How to add things to apple wallet?

• Open the app, email, notification, or other communication that contains your boarding pass, ticket, or other pass.
• Tap Add to Apple Wallet.
• Follow the instructions on the screen.
• If necessary, tap Add in the upper right corner.

We're slowly moving toward a mobile-only future where we can leave wallets and purses behind.

I use Apple Pay or Google Pay on a daily basis to pay for practically everything, as well as using these options at ATMs. Colorado has long supported a digital version of your state ID or driver's license in its myColorado app, but since Nov. 9, 2022, the state also has been allowing residents to add their ID to the Apple Wallet app on an iPhone or Apple Watch.

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As soon as the announcement was made last year, I instantly began the process of adding my driver's license to the Apple Wallet app on my iPhone and Apple Watch.

The process took less than 5 minutes for me.

Below, I'll walk you through which states currently support adding your ID to the Apple Wallet app, how to add your own ID to your iPhone, and, finally, how and when you can use the digitized version of your ID.

The list isn't very long. Right now, if you live in Arizona, Colorado, or Maryland you're in luck.

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In March of last year, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio, and the territory of Puerto Rico announced plans to add support for the feature. Colorado was also included in that list, and the state officially launched support in November.

There's no clear timing on when the support will be available for the other states that have announced plans to support the feature.

It's slow going, but at least it's… something?

I honestly expected this process to take a few hours, maybe a day. But a couple of minutes later, I received a notification that my Colorado Driver's License was ready in the Wallet app.

The license itself doesn't look anything like your current license or ID. There's a placeholder image -- for Colorado, it's a ram -- that shimmers and changes colors when you look at it and move your iPhone. It looks like Arizona's has a cactus on it, and Maryland's has a crab. Your first name and last initial will be on the card, as well.

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When viewing your card, you can tap the i icon followed by Driver's License info to view all of the same information that's on your current ID, including a thumbnail of your dreaded driver's license photo.

Fantastic question. And to be honest, I'm still trying to figure it out myself. According to Colorado's DMV website, dedicated to the new feature, the lone use case right now is for use at TSA checkpoints in airports that are equipped with the necessary reader. Denver International Airport is one such venue that has readers. However, I've traveled a few times since adding my license to the Wallet app and I've yet to see a single reader that looks like what's shown in the video below.

Apple and the state of Colorado released a video showing what the process is like at the airport. To sum it up, you'll unlock your iPhone and tap the top of your phone to a reader (like you're using Apple Pay). A camera on the reader will take a photo of you, and then, on your iPhone, you'll approve the information that's being requested by the TSA.

The process is similar on the Apple Watch.

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The most important part to note here is that even if someone were to try and force your iPhone to transmit your personal information, that doesn't actually happen until you've approved it using Face ID or Touch ID on your phone.