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Apple delays release of digital ID feature in Wallet app
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(Pocket-lint) – Apple has delayed the release of a much-anticipated feature that will allow Americans to digitally store their ID cards – such as their driver’s license or state ID card – in the Apple Wallet app.
The company has quietly updated its official iOS 15 website, as MacRumors first noticed, to say that the feature will now arrive in early 2022.
First announced during WWDC 2021, Apple is striving to deliver the feature nationwide. Originally, the company planned to launch it in late 2021. Apple even said Arizona and Georgia would be the first states to offer the feature to residents. Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma and Utah are also planning to support it. Apparently, some TSA security checkpoints at US airports are expected to accept digital credentials in the Wallet app.
To add your driver’s license or state ID, you open the Wallet app on your phone, tap the plus sign at the top, and follow the onscreen steps. You will need to take a photo of your face and perform a series of head movements during setup and for verification purposes.
Then when you want to present your credentials to TSA security guards or anyone else, just tap your iPhone or Apple Watch on an ID reader, then confirm your action with Face ID or Touch ID. No need to present your physical card. You won’t even need to put your device back.
To learn more about the now delayed feature, see the Pocket-lint guide:
Written by Maggie Tillman. Originally published on .
