Apple digital feature to make travel easier for domestic fliers
Digital ID feature coming with iOS 26 update includes refreshed boarding passes
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Tech giant Apple is on day two of five of its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), where announcements are being made about what is ahead for its devices.
One of the major announcements made on Monday was that iOS users will be able to create digital identifications with their passports, which can then be used at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints for domestic travel.
The digital ID feature will be available in Apple Wallet this fall when the new iPhone operating system rolls out, Apple said.
When iOS 26 is released, users will see "refreshed boarding passes in Wallet offer the ability to see and share Live Activities for real-time updates on a flight," according to a press release.
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The Apple Wallet app is displayed on a smartphone on April 25, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. (Thomas Trutschel/Photothek / Getty Images)
"They also provide convenient access to a traveler’s most relevant information, such as Maps to navigate airports, Find My to track important items and report missing bags, and more," it said.
"Digital ID is not a replacement for a physical passport, and cannot be used for international travel and border crossing in lieu of a U.S. passport," the company said.
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Woman shows her passport at her apartment in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post / Getty Images)
In this photo illustration, the WWDC (Apple Worldwide Developers Conference) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket / Getty Images)
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"As Apple recently announced, passengers traveling domestically will be able to create and add a Digital ID to Apple Wallet using their U.S. Passport and present it at select TSA checkpoints in the U.S.," a TSA spokesperson told FOX Business.
"Travelers who may not have a state-issued REAL ID will be able to present their Digital ID using their iPhone and Apple Watch for REAL ID-compliant passage through the TSA airport checkpoint."