Thats was not my experience a couple years ago and not the way it was setup at the airport I was at. The phone was grabbed after I authenticated with faceid.
That is exactly what I do. I leave my DL in my vehicle, primarily so that I will always be in compliance with the law that says I must have it with me when driving. That way I do not have to find and carry my wallet every time I drive. I also ordered up a non-DL ID from the DMV that lives in my wallet for storekeepers, TSA, etc. that sometimes want to see ID.
The thing is, the Face ID part doesn’t come up until after the tap.
I use it at Phoenix Sky Harbor every week, without issue. Nobody looks at you weird or crazy, you just tap, and Face ID, and then go. I also used it at the Scottsdale Apple Store picking up some HomePods I did with order pickup. These are the only two instances I have used the Apple Wallet mobile ID however. The Arizona state app doesn’t even work for me since I upgraded to the iPhone 16. Government makes crap apps it seems. But not all government apps are bad, as the Valley Metro app is some of the best public transit apps I have ever used.
When they say they will accept digital ID on the road, what will happen is they WILL equip their officers with the readers. And they will make it 100% legal to only have digital ID as a driver, because a bunch of states had to change their laws to allow digital ID to be accepted (the laws specifically say you need to have an ID card which is different than digital, before they had to change them to allow digital to be accepted). Though those states have their own apps to do the digital ID for cops, none use the Apple Wallet ID system, only TSA uses it among law enforcement.
But , we have to start somewhere, right? I've never been asked for my phone at a grocery store and I use my Watch or phone all the time. When everybody has a near field reading capability, this will be a good thing.
That's great...today. But I believe you are bucking the trend. It may be the 22nd Century before we get there, but we are headed there. On a recent trip to Ireland, on a country road, at an ice cream stand...they took Applepay in all its"Near Field" glory. Too bad this country is so ****ing slow to implement darn near anything.
To be fair, NY has their own Digital ID app, but I think it'd be more useful if it was built in. Hopefully that's the end game with it.
I mean look at California, they went at it with their own app, and then announced it with Apple a year later. In fact, the same was true with Arizona and Colorado too.
The credit card stack is all of your “secure element” cards. Your house keys, car keys, and transit cards also go here.
This completely baffles me. All I hear when I read about this is Mila Jovovich shaking her head and repeating “Multipass…multipass” in The Fifth Element.
If you only have 1 card that not in Apple Wallet, why even have a wallet. Just get a phone case that holds a card But even that seems silly. I can see a future were no one needs to carry a wallet. But a lot of people, like boomers, still will.
wonder if I can use it to vote??????
iPhone users from New Mexico are now able to add their driver's licenses and IDs to the Apple Wallet app on iPhone and Apple Watch, providing a digital version of the license that can be used in lieu of a physical card in some locations.
New Mexico residents can add a license or state ID to the Wallet app by opening it up, tapping on the "+" button, and following the instructions to complete a verification process.
Digital IDs can be used at select TSA checkpoints across the United States, in some businesses and venues, and in some mobile apps for verifying age. New Mexico has developed an app called NM Verifier that is available in coordination with the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department for verifying digital IDs.
"Having a cell phone and mobile device with you at virtually all times is simply a fact of life these days. This new capability adds one more level of convenience for us all," New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Secretary Stephanie Schardin Clarke said in a statement.
As of right now, a digital license or identification card does not replace the physical version, and New Mexicans are required to have a physical license available when driving.
Apple first announced Wallet support for digital IDs in 2022, and states have been slowly adopting the feature since then. As of right now, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Hawaii, California, Ohio, Iowa, and New Mexico have implemented support.
Acording to Apple, Connecticut, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Utah, Montana, and West Virginia are also working to implement the feature.
Article Link: iPhone Driver's License Support in Wallet Expands to New Mexico
NM does not require an ID to vote, just proper registration with the County Clerk’s office where you reside.
I put my new Digital New Mexico Driver's License in my phone wallet, and it will work with my watch like Apple Pay. As with Apple Pay, I will keep my phone in my pocket, and use my watch to send my Driver's License info to the recipient's device. No rent-a-cop (or anyone else) will be trying to grab my phone out of my hands.
It is a chicken vs. egg scenario. If there is a sufficiently large pool of digital ID's out there, LEO's will get the scanning devices.
I still carry my wallet, but having my credit cards in ApplePay allows me not having to pull it out to pay. When I'm out with my parents, and I see my mother opening her pursue to get her wallet to get out her credit card, I just see of the risks that exist of having the pursue or wallet snatched or having something fall out of the wallet. I am (gently) pushing her to using ApplePay.
