Arizona, Maryland, Colorado, Georgia, Ohio, Hawaii, California, Iowa, New Mexico and Puerto Rico now allow residents to store their driver’s licenses on their iPhone and Apple Watch. This new feature provides a convenient and contactless way to show proof of identity or age at select airports, businesses and in certain apps. West Virginia recently launched a mobile ID app on the iPhone and plans to expand it to digital wallets.
Connecticut and Mississippi are also on the list for future expansions. Apple mentioned that in addition to U.S. states, Japan’s My Number Card will be compatible with this feature in the future.
Digital IDs expand across states
Apple Wallet app IDs can be used at select TSA checkpoints within several U.S. airports, including Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Denver International Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, John Glenn Columbus International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, San Jose Mineta International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Des Moines International Airport, Eastern Iowa Airport, Albuquerque International Sunport, Lea County Regional Airport and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. Travelers should check TSA checkpoint signage to confirm the availability of this feature.
Apple also announced that users will soon be able to present an Apple Wallet ID for CLEAR member enrollment at airports. Apple Wallet IDs can also be used to show proof of age or identity at select businesses and venues in the U.S., but specific locations were not provided. More updates are expected as additional states and locations implement this convenient digital ID feature.
