Apple Wallet

Last month, Apple’s Wallet gained the ability to show debit/credit card balances and full transaction history in the UK. Now the feature has arrived in the US with iOS 17.1 beta 3. Here’s how to see your Discover balance in Apple Wallet along with all your transactions.

Earlier this year, California Governor Gavin Newsom teased that the state would launch its support for digital IDs in a “matter of months.” Now, California is expanding the availability of digital IDs to the public… but unfortunately, Apple’s home state will not support the Apple Wallet application.

The Apple Card has been out since August 2019, meaning I have had this card for almost four years now. The Apple Card was one of the first credit cards that I was ever approved for. I remember really wanting it purely for the titanium and the cool Apple Wallet integration (which goes to show how much I knew about credit cards back then). But in those four years, I have used it in various settings for different categories and gotten some great value from it. But in 2023, the credit card scene has become extremely competitive, so how does the Apple Card hold up as a zero annual fee card compared to the competition? And is it still worth it to get?

Planned improvements to NFC specifications are likely to see improvements to Apple Pay range and speed.

Another proposed change would enable the Wallet app to get smarter, as the standard will begin supporting multiple actions with a single tap …

The first state to adopt support for digital IDs on iPhone was Arizona back in 2022. Now as more states are joining and ahead of iOS 17 landing this fall, Apple has previewed new ways to use digital driver’s licenses or state IDs with iPhone.

Georgia has officially launched support to use driver’s licenses or state IDs on iPhone. It becomes the fourth US state to debut compatibility with Apple Wallet. While the support is convenient, Georgia notes “it is not a replacement for your physical copy.”

Apple first added support for student cards in Apple Wallet with iOS 12 and watchOS 5, and since then, the feature has gradually expanded to more universities in the United States. Now, Purdue University has announced support for the feature, allowing students to add their ID to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet for the first time.

When Apple announced iOS 15, it teased a major upgrade to the Wallet app: support for storing your ID right on your iPhone. This feature has been slow to launch and is currently available in just three states, but governor Gavin Newsom is teasing that California is set to launch digital IDs in “a matter of months.”

iPhone and Apple Watch users in Colorado can now store their driver’s license or state ID in the Apple Wallet application. This feature was first announced by Apple in 2021 and was ultimately delayed until 2022. Since then, it’s been gradually rolling out to various states across the US.

We saw yesterday how Apple may be making it hard for competing smartphone makers to replicate the satellite comms feature of the iPhone 14, and we’re now learning that the same may be true of Apple digital IDs – like state ID cards and driving licenses.

Details are emerging of Apple’s partnership with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). These reveal that the iPhone maker not only got an agreement giving it first shot at trialling the tech, but has also had a key government patent for the system reassigned to Apple …

Package delivery and order tracking is one of the new features coming to the Wallet app in iOS 16. This is technically in the betas now, but no merchant partners have released support yet, so it’s essentially unusable. Hopefully, we’ll see something alongside iOS 16’s release in the fall; presumably, the Apple Store app will support it so you can track your new iPhone on your old iPhone.

However, Apple recently published sample payloads as examples in its developer documentation, which gives us our first look at the UI in the action.

Employee badges at Chicago’s Fulton Market District neighborhood 167 Green Street are now Apple Wallet compatible. Instead of having a physical badge, employees only need their iPhone or Apple Watch to access their destination. Sharry, a European PropTech company, and HID Global are responsible for the creation of this integration.

Earlier this year, 9to5Mac discovered that Apple had been working to rebrand iTunes Pass as “Apple Account Card” in the Wallet app with iOS 15.5. Although there was no mention of this feature in the official release notes for iOS 15.5, the Apple Account Card is now live and available to users running the latest version of the operating system.

Two months after officially releasing all iOS 15 features promised during WWDC 2021, Digital IDs are coming to Maryland. With that, iPhone users in the state will be able to add their driver’s licenses to the iPhone’s Wallet.

WeWork is reportedly working on Apple Wallet support for its company Access Cards. This feature was discovered by MacRumors through image assets and hidden code within the WeWork app’s code. 

Apple has just released the first beta of iOS 15.5 to developers, and while we’re still looking for what’s new in today’s update, 9to5Mac has discovered something interesting based on the internal iOS files. Apple has been working to rebrand iTunes Pass as “Apple Account Card” in the Wallet app with iOS 15.5.

Support has officially launched for Apple Wallet to securely store driver’s licenses and state IDs on iPhone and Apple Watch. While there is excitement around the new feature, there are also a number of questions and concerns. Let’s dive into how Apple digital IDs work in the real world, where they’re available, where they’re accepted, and more.

After first announcing support for digital IDs in iOS 15 last year, the first state has gone live with the feature. Arizona residents can officially add their driver’s license or state ID to the Wallet app on iPhone and Apple Watch.

Apple has lobbied with New York State about allowing users to store digital IDs in the Wallet app. Times Union states that Apple met with Gregory Kline, the deputy commissioner for the New York DMV regarding this topic.

It’s a popular topic, and many users across the US have been eagerly awaiting for their state to allow digital IDs. 

After years of waiting, tourists and Île-de-France citizens will finally be able to use public transportation’s Navigo card with Apple Pay on their iPhones and Apple Watches starting 2023.