Article 66WMX Google is beta testing digital state ID cards in its Android Wallet app

Google is beta testing digital state ID cards in its Android Wallet app

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Umar Shakir
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lcimg_ec86a102_6fdb_4e68_ac33_c3474a2f1b Google announced the digital ID feature at its 2022 I/O developer conference. | Image: Google

Maryland was one of the first states to make state IDs available on Apple's Wallet app for iPhones, and now Google is beta testing support for the Digital Driver's License" in the Wallet app on Android phones. The Apple Wallet integration can already be used to get through TSA at airports like the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport that allow the use of digital state IDs, which should be similar on Android.

According to Google's updated support page: users running Android 8.0 (or later) who are in the Google Play Services beta program (specifically, version 48.22) are eligible. After enabling Bluetooth and Nearby Devices, and also making sure your phone has a scent lock, you should now see a new option for ID...

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