{
  "id": 6442818,
  "title": "EUDI Wallet: Wildberger presents ID card app for smartphones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/eudi-wallet-wildberger-stellt-personalausweis-app-furs-smartphone-vor",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-09T16:19:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/eudi-wallet-wildberger-stellt-personalausweis-app-fuers-smartphone-vor/100253277.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Berlin - In preparation for the introduction of the EUDI-Wallet, a digital identity system for smartphones, Federal Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger unveiled an app called \"d-you\" at a press event in Berlin. The app's color scheme consists of green and blue, with a black, red, and gold stripe on one side. The \"d\" symbolizes digital and Germany, while \"you\" emphasizes the user as the central figure. This announcement marks a significant step towards implementing the EU-wide EUDI-Wallet project, which aims to provide each member country with an app for digital identification on smartphones. In Germany, this is set to become a reality starting January 2, 2027. Essentially, citizens will be able to store a passport twin and other identity documents, such as a driver's license, on their mobile devices. This could potentially simplify and expedite online verification processes, such as opening a bank account or verifying age during purchases.",
  "summary": "Germany is taking the next step towards the EUDI Wallet: from January, the ID card will be available on smartphones. The associated app has now been presented.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "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."
}