Apple Wallet got a bunch of new features in iOS 26, including the just-released Digital ID that, along with AI order tracking, fix key shortcomings in previously launched Wallet features.
#1: Order tracking powered by Apple Intelligence
Back in iOS 16, Apple launched a new Wallet feature that initially sounded great: online order tracking.
The idea was that Wallet could be a one-stop hub for tracking all your various online orders. But in the three years since launch, order tracking never took off. Not because the idea was flawed, but rather due to execution.
Wallet’s first version of order tracking required buy-in from third-party services and merchants. Unsurprisingly, that didn’t go very well, since companies wanted to keep control of the customer relationship themselves.
But iOS 26 has finally brought the fix that order tracking needed.
Thanks to Apple Intelligence, Wallet no longer needs buy-in from third parties, since it can now pull details directly from vendor emails you receive. Per Apple:
Apple Wallet can now identify and summarize order tracking details from emails sent from merchants or delivery carriers. This works across all of a user’s orders, giving them the ability to see their full order details, progress notifications, and more, all in one place.
It’s a clever solution to Wallet’s previous dilemma of relying on third parties. Every online vendor sends confirmation emails about purchases, and typically they follow up with shipping and delivery notices too.
In iOS 26, Wallet can use Apple Intelligence to automatically glean the relevant details from your email inbox and provide the one-stop hub for order tracking it’s long promised.
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