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Here's How iOS 26 Enhances Boarding Passes on Your iPhone

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iOS 26 enhances the Apple Wallet boarding pass experience.

iOS 26 Apple Wallet Boarding Passes
First, Apple announced that the boarding passes now support Live Activities, so you can keep track of a flight at a glance on your iPhone's Lock Screen. This functionality was already available with the Flighty app, but now you can view a flight's arrival time and more on the Lock Screen if you use Apple's built-in Wallet app.

Second, the Wallet app now displays relevant information below the boarding pass, such as Apple Maps directions to the appropriate airport terminal, a shortcut to the Find My app's newer baggage tracking feature, and more.

The first iOS 26 developer beta is now available, with a public beta to follow next month. The update will be released later this year.

Related Roundups: iOS 26, iPadOS 26
Tag: Apple Wallet
Related Forum: iOS 26

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dsf-oc
11 months ago
Let the Sherlocking begin ... (Flighty, but not really - it's still MUCH better!)
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Le Big Mac
11 months ago
Will add to the infuriation for flights where mobile boarding passes aren't available/provided.
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JohnC1959
11 months ago

I usually fly United and I prefer that app vs having to add it to wallet, but that’s just me.
All info in a single app…
While I generally use the airline's app, the boarding pass in the wallet is often quicker to bring up. Hard to complain about having BOTH options available
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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QuarterSwede
11 months ago

I usually fly United and I prefer that app vs having to add it to wallet, but that’s just me.
All info in a single app…
United’s app is surprisingly good, especially its live activity. All I want is better airline terminal maps for food stops.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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escargot3
11 months ago
They said in the keynote that this live activity can also be shared with friends or family etc too
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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MozMan68
11 months ago
The boarding passes in Wallet often show missing or incorrect gate information, while other apps seem to get this right. Has that been fixed?
That’s always been my biggest issue. No matter how much I “update” the boarding pass never seems to be up to date.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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