iPhone Driver's License Feature Launching in One of Biggest U.S. States

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In prime U.S. states, residents tin add their driver's licence oregon authorities ID to the Wallet app connected the iPhone and Apple Watch, providing a convenient and contactless mode to show impervious of individuality oregon property astatine prime airports and businesses, and successful prime apps.

Starting this Wednesday, November 19, the diagnostic volition beryllium available to residents of Illinois.

The announcement confirmed that the diagnostic volition beryllium supported astatine Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports, arsenic good arsenic astatine Lambert airdrome successful St. Louis, Missouri.

Illinois' Secretary of State's bureau is launching a escaped Mobile ID Verifier app for businesses to cheque impervious of property for restrictive purchases, specified arsenic the merchantability of alcohol. This app volition beryllium disposable successful the App Store starting tomorrow.

To acceptable up the feature, unfastened the Wallet app and pat connected the positive motion successful the top-right corner. Next, prime Driver's License and ID Cards and travel the steps.

Apple says the diagnostic requires an iPhone 8 oregon aboriginal moving iOS 16.5 oregon later, oregon an Apple Watch Series 4 oregon aboriginal moving watchOS 9.5 oregon later.

Below, we person outlined accusation astir the feature's availability.

Supported States

The pursuing 12 states connection driver's licenses successful the Wallet app:

Arizona (since March 2022)

Maryland (since May 2022)

Colorado (since November 2022)

Georgia (since May 2023)

Ohio (since July 2024)

Hawaii (since August 2024)

California (since September 2024)

Iowa (since October 2024)

New Mexico (since December 2024)
Montana (since August 2025)

North Dakota (since September 2025)

West Virginia (since October 2025)

Illinois (since November 2025

The diagnostic is besides disposable successful Puerto Rico.

Future States

Apple and authorities governments person antecedently announced that the pursuing U.S. states person signed connected to follow the diagnostic successful the future:

Connecticut

Kentucky

Mississippi

Oklahoma

Utah

Participating Airports

Apple says travelers should notation to TSA checkpoint signage to corroborate availability of the feature.

As mentioned above, the diagnostic volition beryllium supported astatine Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports, arsenic good arsenic astatine Lambert airdrome successful St. Louis, Missouri.

Apple antecedently said Wallet IDs tin beryllium utilized astatine prime TSA checkpoints successful the pursuing U.S. airports, but it nary longer maintains a nationalist list:

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)

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG)

John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)

San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC)

Los Angeles International (LAX)

Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)

Des Moines International Airport (DSM)

Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)

Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)

Lea County Regional Airport (HOB)

Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)

Billings Logan International Airport (BIL)

Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN)

Great Falls International Airport (GTF)

Missoula International Airport (MSO)

Apple Wallet IDs tin besides beryllium utilized to amusement impervious of property oregon individuality astatine prime businesses and venues successful the U.S., but determination is nary database of locations.

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