{"id":255841,"date":"2025-10-28T03:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T03:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/255841\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T03:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T03:43:12","slug":"apple-says-a-digital-version-of-your-passport-is-coming-soon-to-iphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/255841\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Says a Digital Version of Your Passport Is Coming Soon to iPhones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"u-speakableText-p1\">Apple will soon allow iPhone owners to add digital versions of their US passports to their phones, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/money2020\/status\/1982654772055625844\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\">said Jennifer Bailey, vice president for Apple Pay and Wallet<\/a>, on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p2\">The digital document will be compliant with REAL ID, but you&#8217;ll still need a physical US passport to fly internationally or cross US land borders with Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Apple wants to broaden how people can use its online Wallet feature for identification purposes. You can already use a digital ID <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/these-states-will-let-your-iphone-be-your-drivers-license\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">for your driver&#8217;s license<\/a> in certain states, and Bailey said Apple wants people to use Wallet for concert tickets, student IDs, house keys, car keys and more.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=cnet.com#link=%7B%22role%22:%22standard%22,%22href%22:%22https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=cnet.com%22,%22target%22:%22%22,%22absolute%22:%22%22,%22linkText%22:%22Add%20CNET%22%7D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Add CNET<\/a>\u00a0as a preferred Google source.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" height=\"306\" width=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p>Watch this: One Month Later: The iPhone 17 Pro Strikes Back\n      <\/p>\n<p>  08:33  Not for international travel<\/p>\n<p>When the feature becomes available, iPhone users can scan their physical US passport to add it to the Wallet app, creating a digital ID that&#8217;s compliant with REAL ID. When flying domestically, travelers can show that digital version from their iPhone or Apple Watch, instead of using their physical passport, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/digital-id\/participating-states\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">participating TSA checkpoints<\/a>. REAL ID is required to fly within the US and to US territories such as Puerto Rico.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, travelers will not be able to use their digital ID to fly internationally, not even to Mexico or Canada. When crossing borders, you&#8217;ll still need your physical US passport to enter and leave the country.<\/p>\n<p>More from CNET: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/these-states-will-let-your-iphone-be-your-drivers-license\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"c-shortcodeLink c-shortcodeLink-active\" target=\"_blank\">These States Will Let Your iPhone Be Your Driver&#8217;s License<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Convenience &#8230; and risk<\/p>\n<p>While relying on Apple Wallet might be convenient, there are risks, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/identitymanagementinstitute.org\/digital-identity-wallet-benefits-and-risks\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Identity Management Institute<\/a>, a global identity and access management organization. Possible dangers of digital ID wallets include security breaches, identity theft and data privacy issues. Losing your device is another major risk.<\/p>\n<p>The organization said that people using digital ID wallets must take several precautions, which are good tips for any online activity.<\/p>\n<p>Use strong, unique passwords or PINs.Enable two-factor authentication.Keep devices and software up to date.Be cautious about where you&#8217;re making digital transactions. Verify that you&#8217;re shopping or otherwise using your digital ID at legitimate sites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple will soon allow iPhone owners to add digital versions of their US passports to their phones, said&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":255842,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[165,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-255841","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}