Apple's next move in the digital travel era is almost here. By the end of 2025, iPhone users will be able to add their U.S. passports to Apple Wallet, a major expansion of its long-gestating but slow-to-roll-out Digital ID program.
Apple confirmed during its annual Worldwide Developers Conference last summer that it is adding digital passport support to Apple Wallet. Those with an iPhone will be able to create a digital ID using their passport with either the iOS 26.1 or 26.2 update, both of which are expected to be released before the end of the year. The timing was confirmed by the following footnote on the Apple website.
According to Apple and the TSA, the digital passports will only be accepted for certain domestic travel and ID checks, not for international border crossings (at least, for now). That leads us to probably the biggest question people have.
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