iPhone Driver's License Support Expands to Iowa

iPhone users in Iowa are now able to add their driver's licenses and IDs to the Apple Wallet app on ‌iPhone‌ and Apple Watch, allowing them to be used in lieu of a physical ID.

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Iowans can add a license or state ID to the Apple Wallet app by opening it up, tapping on the "+" button, and following the onscreen instructions and verification process.

The digital ID in the Apple Wallet app can be used at select TSA checkpoints, including the Des Moines and Eastern Iowa Airports, as well as at some business venues. It can also be used within select apps when ID is required.

According to the Iowa Department of Transportation, businesses are able to accept an ID in Apple Wallet using iOS apps like Tap2iD mobile, VeriScan, and Mobile ID Verify for in-person age verification purposes.

As with other states that have adopted digital ID integration in Apple Wallet, Iowa's DoT warns that the digital version does not replace a physical license or identification card. Locations that accept mobile IDs will expand over time, however.

Apple announced a new Wallet app that supported digital IDs back in 2022, but states have been slow to adopt the feature. So far, only Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Hawaii, California, and Ohio have implemented support. Apple has said that Connecticut, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Utah, Montana, New Mexico, and West Virginia are working on support.

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Top Rated Comments

jonnysods Avatar
9 months ago
How do you give it to a cop to run back to his car and look up?
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
CloneBB Avatar
9 months ago

Iowa and Kansas, like the Dakotas need to be merged. Stampeding cattle. Well, that’s not a crime. Through the Vatican? Kinky. Driving licenses in Iowa? Boring.
Have you been to Iowa? I assume not, but don’t dis my state.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Joe Rossignol Avatar
9 months ago

How do you give it to a cop to run back to his car and look up?
Apple Wallet IDs are not currently used for law enforcement.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
farmboy Avatar
9 months ago

NEVER willingly hand your phone over to a cop under any circumstances. They can ask for your ID or Driver's License all day long and you don't have to provide it to them. If they ask, all you have to do is provide them with your full name, DOB and city you live in and they can look you up in their database system.
If you are driving, you must have a valid driver's license, and present this license along with vehicle registration and proof of insurance, when requested by a law enforcement officer, in all states. Looking you up is not the issue. If you are a passenger, or you are on the street and a police officer stops you, laws vary.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
slippery-pete Avatar
9 months ago

Details. Are you just showing them, please provide details and not just a blanket statement.
Sorry, instead of coming at me, do 5 seconds of research. You'll have all the "details" you need.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Bob Sanders Avatar
9 months ago

Iowa and Kansas, like the Dakotas need to be merged. Stampeding cattle. Well, that’s not a crime. Through the Vatican? Kinky. Driving licenses in Iowa? Boring.
Iowa and Kansas don't even share a border.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)