Posted on Nov 24, 2021, 2:58 PM
Apple recently updated its website to indicate that an upcoming feature in iOS 15 and watchOS 8 that will allow you to add your driver's license or state ID card to your iPhone and to your Apple Watch in participating US states has been delayed to early 2022. Apple previously said the feature would launch in late 2021.
In September, Apple said Arizona and Georgia would be among the first states to bring this feature to residents, followed by Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma and New York. 'Utah. Apple added that it was in talks with many other US states (including, it seems, Florida) to offer the feature nationwide in the future.
Apple hasn't provided a specific release date for the feature beyond early 2022, and the feature isn't enabled in the latest iOS 15.2 beta.
Apple said select TSA security checkpoints at select US airports will be the first places users can present a digital identity in the Wallet app. Users will be able to tap the plus sign at the top of the Wallet app to start adding a driver's license or national ID card to the app, then simply tap their iPhone or Apple Watch on a reader. identity to present their ID to the TSA, without taking out their physical card or handing over their device.
When pressing their iPhone or Apple Watch on an ID reader, users will see a prompt appear on their device displaying the specific information requested by the TSA. According to Apple, only after obtaining authorization with Face ID or Touch ID is the requested identity information released from the user's device, and the user does not need to unlock. , to show or hand over their device to a TSA security agent to present their identity.
Apple has emphasized the privacy and security of this feature. When adding a driver's license or national ID card in the Wallet app, the company said users will be required to take a photo of their face, which will be securely transmitted to the phone. 'Issuing State for verification. As an additional measure, Apple said users will be prompted to perform a series of facial and head movements during the setup process.
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