Apart from credit cards and boarding passes, you can store Digital IDs, a driver’s license, transit passes, and keys to your car or hotel room in Apple Wallet.
Apple Wallet is a convenient little corner of your iPhone that strives to replace your actual physical wallet. It allows you to securely store all sorts of things from your bank cards to boarding passes in one place, letting you easily access them when you need to. It’s also constantly adding support for new items and can come in very handy when travelling. Moreover, it works seamlessly with your Apple Watch, so you don’t even need to take out your iPhone to access an ID or a pass in your Apple Wallet.
However, despite its versatility, Apple Wallet usage is often limited to storing credit cards, debit cards, loyalty passes, and coupons, and most users often don’t use it to its full potential. This is because we often forget about its capabilities or are not even aware of many new features added to it. So, here are four things you may not know you can store in your Apple Wallet.U.S. passport as a Digital ID
Apple’s Digital ID feature is one of the biggest new additions to Apple Wallet. Thanks to this, you can store your U.S. passport inside your Apple Wallet and use it to go through TSA checkpoints while travelling domestically. Digital ID can be shown on both your iPhone and Apple Watch. However, you may still need a physical ID even if you have a Digital ID, so carry it with you when travelling internationally. At launch, Digital ID is being accepted at more than 250 airports in the U.S., and Apple says it’s working to make it more useful by adding support for businesses and organizations for age and identity verification.
It’s pretty simple to add a Digital ID to Apple Wallet. All you have to do is tap on the add button in the app, select the Digital ID option, and follow the on-screen instructions.
