Apple’s iPhone won’t be your driver’s license until 2022, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a driver’s license now. Apple announced the new policy on its website, saying that the iPhone will be the “official device” for obtaining a driver’s license. The policy states that you must have an iPhone 6 or newer to use the app and that you must have an Apple ID to use it. The app is called “Apple Driver License.” It costs $14.99 and is available in the App Store. The app has been available in other countries for some time, but this is the first time it has been available in the United States. The app uses facial recognition technology to identify you and then asks you questions about your driving history. You can also add photos of your driver’s license and vehicle to make sure everything matches up correctly. If everything looks good, you’ll get a notification saying that your driver’s license is ready to download. You can then open the app and download your driver’s license file. If you don’t have an iPhone 6 or newer, or if you want to use another device other than an iPhone, there are other ways to get a driver’s license too. You can go to a DMV office in person or order a copy of your driving record from the DMV website . ..
Initially, Apple intended to launch the driver’s license in Wallet feature at the end of 2021, which meant it would have launched relatively soon. However, the company quietly updated its iOS 15 website (as spotted by MacRumors) with a new early 2022 release window.
Apple said that the feature would roll out in Arizona and Georgia first, with Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Utah shortly after. After moving the release window back to early 2022, it’s unclear if all of those states will get the feature simultaneously or if it’ll still have the same staggered rollout.
Unfortunately, Apple didn’t get more specific with the release date, keeping it vague with the early 2022 window. The feature is not enabled in the latest iOS 15.2 beta, so it doesn’t seem like the company has it ready for testing, either.
As far as how we’d use the feature, Apple said TSA checkpoints in select U.S. airports would be first, with other places to follow. The company put a strong emphasis on security with the new feature, so perhaps it needed to delay it to further lock down the implementation in Wallet properly.
