{
  "id": 1802599,
  "title": "Apple Wallet driver’s licenses coming to these states next",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/apple-wallet-drivers-licenses-coming-to-these-states-next",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-18T20:57:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/18/apple-wallet-drivers-licenses-states-coming-soon/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple announced support for storing driver's licenses in Apple Wallet during WWDC 2021, with the goal of making the physical wallet obsolete. Since then, the feature has gradually expanded across the United States. Currently, iPhone and Apple Watch users in 14 states and Puerto Rico can add their driver's license or state ID to Apple Wallet. The following seven states have been highlighted as potential partners by Apple or have appeared in Apple code: [list of states]. However, progress varies significantly from state to state, and not all states that are exploring digital ID support will ultimately launch the feature in Apple Wallet. In addition to driver's licenses, iPhone users can also store their US passport in Apple Wallet for use at TSA checkpoints at over 250 airports across the United States.",
  "summary": "At WWDC 2021, Apple announced support for storing your driver’s license in Apple Wallet on iPhone. At the time, Apple touted this as the last step before you can be “fully free of your physical wallet.” Here are the states where support for the Apple Wallet driver’s license feature is coming next …",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}