Apple Announces Launch of U.S. Passport Feature in iPhone's Wallet App

Apple contiguous announced that iPhone users tin present make a Digital ID successful the Apple Wallet app based connected accusation from their U.S. passport.


To make and contiguous a Digital ID based connected a U.S. passport, you need:

• An iPhone 11 oregon aboriginal moving iOS 26.1 oregon later, oregon an Apple Watch Series 6 oregon aboriginal moving watchOS 26.1 oregon later


• Face ID oregon Touch ID and Bluetooth turned on


• An Apple Account with two-factor authentication turned on


• A valid U.S. passport that is not expired


• Your instrumentality portion acceptable to United States

To make a Digital ID, pat connected the positive motion successful the top-right country of the Wallet app connected the iPhone, and past prime Driver's License oregon ID Cards. Next, prime Digital ID and travel the on-screen instructions to commencement the setup and verification process.

During the setup process, 1 indispensable usage their iPhone to scan the photograph leafage of their carnal passport. They volition besides beryllium asked to usage their iPhone to work the spot embedded connected the backmost of their passport, to guarantee the data's authenticity. From there, they are asked to instrumentality a selfie for verification, and arsenic different information step, they volition besides beryllium prompted to implicit a bid of facial and caput movements during the setup process.

After creating a Digital ID successful the Wallet app, you tin contiguous it successful idiosyncratic astatine TSA checkpoints successful prime U.S. airports for property and individuality verification purposes during home travel. However, Apple said it is not a replacement for a carnal passport, and it cannot beryllium utilized for planetary question and borderline crossing purposes.


At launch, Apple said Digital IDs are accepted astatine TSA checkpoints astatine much than 250 airports successful the U.S., but the institution said the diagnostic is inactive successful nationalist beta.

To contiguous a Digital ID successful person, double-click the iPhone's broadside fastener and prime Digital ID. Then, clasp the iPhone adjacent a scanner, reappraisal the accusation being requested, and authenticate with Face ID oregon Touch ID. The diagnostic is besides disposable connected the Apple Watch.

In the future, Apple said users volition beryllium capable to contiguous their Digital ID astatine prime stores for individuality and property verification successful person, arsenic good arsenic successful supported apps and online connected supported websites. No circumstantial timeframe for this was shared.

Apple said Digital ID information is encrypted, and it ensured that iPhone and Apple Watch privateness and information features assistance support against tampering and theft. Users bash not request to unlock, show, oregon manus implicit their instrumentality to contiguous their Digital ID.

This diagnostic builds connected the existing driver's licence diagnostic successful the Wallet app, which is presently disposable successful 12 U.S. states, arsenic good arsenic the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Japan's My Number Card tin besides beryllium added to the Wallet app.

More details astir the passport diagnostic are disposable successful an Apple enactment document.
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