{"id":299692,"date":"2025-11-18T19:34:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/299692\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T19:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:34:10","slug":"iphone-drivers-license-feature-launching-in-one-of-biggest-u-s-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/299692\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone Driver’s License Feature Launching in One of Biggest U.S. States"},"content":{"rendered":"

In select U.S. states, residents can add their driver’s license or state ID to the Wallet app<\/a> on the iPhone and Apple Watch, providing a convenient and contactless way to display proof of identity or age at select airports and businesses, and in select apps.<\/p>\n

\"Apple
Starting this Wednesday, November 19, the feature will be available to residents of Illinois<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The announcement confirmed that the Apple Wallet ID will be accepted at Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway airports, as well as at Lambert airport in St. Louis, Missouri.<\/p>\n

Illinois’ Secretary of State’s office is launching a free Mobile ID Verifier app for businesses to check proof of age for restrictive purchases, such as the sale of alcohol. This app will be available in the App Store starting tomorrow.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

To set up the feature, open the Wallet app and tap on the plus sign in the top-right corner. Next, select Driver’s License and ID Cards and follow the steps.<\/p>\n

Apple says the feature requires an iPhone 8 or later running iOS 16.5 or later, or an Apple Watch Series 4 or later running watchOS 9.5 or later.<\/p>\n

Below, we have outlined information about the feature’s availability.<\/p>\n

Supported States<\/p>\n

\"Apple
The following 12 states offer driver’s licenses in the Wallet app:<\/p>\n

The feature is also available in Puerto Rico<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Future States<\/p>\n

Apple previously announced that the following U.S. states have signed on to adopt the feature in the future, but it did not provide any timeframes:<\/p>\n

Connecticut
\nKentucky
\nMississippi
\nOklahoma
\nUtah<\/p>\n

Participating Airports<\/p>\n

Apple says travelers should refer to TSA checkpoint signage to confirm availability of the feature.<\/p>\n

As mentioned above, the feature will be supported at Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway airports, as well as at Lambert airport in St. Louis, Missouri.<\/p>\n

Apple previously said Wallet IDs can be used at select TSA checkpoints in the following U.S. airports, but it no longer maintains a public list:<\/p>\n

Baltimore\/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
\nRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
\nPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
\nDenver International Airport (DEN)
\nHartsfield\u2013Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
\nCincinnati\/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG)
\nJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)
\nSan Francisco International Airport (SFO)
\nSan Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC)
\nLos Angeles International (LAX)
\nDaniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)
\nDes Moines International Airport (DSM)
\nEastern Iowa Airport (CID)
\nAlbuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)
\nLea County Regional Airport (HOB)
\nLuis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)
\nBillings Logan International Airport (BIL)
\nBozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN)
\nGreat Falls International Airport (GTF)
\nMissoula International Airport (MSO)<\/p>\n

Apple Wallet IDs can also be used to show proof of age or identity at select businesses and venues in the U.S., but there is no list of locations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In select U.S. states, residents can add their driver’s license or state ID to the Wallet app on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299693,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[9497,831,165,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-299692","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-apple-wallet","9":"tag-featured","10":"tag-mobile","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299692","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=299692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}