Apple Wallet driver’s license support is expanding to a new state. Starting today, Arkansas residents can add their driver’s license to the Apple Wallet app on iPhone and Apple Watch.
Apple Wallet ID support coming to Arkansas
Apple previously touted Arkansas as one of the states planning to support Apple Wallet driver’s licenses and state IDs. The state launched Google Wallet and Samsung Wallet support last year, and now it’s delivering on its Apple Wallet promise as well.
Arkansas today announced the deployment of Apple Wallet on its Department of Finance and Administration website. The feature doesn’t appear to be available in the Apple Wallet app yet, but we expect it to start rolling out in the coming hours.
With the addition of Arkansas, Apple Wallet driver’s license support is now available in the following locations:
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Maryland
- Montana
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Puerto Rico
- West Virginia
You can add your driver’s license or ID to Apple Wallet by tapping the “+” button in the upper right corner of the app. Apple Wallet will then guide you through adding the ID and verifying your identity.
You can then use your digital driver’s license at TSA checkpoints, as well as some businesses and organizations in person, in the app, and online. It does not replace your physical license.
The State of Arkansas declares:
“ID in Apple Wallet is not a replacement for your physical driver’s license or ID card and you should continue to carry your physical card. ID in Apple Wallet is voluntary and serves as a simple, private, and secure companion to your physical plastic driver’s license/ID card.”
Apple Wallet’s support for IDs expanded to additional states isn’t as notable as it used to be. Last year, Apple rolled out a new digital ID feature powered by your US passport. This means that anyone with a passport can create a digital ID in Apple Wallet, regardless of whether their state supports the feature.
We’ll keep an eye out for the official rollout of Apple Wallet’s driver’s license feature in Arkansas.
My favorite iPhone accessories:
Follow Chance: Threads, Bluesky, Instagram and Mastodon.
