the Apple Wallet app on iPhone and Apple Watch, with more to come.

States With iPhone Digital ID Support

• Arizona
• California
• Colorado
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Illinois
• Iowa
• Maryland
• Montana
• New Mexico
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• West Virginia

Arizona, Maryland, and Colorado were some of the first states to add support back in 2022, while Montana, North Dakota, West Virginia, and Illinois just added support this year.

Digital IDs are also able to be added to the Wallet app in Puerto Rico.
States Planning to Add Support

Several states have announced plans to support digital IDs in the Wallet app in the future.

• Connecticut
• Kentucky
• Mississippi
• Oklahoma
• Utah

There's no word on when these states plan to add support, nor on other states that have not yet committed to introducing the functionality.

Passport Digital IDs

As of November 2025, Apple is allowing iPhone users to create a Digital ID in the Wallet app using a U.S. passport. iPhone and Apple Watch users who do not live in a state that supports digital IDs and driver's licenses can instead use their passport to create an iPhone ID.

Digital IDs created using a passport work the same way as state IDs and driver's licenses added to the Wallet app.

TSA Support

TSA security checkpoints at most major airports in the United States accept digital IDs in lieu of a physical ID. Digital IDs in the Wallet app can only be used for domestic travel.

Age Verification

State IDs stored in the Wallet app can be used for age verification purposes at businesses and retailers that support the functionality. Apple is also adding support for using IDs for age verification in apps and on websites.

Physical ID Requirements

Most states say that iPhone users are still required to present a physical ID if requested, and a digital ID cannot be used in lieu of an actual ID.

Digital IDs based on a passport cannot be used for international travel or border crossing purposes, so a physical passport is still required.

How to Add an ID

An eligible driver's license, ID, or passport can be added to the Wallet app on iPhone by tapping on the "+" sign in the upper right corner and then choosing the "Driver's License and ID Cards" option.

Device Compatibility

Using the digital ID feature in the Wallet app requires an iPhone 8 or later with iOS 16.5 or later or an Apple Watch Series 4 or later running watchOS 9.5 or later.

Adding a passport requires an iPhone 11 or later running iOS 26.1 or later or an Apple Watch Series 6 running watchOS 26.1 or later.

Article Link: Here Are All the States That Support Digital Driver's Licenses in the iPhone Wallet App

 

[chrono1081]

Another one is coming soon 🙈🤫🤐

 

[I7guy]

Come on New York and New Jersey!

 

[al256]

Pull a page from the Koch brothers… Apple could hire local lawyers to draft the legislation for the respective legislatures and allow the collection of the number interested persons for each state to be collected in Apple Wallet for each state to examine. Something like a “I’m interest in a mobile Driver’s License but my state isn’t listed” button for people to use. Make it easy for the legislators, make it clear to the legislators.

 

[gsmornot]

Tried my Digital ID in Miami at TSA Pre. The machine sat there until we decided to cancel and use my drivers license. I was then randomly selected for security check. The wiped my iPads and handed them back. Ah well, I will try again later.

 

[rbbloom99]

When the Police Officer pulls you over they will now say: “iPhone, registration and insurance”. No more fumbling through your wallet looking for that pesky drivers license. 😀

 

[@Brett]

Would love this in Victoria Australia.

 

[Robert.Walter]

All this digital ID, AI, data centers, cloud servers will be used to usher in the satanic mark of the beast. Why would anyone sane person want that? People still so blind to see what they're really trying to accomplish with all of this.

Well:
- driver's license numbers.
- license plate numbers.
- EZ-pass number.
- insurance policy numbers.
- social security number.
- mailing addresses.
- phone numbers.
- phone bill numbers.
- gas bill numbers.
- electric bill numbers.
- cable bill numbers.
- employee numbers.
- medicare numbers.
- credit bureau numbers.
- bank account numbers.
- credit/card numbers.
- bus pass numbers.
- all loyalty card numbers.
- passport numbers.
- proctor & gamble logo.
- juice box club number.

they all were supposed supposed to be / are this (mental state dependent), but if folks act quickly they might be able to make like Kowalski or Jeremiah Johnson and do a Vanishing Point run into the hills.

 

[Alan-in-CO]

Colorado law enforcement does not accept a digital ID, you must still present a physical drivers license when asked. Dispensaries, however, do accept it

 

[Alan-in-CO]

Well:
- driver's license numbers.
- license plate numbers.
- insurance policy numbers.
- social security number.
- mailing addresses.
- phone numbers.
- phone bill numbers.
- gas bill numbers.
- electric bill numbers.
- cable bill numbers.
- employee numbers.
- medicare numbers.
- credit bureau numbers.
- bank account numbers.
- credit/card numbers.
- bus pass numbers.
- all loyalty card numbers.
- passport numbers.
- proctor & gamble logo.
- juice box club number.

they all were supposed supposed to be / are this (mental state dependent), but if folks act quickly they might be able to make like Kowalski or Jeremiah Johnson and do a Vanishing Point run into the hills.

Liked for Vanishing Point, one my favorites. The final scene was filmed about an hour from where I live.

 

[Robert.Walter]

Colorado law enforcement does not accept a digital ID, you must still present a physical drivers license when asked. Dispensaries, however, do accept it

LoL. Imagine how over the top these folks would be if they realize I left out Business License number and Dispensary License number. That's where the real "social credits" rejection will kick in. hahaha

 

[Scoob Redux]

Well:
- driver's license numbers.
- license plate numbers.
- EZ-pass number.
- insurance policy numbers.
- social security number.
- mailing addresses.
- phone numbers.
- phone bill numbers.
- gas bill numbers.
- electric bill numbers.
- cable bill numbers.
- employee numbers.
- medicare numbers.
- credit bureau numbers.
- bank account numbers.
- credit/card numbers.
- bus pass numbers.
- all loyalty card numbers.
- passport numbers.
- proctor & gamble logo.
- juice box club number.

they all were supposed supposed to be / are this (mental state dependent), but if folks act quickly they might be able to make like Kowalski or Jeremiah Johnson and do a Vanishing Point run into the hills.

Straw man much? Having an assigned number is not the same as a digital record. Social security numbers used to be printed on paper cards. Bank accounts used to have physical "passbooks" maintained by the bank with a written record of transactions. Having numbers assigned to accounts or IDs has nothing to do with AI, biometrics, and ubiquitous surveillance. Your entire list consists of identification numbers. The OP was talking about the use of technology to track, monetize, and surveil every movement of every citizen, every second of every day. Big difference. The fact that you don't see it is exactly what OP is lamenting.

 

[Robert.Walter]

Straw man much? Having an assigned number is not the same as a digital record. Social security numbers used to be printed on paper cards. Bank accounts used to have physical "passbooks" maintained by the bank with a written record of transactions. Having numbers assigned to accounts or IDs has nothing to do with AI, biometrics, and ubiquitous surveillance. Your entire list consists of identification numbers. The OP was talking about the use of technology to track, monetize, and surveil every movement of every citizen, every second of every day. Big difference. The fact that you don't see it is exactly what OP is lamenting.

Strawman not at all. All of those things were possible, admittedly with more bureaucracy and different error states and lag time, but an authoritarian framework could still pull it off. And paperboards and books? They are a distinction without a difference at the point of use. Fact that OP thinks there is some great difference is exactly what I see.

 

[Fallforward]

This has got to be one of the most over-hyped and generally useless things on this earth. The passport is even worse than state ID. Sign up for camera-based toucheless ID at both TSA and Global Entry. The last time I flew, all I had to do was look at a TSA camera for a second. Same for immigration when returning from a foreign country.

 

[Black.Infinity]

I hope this Digital ID is different than what the UK is implementing. Google WEF, central bank digital currency (CBDC). It is scary.

 

[Plutonius]

Why bother if you are still required to carry the physical ID ?

 

[wallaby]

I am all for reducing the number of physical things I have to carry with me. However, given how these usually work—including handing over your ID to someone—and how I would like NOT to hand someone my phone…what is the benefit here?

If the IDs are stored securely but able to be voluntarily “scanned” like we do with Apple wallet credit cards, I can start to see a point.

Sign up for camera-based toucheless ID at both TSA and Global Entry.

Yeah, no thank you. I’m not ready for China-level tracking.

 

[JaydenA]

Would love this in Victoria Australia.

Why? We have a digital drivers licence already in the MyVicRoads app, it even has pretty holographic effects when you move the phone. Plus unless you are under 26 or on L's or your P's Victoria's driving law says we don't need to carry our license, however we do need to show some form of ID (eg: medicare card, rates bill) to prove our name and present the license to a police station later.

Do you need to carry your driver's licence while driving?

With digital licences becoming more common, we look into if you still need to carry your physical licence.

www.drive.com.au

America might be safer, but I would actually be wary here of handing my phone, unlocked, to a policeperson here. Plus you just know Julie inman-Grant will lick her lips in delight as she locks the internet down even further with it.

Personally, I'd prefer my Myki in there, as I keep losing the lil blighters.

 

[SpotOnT]

Sometimes I feel like I am in the Twilight Zone. I mean, I just don’t get why anyone would ever use this.

1) What is the point of using this when you are still required to carry around physical copies?

2) Why on earth would you ever hand over your phone to the police….I mean we just had that trial where cops were taking people’s phones and downloading photos/banking details during traffic stops…

 

[Alan Wynn]

Sometimes I feel like I am in the Twilight Zone. I mean, I just don’t get why anyone would ever use this.

1) What is the point of using this when you are still required to carry around physical copies?

Just like ApplePay, it will be a phased implementation. A number of states have already enabled digital ID for use with law enforcement. As more people (in each state) get digital IDs, more states will enable their use that way.

2) Why on earth would you ever hand over your phone to the police….I mean we just had that trial where cops were taking people’s phones and downloading photos/banking details during traffic stops…

For the millionth time, one does not hand over one’s phone, one taps it while it is still locked against a reader, just like one does with Apple Pay. Your example shows why your concern is completely misplaced. Police did that with no valid reason, and if they are violating the law, do not care if you offer to scan your device but would just demand it if they wanted it.

 

[Alan Wynn]

I am all for reducing the number of physical things I have to carry with me. However, given how these usually work—including handing over your ID to someone—and how I would like NOT to hand someone my phone…what is the benefit here?

Again, that is not how it works. One taps one’s device on a reader while it remains locked.

If the IDs are stored securely but able to be voluntarily “scanned” like we do with Apple wallet credit cards, I can start to see a point.

That is exactly how they work. They are stored in the secure element and presented just like ApplePay cards.

 

[cardfan]

Why bother if you are still required to carry the physical ID ?

This person gets it

 

[Alan Wynn]

This person gets it

No, he/she does not get it, nor does it seem do you. Did you argue against enabling your cards for use in ApplePay because not every merchant accepted it? Several states already allow it completely to replace a physical license and more will over time. The more people enroll the faster states will enable the digital license to completely replace a physical license. In addition, at worst it provides exactly the same information one can get by scanning the PDF417 bar code on one’s ID, but in most cases it will improve privacy by only providing an “over age” verification with no other data.

 

[VulchR]

It'd be nice to have the US passport feature be available for those of us living overseas. I get that it doesn't replace physical passports for international travel, but ID's have uses other than just travel. I can't help but feel electronic ID's are more secure that a printed piece of paper or plastic that somebody could steal.

 

[RizzMusic]

It allows US Passport Books, but not the US Passport Card. I tried to add my Passport Card, but that didn't work. Oh Well.