iPhone Driver's Licenses Now Available in Ohio

[MacRumors]

iPhone and Apple Watch users in Ohio are now able to add their digital IDs and driver's licenses to the Wallet app on the iPhone, providing a convenient alternative to a physical card.

Ohio is the fifth state to add support for digital IDs in the Wallet app, following Arizona, Maryland, Colorado, and Georgia.

Apple announced plans to add support for digital IDs way back in September 2021, but the feature requires states to implement support, and so far, the rollout has been quite slow.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1818689395798446290

Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Utah are also supposedly working on support for adding a driver's license or ID to the Wallet app, but it has been over two years and none of these states have added the feature. In 2021, Apple said that it was in "discussions with many more states" and was hoping Wallet IDs would be available nationwide in the future.

IDs and licenses stored in the Wallet app can be used in select U.S. airports at TSA checkpoints.

• Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
• Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
• Denver International Airport (DEN)
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)

Wallet app IDs can also be used for showing proof of age or identity at certain businesses and venues, but adoption of this functionality is also limited. Ohio says that businesses and organizations with "compliant mobile ID readers" can accept digital IDs.

Article Link: iPhone Driver's Licenses Now Available in Ohio

 

[GUNSTAR1]

Lets gooo Utah!

 

[DelayedGratificationGene]

Cmon NY!

 

[jz0309]

CA has their own app for this which I’ve had for a year or so, and never used it, yet.
Sure would be nice if states could agree on a common approach…

 

[hovscorpion12]

Massachusetts where you at??

 

[madsci954]

I am shocked we got this before California. Like I feel I owe someone a “hat eating” shocked.

 

[tweaknmod]

As soon as this is live in Ontario, I can finally stop carrying a wallet!

I also wouldn’t mind a passport version of this…

 

[dugbug]

so what is the hold up rolling this out? Are states concerned about security or is there some back-end sw infrastructure they are missing

 

[Kermit262]

Just did it! I'm the first one in Ohio to add it to my Apple Wallet! (Or at least I'd like to think so.) Thanks MacRumors for the tip..

 

[flexwithmarius]

Florida needs to find a new vendor for their app that supports Wallet IDs.

The old app was hot garbage. California’s app was meh but it still worked.

 

[LlamaLarry]

I am more curious what's the holdup on rolling this out to TSA nationwide? Photo boarding pass - no problem. Phone ID - wtf is this?

 

[Zorn]

Just did it! I'm the first one in Ohio to add it to my Apple Wallet! (Or at least I'd like to think so.) Thanks MacRumors for the tip..

Did you have to reboot your phone or anything? I am still not seeing Ohio in the list, although I'm on 18.1 so unsure if that's related.

 

[flexwithmarius]

so what is the hold up rolling this out? Are states concerned about security or is there some back-end sw infrastructure they are missing

States have to have a way to verify, issue and sign digital credentials. They can either make their own software or outsource it to a company.

Concerns over security and the usual bureaucratic nonsense hold it up along with being hesitant to trust Apple with this.

 

[Kermit262]

Did you have to reboot your phone or anything? I am still not seeing Ohio in the list, although I'm on 18.1 so unsure if that's related.

Nope - opened the wallet as soon as I read the article and the Ohio option was available. You have to take a few selfies and it compares them to what's in the online DB. Took 5 mins max.

 

[AlexStudios]

*looks around* Fine. I'll do it myself.


*inhales*










...Only in Ohio.

 

[Dilligas2000]

CA has their own app for this which I’ve had for a year or so, and never used it, yet.
Sure would be nice if states could agree on a common approach…

The app CA uses is horrible. I have, too, but I have never used it. Every time I have ever opened it, I am required to 'refresh', which means logging in and then waiting.

 

[Supercyborgninja]

I thought I wanted this until it dawned on me…I’d be giving my entire device.

No thank you🥹

 

[Zorn]

Nope - opened the wallet as soon as I read the article and the Ohio option was available. You have to take a few selfies and it compares them to what's in the online DB. Took 5 mins max.

Guessing this is an 18.1 bug then, anyone able to confirm they have Ohio on their Wallet app on 18.1 beta?

 

[Apple_Robert]

Any time I have tried to add it to my wallet for my state, it always fails and never gives me a reason.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I thought I wanted this until it dawned on me…I’d be giving my entire device.

No thank you🥹

That is not how it works. You never have to give someone your phone.

 

[erihp]

I thought I wanted this until it dawned on me…I’d be giving my entire device.

No thank you🥹

You may want to look into a feature called guided access. Very powerful Accessibility tool and covers this specific case of handing your phone to someone else.

 

[erihp]

That is not how it works. You never have to give someone your phone.

Even if you do, see my above comment about Guided Access.

 

[schlitzz]

State ID/DL physical cards are revenue for some states rapidly gaining people. This will never happen in Washington.

 

[spillled typos]

That is not how it works. You never have to give someone your phone.

Good luck explaining that to the cops.

 

[clarkm]

I've had this in MD for years and haven't used it once. Really not very useful if only 5 airports support it.