iOS 26.1’s Apple Wallet ID feature may be the gift that keeps giving

Last week Apple launched a new feature for iOS 26.1 users: Digital ID in Apple Wallet. Here’s why the new feature could become a gift that keeps giving.

Digital ID could help Apple’s Wallet dream finally come true

All the way back in 2021, Apple announced plans for its Wallet app to house digital driver’s licenses and state IDs. Eight states were the first to pledge support for the feature.

Until recently though, the state rollout of digital driver’s licenses in…