Apple’s Wallet app just got a bunch of new features in iOS 26, but there’s another addition coming very soon: US passport support.
Digital IDs in Wallet will gain US passports by the end of the year
When iOS 26 launched last week to all users, it included almost every new feature that was shown off at WWDC in June.
Unlike past years, when Apple regularly demoed features that didn’t ship until x.1, x.2, or updates that were even farther out, this year was different.
That said, not every single feature made the iOS 26.0 cut.
One prominent MIA feature was US passport support in the Wallet app.
Digital IDs have been a feature inside Apple Wallet for years, but they’ve rolled out very slowly.
That’s because in order to offer a digital ID for a state driver’s license, for example, that state needs to get on board in full partnership with Apple.
Right now, only 11 states and territories offer digital IDs in the US.
But US passport support, when it does arrive, will bring a form of digital ID to a lot more iPhone users.
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