{"id":290606,"date":"2026-04-29T00:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/290606\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T00:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:46:08","slug":"android-users-can-now-add-their-california-drivers-license-to-their-samsung-wallet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/290606\/","title":{"rendered":"Android users can now add their California driver&#8217;s license to their Samsung Wallet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAndroid users in California are now able to add their driver&#8217;s license and identification card to their Samsung Wallet.The Samsung Wallet is joining the CA DMV Wallet, Apple Wallet and Google Wallet as mobile driver&#8217;s license (mDL) options. It is a new, secure way to store your state-issued driver&#8217;s license or identification card without revealing sensitive personal details like your home address. &#8220;People use their phones to pay their bills, see their doctors, and navigate their daily lives,&#8221; Gov. Gavin Newsom said. &#8220;Technology isn\u2019t slowing down, and neither is California. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve spent years transforming the DMV, and we are not done yet.&#8221;You can use your mDL to get by TSA airport security and for age-restricted retail purchases at selected locations that use mDL readers.This doesn&#8217;t mean that you should stop carrying your physical driver&#8217;s license or state-issued ID card. Law enforcement, state government agencies and most businesses aren&#8217;t accepting the mDL yet.People who want to use their mDL for domestic air travel must have a REAL ID.The mDL is currently authorized for limited usage. Click here to view participating airports across the United States.To add your ID to Samsung Wallet:Open the Samsung Wallet app.Select &#8216;Digital IDs&#8217;Tap the &#8216;Driver License\/State ID&#8217; icon to scan the front and back of your driver&#8217;s license or state ID.Follow the on-screen instructions for face scan verification.Select &#8216;Submit&#8217; and authenticate by fingerprint or PIN.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tSALINAS, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Android users in California are now able to add their driver&#8217;s license and identification card to their Samsung Wallet.<\/p>\n<p>The Samsung Wallet is joining the CA DMV Wallet, Apple Wallet and Google Wallet as mobile driver&#8217;s license (mDL) options. <\/p>\n<p>It is a new, secure way to store your state-issued driver&#8217;s license or identification card without revealing sensitive personal details like your home address. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People use their phones to pay their bills, see their doctors, and navigate their daily lives,&#8221; Gov. Gavin Newsom said. &#8220;Technology isn\u2019t slowing down, and neither is California. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve spent years transforming the DMV, and we are not done yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You can use your mDL to get by TSA airport security and for age-restricted retail purchases at selected locations that use mDL readers.<\/p>\n<p>This doesn&#8217;t mean that you should stop carrying your physical driver&#8217;s license or state-issued ID card. Law enforcement, state government agencies and most businesses aren&#8217;t accepting the mDL yet.<\/p>\n<p>People who want to use their mDL for domestic air travel must have a REAL ID.<\/p>\n<p>The mDL is currently authorized for limited usage. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/digital-id\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here <\/a>to view participating airports across the United States.<\/p>\n<p>To add your ID to Samsung Wallet:<\/p>\n<p>Open the Samsung Wallet app.Select &#8216;Digital IDs&#8217;Tap the &#8216;Driver License\/State ID&#8217; icon to scan the front and back of your driver&#8217;s license or state ID.Follow the on-screen instructions for face scan verification.Select &#8216;Submit&#8217; and authenticate by fingerprint or PIN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Android users in California are now able to add their driver&#8217;s license and identification card to their Samsung&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290607,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[124039,124045,7,58320,9,8,124043,124040,734,20094,124037,124042,592,37320,124038,124046,124041,124044],"class_list":["post-290606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-android-user","tag-apple-wallet","tag-california","tag-california-driver","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-google-wallet","tag-identification-card","tag-law-enforcement","tag-license","tag-mdl","tag-mobile-driver","tag-people","tag-real-id","tag-samsung-wallet","tag-state-government-agency","tag-state-id","tag-state-issued-id-card"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290606"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290606\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}