Apple unveiled a new feature that will soon provide an alternative to the Real ID .

Apple Wallet will allow iPhone users to upload their passport on their device beginning this fall, at least within U.S. borders, in an effort to meet the new demands of TSA checkpoints, the company announced during its Apple WWDC 2025 keynote event last week.

"While not a replacement for your physical passport, digital ID can be used for domestic travel and at supported TSA checkpoints," an Apple spokesperson said during the event via USA TODAY .

Certain standard driver's licenses and other identification cards no longer meet federal standards board as the REAL ID-complaint forms of identification as of Wednesday May 7. A REAL ID is a security-enhanced version of driver's licenses, learner's per

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