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If you’re traveling over the holidays<\/span>there’s a lot to keep track of as you race through the airport: your tickets, your boarding pass, your luggage, your loved ones — and your ID.<\/p>\n

Almost all airlines let you use a digital version of your boarding pass to board, but now some states are allowing residents to keep their driver’s license or other recognized identification in their Apple Wallet, letting them just flash their iPhones<\/span> — or Apple Watch<\/span> — rather than root through their pocketbooks for their ID.<\/p>\n

Apple announced the initiative in 2021, building the technology into iOS 15 for the iPhone.<\/p>\n

“The addition of driver’s licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet is an important step in our vision of replacing the physical wallet with a secure and easy-to-use mobile wallet,” Jennifer Bailey, vice president of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet, said in a statement at the time. <\/p>\n

It’s not quite a universal game-changer yet: While 12 states have committed to allowing digital IDs, only three have officially started accepting them.<\/p>\n

And while the airport you depart from might accept a driver’s license on your Apple Watch, you might not be extended the same courtesy on the return trip. <\/p>\n

But the Transportation Security Administration is already supporting the technology at select airport security checkpoints at participating airports. <\/p>\n

“Digital identity has the ability to strengthen airport security and enhance the passenger experience by reducing touchpoints, providing greater privacy, and verifying IDs more accurately,” the agency said in a statement. So it’s really a question of when, not if the option will become standard nationwide.<\/p>\n

Here’s what you need to know about putting your driver’s license in your Apple Wallet, including how to do it and which states recognize digital IDs.<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong> Homeland Security Postpones Deadline for Real ID at Airports <\/p>\n

How do I add my driver’s license to my Apple Wallet? <\/h2>\n

Adding a driver’s license or other state ID is similar to how you add new credit cards to your Apple Wallet. \t <\/p>\n

First, tap the +<\/strong> button at the top of the screen in Wallet. (If you have an Apple Watch paired to your iPhone, it will ask you about adding your license there, as well.) \t <\/p>\n