GoKawiiliOS 27 adds a variety of new features and changes for Apple Wallet, including one that’s been on my wishlist for years: the ability to import physical passes.
iOS 27 lets you import physical passes, membership cards, event tickets into Apple Wallet
Apple Wallet offers a variety of features to help you replace your physical wallet and keys.
It holds credit cards, driver’s licenses, transit cards, boarding passes, event tickets, car keys, home keys, hotel keys, and more.
And with iOS 27, the Wallet app takes another big step toward being the only wallet you need.
That’s because you can now import physical passes, tickets, membership cards, and the like into Apple Wallet.
Here’s how it works, per Apple:
iPhone and Apple Watch users will be able to create and store passes in Apple Wallet from physical cards, like loyalty or membership cards, eliminating the need to fumble through pockets and bags. With Siri mode in the Camera app, users simply point their iPhone at any physical card with a barcode or even screenshot a digital one, and they’ll be prompted to save it to Apple Wallet. Users can also create and add a pass directly from Apple Wallet. Once added, passes are ready to present as a barcode or QR code right from their iPhone or Apple Watch.
Digital passes are a lot more common today than when Apple Wallet first launched. But they aren’t available for everything.
I definitely still encounter businesses and events that utilize physical passes exclusively. And when I do, it adds a little anxiety to my life because I then need to remember to bring those passes with me at the right time.
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