{"id":136404,"date":"2025-11-15T13:19:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T13:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/136404\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T13:19:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T13:19:28","slug":"what-iphone-users-need-to-know-about-apples-new-digital-id","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/136404\/","title":{"rendered":"What iPhone Users Need To Know About Apple\u2019s New Digital ID"},"content":{"rendered":"

Topline<\/p>\n

A new iPhone feature will allow users to input their American passport information and use their Apple Wallet as a digital form of identification at hundreds of airports around the country. <\/p>\n

Christine Rolin passes her iPhone over a scanner at an airport in Miami. <\/p>\n

Getty ImagesKey Facts<\/p>\n

The new Digital ID can be used instead of a Real-ID at airports for domestic travel (international travel will still require a physical passport). <\/p>\n

The company won\u2019t be able to see when and where users present their ID or what data was shared, Apple says, adding it must be presented using a face or touch ID to prevent anyone from using another\u2019s Digital ID. <\/p>\n

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Where Can You Use Digital Id?<\/p>\n

There are 11 states and territories allowing the use of IDs stored in Apple Wallet for domestic travel at select airports, according to TSA<\/a>: Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio and Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

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