Recent changes by the California Department of Motor Vehicles have changed the way people store their driver's licenses and state IDs

A recent report by ABC7 revealed that Californians can now add their driver's license to Apple Wallet on their iPhone and Apple Watch This is a continuation of the mobile driver's license pilot program, which offered the same download option to Google Wallet last month

“The phone is central to modern life Serenity Thompson, Deputy Director of Digital Services for the California DMV, commented 'When you're traveling, your boarding pass is in here And having your driver's license on your cell phone is the next logical step"

The mobile driver's license is a key component of the mobile driver's license

It has also been announced that mobile driver's licenses can be used at TSA checkpoints at certain major airports These include San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Jose Supported airports are still limited, but more are expected in the future

This could mean a lot to those who have a habit of forgetting their wallets in the rush to board a plane And finally, some businesses in Sacramento and Los Angeles are scanning digital IDs through Apple Wallet to verify that users are over 21

This is not the only recent change regarding Apple Wallet For example, it appears that Apple re-enabled the Tap to Provision feature two days before the launch of iOS 18; this feature, which allows users to add debit and credit cards to their wallets via NFC, was turned off last week for unknown reasons In addition to this, iOS 18 brought several other changes, including Tap to Cash, Pay with Rewards, and Event Guide

Note that when it was originally announced, it was revealed that users would need to keep a physical version of their driver's license for traffic enforcement purposes Hopefully, there will be no problems with this release and digital license pulls like Florida's will be avoided

For more on the changes coming with iOS 18, check out our breakdown of Apple's WWDC event and all the new devices - iPhone 16, 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max - that will make the most of it