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iOS 27 introduces significant updates to the Apple Wallet app, including a dedicated hub for tracking recurring Apple Card transactions, a new feature to split restaurant bills via receipt scanning, and the ability to digitize physical cards into custom digital passes.
Apple’s iOS 27 update significantly expands the capabilities of the Wallet app, allowing users to digitize physical passes and split bills via receipt scanning. The update introduces manual pass creation, recurring payment tracking, and a new discovery hub for wallet features.
Apple Wallet driver’s licenses are expanding beyond Virginia and Oklahoma to Utah, Kentucky, and North Carolina, with Utah expected to launch soon and North Carolina aiming for early 2027; Kentucky has announced support after upgrading its digital ID system, continuing a rapid rollout that now includes about 16 states plus Puerto Rico.
Apple has extended its Wallet-based digital car key to three more brands—Lincoln, Lucid Motors, and Freelander (China)—adding to existing support from automakers like Audi, BMW, Hyundai, Kia, Genesis, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo, though no timeframe for availability is provided.
iOS 27 adds major Wallet features: you can create passes by scanning a physical card or manually (Standard, Membership, Event); Split Bill with Apple Cash lets you request or pay your share from receipts scanned with the Camera/Siri mode; a new Recurring hub in Apple Card shows upcoming transactions in calendar or list view; hotel-key experiences get richer details and updates within Wallet; and an Insights feature for tracking spending across multiple cards is rolling out in select regions (not yet in US betas).
Virginia residents can now add a digital version of their driver’s license to Apple Wallet on iPhone and Apple Watch. The digital ID can be used to prove identity or age at TSA checkpoints in select airports, at certain businesses, and in some apps, though acceptance is currently limited. Setup is done in Wallet by selecting Virginia under Driver's License and ID Cards, and information is released only after Face ID/Touch ID authentication; a physical ID remains legally required for traffic stops, and TSA acceptance exists at more than 250 U.S. airports. Apple plans to expand Wallet IDs to additional states in the coming months and years.
Apple Wallet driver’s licenses are expanding, with Kentucky set to launch in summer 2026 and North Carolina targeting early 2027; Oklahoma, Utah, and Virginia are in the works, while Connecticut and Mississippi have unclear status. Additionally, Indiana, Vermont, New Jersey, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Nevada, and Wyoming are exploring mobile ID legislation or studies, showing a patchy rollout across the U.S. Currently 14 states plus Puerto Rico support the feature, and Apple’s Digital ID (passport-based) remains available for TSA checkpoints in over 250 airports.
North Carolina will launch a digital driver’s license, with Apple Wallet support arriving in early 2027; the initial rollout will be in the NC Wallet app before Wallet integration, and residents can join a 60‑minute feedback session with a $50 digital gift card. Other states like Utah, Virginia, and Oklahoma are also exploring Wallet IDs.
Apple Wallet IDs are expanding to four additional states—North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah, and Virginia—on top of the 14 already supported (plus Puerto Rico). NC’s DMV will launch digital IDs via the NC Wallet app this December, with Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, and Samsung Wallet support coming in early 2027. Setup is in Wallet under Driver's License and ID Cards, and you can present a digital ID at TSA checkpoints and some businesses by tapping your iPhone or Apple Watch, with only the requested information released after biometric verification. Physical IDs remain the backup, and police acceptance of mobile IDs is not universal yet.
Oklahoma is moving toward letting residents carry digital versions of driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet, with a 2026 House bill enabling mobile IDs and signs of Oklahoma IDs in Apple’s backend. Other states—Connecticut, Kentucky, Mississippi, Utah, and Virginia—are planning Wallet support, and Utah and Virginia have already shown backend indicators. Digital IDs are accepted at some TSA checkpoints and select venues; where Wallet support isn’t available, iOS 26 will allow adding a passport to Apple Wallet as a digital ID.
Backend assets suggest Oklahoma will become the 15th state to allow adding a driver’s license or state ID to Apple Wallet, joining the 14 states and Puerto Rico already supported. The digital ID can improve privacy at checkpoints and for age verification, but it is not a full replacement for physical documents and may not be accepted everywhere.
Backend references indicate Utah and Virginia are ready to support Apple Wallet digital IDs, suggesting an imminent rollout of driver’s licenses in those states, though the exact launch date awaits state approvals and Apple’s timeline.
Apple is moving toward adding Utah driver's licenses to Apple Wallet, with signs in Apple's backend suggesting progress even though Utah's standalone mobile ID app remains separate. Other states planning or implementing Wallet IDs include Connecticut, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Virginia, and Puerto Rico. Digital IDs are accepted at some TSA checkpoints, and iOS 26 will enable Passport in Wallet where licenses aren’t yet supported.
Amazon is removing product-level details from its order emails, downgrading the AI-powered Apple Wallet order-tracking feature that automatically adds orders to Wallet; with vague descriptions like '3 Drugstore Items,' Wallet alerts become largely useless for Amazon shoppers, and there’s no opt-out to restore product details.
Apple’s iOS 27 beta adds Insights to Wallet, aggregating data from saved payment accounts to show spending trends, recurring transactions, and account balances. The feature, first seen in beta 1 overseas and now in beta 2 in the US, is accessed via the Wallet menu’s three-dot icon and aims to make Wallet’s data more actionable by visualizing spending similarly to Health’s insights.