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Apple Wallet got a bunch of new features<\/a> in iOS 26, including the just-released Digital ID<\/a> that, along with AI order tracking, fix key shortcomings in previously launched Wallet features.<\/p>\n #1: Order tracking powered by Apple Intelligence<\/p>\n Back in iOS 16, Apple launched a new Wallet feature that initially sounded great: online order tracking.<\/p>\n The idea was that Wallet could be a one-stop hub for tracking all your various online orders. But in the three years since launch, order tracking never took off. Not because the idea was flawed, but rather due to execution.<\/p>\n Wallet\u2019s first version of order tracking required buy-in from third-party services and merchants. Unsurprisingly, that didn\u2019t go very well, since companies wanted to keep control of the customer relationship themselves.<\/p>\n But iOS 26 has finally brought the fix<\/a> that order tracking needed.<\/p>\n Thanks to Apple Intelligence, Wallet no longer needs buy-in from third parties, since it can now pull details directly from vendor emails you receive. Per Apple<\/a>:<\/p>\n Apple Wallet\u00a0can now identify and summarize order tracking details from emails sent from merchants or delivery carriers. This works across all of a user\u2019s orders, giving them the ability to see their full order details, progress notifications, and more, all in one place.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a clever solution to Wallet\u2019s previous dilemma of relying on third parties. Every online vendor sends confirmation emails about purchases, and typically they follow up with shipping and delivery notices too.<\/p>\n In iOS 26, Wallet can use Apple Intelligence to automatically glean the relevant details from your email inbox and provide the one-stop hub for order tracking it\u2019s long promised.<\/p>\n To access your orders inside Wallet, tap the three-dot icon in the top-right corner then hit \u2018Orders.\u2019 You can also configure push notifications for orders from inside Wallet\u2019s Notifications menu.<\/p>\n #2: Digital ID with no state rollout needed<\/p>\n Over four years ago, in September 2021, Apple announced<\/a> that eight US states would roll out support for adding digital driver\u2019s licenses and state IDs to the Wallet app. <\/p>\n Today, the count is up to 12 states total plus Puerto Rico. Three of those 12 just debuted in the last six months.<\/p>\n With 38 states still to go, clearly Apple\u2019s hopes of making Wallet an ID hub haven\u2019t gone well.<\/p>\n But with iOS 26.1 and the newly announced Digital ID<\/a>, Apple has a welcome solution.<\/p>\n Instead of waiting for states to support digital driver\u2019s licenses in Wallet, Apple has created its own unique alternative.<\/p>\n Digital ID can\u2019t prove that you\u2019re licensed to drive, but it can be helpful in other ways. Per Apple<\/a>:<\/p>\n Your Digital ID can be presented at TSA checkpoints for identity verification purposes prior to boarding domestic flights and at select businesses and organizations to verify your age or identity in person, apps, and online.<\/p>\n Though it\u2019s not a true replacement for a digital driver\u2019s license, with Digital ID, Apple is pushing forward with its goal of making Wallet an authorized ID source.<\/p>\n Apple says acceptance of Digital ID is rolling out for TSA checkpoints at more than 250 US airports, with more in the works. For example<\/a>, \u201cyou\u2019ll be able to verify your age in Uber Eats for alcohol purchases using your Digital ID.\u201d<\/p>\n Hopefully too, by leading the way with Digital ID and pushing for greater acceptance of digital verification forms, Apple will start seeing more states get on board with driver\u2019s licenses soon.<\/p>\n Which new Apple Wallet features in iOS 26 are you enjoying most? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n Best iPhone accessories<\/p>\n FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wallet-order-tracking-ai-ios-26.jpg\"){kind=tracking}
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