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California is the latest state to make its driver’s licenses mobile. Today, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office <\/a> that both Apple Wallet and Google Wallet will be adding support for California driver’s licenses and state IDs. The release clarified that residents still need to carry a physical copy of their identification, but that the mobile option would make age verification faster during air travel and at participating businesses.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re partnering with two iconic California companies \u2013 Apple and Google \u2013 to provide convenient, private and secure driver\u2019s licenses and ID cards directly on people\u2019s phones,” Newsom said. “This is a big step in our efforts to better serve all Californians, meeting people where they\u2019re at and with technology people use every day.\u201d<\/p>\n The addition of licenses to these tech companies’ wallet apps is part of a bigger program by California’s Department of Motor Vehicles. The mobile Drivers License (mDL) pilot introduced a proprietary wallet app from the state agency that gave California residents the same capabilities to upload their driver’s licenses to their smartphones. More than 500,000 residents have done so to date in the mDL program.<\/p>\n <\/a> was the first state to bring driver’s licenses to Apple Wallet in 2022, although both iOS and Android were <\/a> the technology years before. <\/a>, <\/a> and <\/a> have also adopted support for mobile identification. And any news about identification is a good reminder that <\/a>, which require more documentation to board a plane or enter some government facilities, are slated to take effect in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n