As I said its a native card using the Apple API. No QR Code phone is locked when presented. If they don't have the scanner to trigger the API then physical ID. If someone is careless enough to unlock their phone and hand it to law enforcement that's on them but it has nothing to do with digital id API.
No reason to think they couldn't do both? Maybe it will be: "Those that are enrolled in the mDL can also enroll in an Apple Wallet pilot program."
You have a physical ID still. You also have all the information available to you that the physical card has in the wallet app. Worst case you can read off the ID number.
They have one, never understood why they just didn’t let Apple do it in the first place
Your license isn't the same as your facebook account. The government already has these data, and when you add the ID to wallet, Apple performs a handshake with your governing authority, before deleting the data. Read here for more info, notably:
If it's "about to" expire, then it's still valid, so this is a non-issue. If your license has expired, then you should've been proactive and renewed it before it became an issue. Having a digital or physical implementation wouldn't make a difference here, as your physical license is expired as well. If an officer is unable to check your license because their end is down, it's probably your lucky day. Your end doesn't require a connection, like the rest of Apple Pay. The encrypted data is stored locally.
Contest the ticket, like you would for any ticket you've been wrongly accused of.
I'd suggest researching the topic if you have further questions. Add your driver's license or state ID to Apple Wallet
Walmart doesn't use Apple Pay because they're trying to roll out 'Walmart Pay'. They don't accept Apple Pay, Google Pay or Samsung Pay as they're competitors. Nothing to do with 'privacy'.
TSA still considers digital IDs to be in a test period and only accepts them at select airports, three of which are in CA.
iPhone and Apple Watch users in California will soon be able to add their digital ID and driver's license to the Wallet app, based on the discovery of landing pages on the state government DMV website explaining the feature to consumers.
"Now you can add your California driver's license or state ID to Apple Wallet on iPhone and Apple Watch so you can present it easily and securely in person and in app," reads the landing page, which contains broken links and placeholder images, and is still missing a proper website security certificate.
The webpages were discovered on Sunday by Jimmy Obomsawin, after someone added a link to the landing pages in an Apple Wallet Wikipedia entry last Wednesday.
Apple in 2022 enhanced the Wallet app with a new feature that's designed to allow driver's licenses and state ID cards to be stored in the app, but states need to implement support for the option. Rollout has been slow since the support was announced in September 2021, with Ohio last week becoming only the fifth state to add support, following Arizona, Maryland, Colorado, and Georgia. The California DMV received permission to start testing mobile driver's licenses and ID cards with a limited number of people soon after Apple announced the support.
If you live in one of the five supported states, you can add your state ID card to iPhone by opening the Wallet app and tapping the + button. After selecting your state ID, simply scan the front and back of the physical card, then send a photo of yourself to the state DMV for additional verification. IDs and licenses stored in the Wallet app can be used in select U.S. airports at TSA checkpoints.
(Thanks, Jimmy!)
Article Link: iPhone Driver's License Support Coming Soon to California
Worked just fine at CVG TSA pre check, yep. Still gotta bring your plastic ID since in Florida... no digital IDs.
They want you to use Walmart Pay so that way they can continue to track what you buy.
Worse than a kludge. Every time you pull it up, it needs to update or something. Just what you need at times when you need a driver license.I am excited, California DMV's electronic driver's license app is such a kludge! Not sure how often I will need to "whip this out" but it will probably be more convenient (and faster) than pulling out my wallet!
Ohio provided a cryptic update saying "coming soon" in 2022 and we just got it days ago... so hang in there.
