Apple's Wallet app is launching enhanced fraud prevention for some cards, a new feature that uses your device's location to help identify and prevent fraud.
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iTunes Pass may be rebranded to Apple Balance in the Wallet app with iOS 15.5
Earlier today, Apple seeded the first beta of iOS 15.5 to developers. This is probably one of the last major updates for iOS 15 as a whole, with iOS 16 looming on the horizon. And while this update doesn't appear to add any major new features to the mix, it does look like Apple is going to be making some changes with the new software.
Adding driver’s license and state IDs to the Wallet app launches in Arizona
Arizonians can now officially add driver's licenses and state IDs to Apple's Wallet app on their iPhone to securely present their digital counterparts at select touchless TSA security checkpoints in Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Upcoming Sydney tweak to bring animated Apple Pay cards & more to the Wallet app
It’s not very often that we bear witness of jailbreak add-ons made especially for Apple Pay, but that’s exactly what you can expect from an upcoming released dubbed Sydney by iOS developer bank5ia.
New video shows how easy it is to use a hotel room key stored in Apple Wallet
Widespread adoption of digital keys is still a slow process. But at least it's happening. Apple is helping in its own way, making it possible to store digital keys in the built-in, first-party Wallet app. This should make it easier to get many things done, including accessing your hotel room. And now a new video shows just how easy it can be.
Quickly access important documents, passports, or photos from anywhere with Docbox
The iPhone’s native Wallet app lets users store and quickly summon important passes and payment methods, but Apple limits what you can store in the Wallet app, which proves frustrating in many cases.
The TSA will start supporting mobile IDs in the Wallet app beginning February 2022
During the annual Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this year, Apple unveiled some pretty big changes for the Wallet app. Namely, expanded support for keys, and, finally, the ability to store a digital version of your mobile identification and/or drivers license. The feature has kind of rolled out since then, but we're still waiting on the mobile ID support.
Apple Wallet now supports digital room keys from select Hyatt hotels
Digital keys are supposed to make things easier, and for many people that is indeed the case. But widespread support isn't quite there yet. That's changing today, though, as one of the largest hotel chains out there is adopting the useful function.
Adding your driver’s license to the Wallet app in iOS 15 is now set to launch in 2022
Earlier this year, at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, the company unveiled a brand new feature that will allow iOS 15 users to add their driver's license (and/or state I.D.) to the Wallet app. The feature was expected to launch with the public release of iOS 15. However, that did not pan out, and Apple had to readjust its release window for the feature.
Apple wants US states to devote resources and marketing to digital ID cards on iPhone
Some US states are adding support for digital IDs and driver's licenses in the iPhone's Wallet app, with strict oversight and control of the whole process by Apple itself.
Apple releases iOS 15.1, iPadOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, and tvOS 15.1 with SharePlay and much more
It has been in the works for weeks now, but the wait is finally over. Along with the public release of macOS Monterey 12, Apple has also released the next big updates for iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. Now, users with eligible devices at their disposal can download and install iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1 for free.
Florida will be one of the next states to support adding a driver’s license to Apple Wallet
When Apple unveiled iOS 15, it also revealed that the Wallet app will support storing digital driver's licenses and identification cards. Unfortunately, though, the feature isn't supported by all 50 states in the United States, at least not yet. Worse, the feature isn't even live quite yet, as Apple delayed the feature for sometime later this fall.