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Apple has already launched support for digital IDs in the Wallet app, and now Samsung is following in its footsteps with a similar announcement.
Samsung is bringing mobile driver's licenses and state IDs to Samsung Wallet, allowing drivers in two states to leave their documents at home and only use their smartphones for anything like verification and purchases.
Arizona and Iowa are the first states to adopt the technology, but Samsung says it's already working with other authorities to expand the availability to more regions.
The technology is available on the majority of Samsung smartphones as long as they run the Wallet app. The new Galaxy foldables and most other Samsung smartphones, including the Galaxy S series, support digital IDs.
Samsung promises the integration of mobile driver's licenses is "secure, accurate, and private," using the ISO/IEC 18013-5 standard in partnership with IDEMIA. However, the company explains that the implementation is different from one state to another, so additional work might be required in certain regions to release digital ID support.
Drivers in Arizona and Iowa should receive the new functionality later this year.
Replacing physical documents with digital siblings is the next big step worldwide, especially as the adoption of smartphones has reached record levels. Samsung is currently the world's number one phone maker, followed by Apple. Both companies offer digital ID support in their wallet apps, with the rollout expanding as the collaboration with other states continues.
While phone makers are working around the clock on releasing digital ID support on their smartphones, each company developing a different solution eventually impacts its adoption in the long term. State authorities and tech companies should work together on a universal standard that would allow users to configure mobile driver's licenses on their smartphones regardless of the brand, as long as the operating system and the device supports the developed standard.
Samsung says it's already working on more advanced capabilities. A partnership with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will allow the company and interested states to run a test program that will enable the use of mobile driver's licenses at 25 federalized airports.
Samsung's Wallet app displays all the information you typically find on a driver's license, including your name, date of birth, sex, address, and class. The application can also generate a QR code, presumably to allow authorities to scan the documents faster. Samsung says the integration will allow age-restricted purchases and going through airport security without needing physical documents.
The company did not reveal the name of the states that could adopt digital IDs next, but Samsung says it is already "working closely with several more early-adopting states." Drivers in Iowa and Arizona will receive the Wallet app update by December.
Arizona and Iowa are the first states to adopt the technology, but Samsung says it's already working with other authorities to expand the availability to more regions.
The technology is available on the majority of Samsung smartphones as long as they run the Wallet app. The new Galaxy foldables and most other Samsung smartphones, including the Galaxy S series, support digital IDs.
Samsung promises the integration of mobile driver's licenses is "secure, accurate, and private," using the ISO/IEC 18013-5 standard in partnership with IDEMIA. However, the company explains that the implementation is different from one state to another, so additional work might be required in certain regions to release digital ID support.
Drivers in Arizona and Iowa should receive the new functionality later this year.
Replacing physical documents with digital siblings is the next big step worldwide, especially as the adoption of smartphones has reached record levels. Samsung is currently the world's number one phone maker, followed by Apple. Both companies offer digital ID support in their wallet apps, with the rollout expanding as the collaboration with other states continues.
While phone makers are working around the clock on releasing digital ID support on their smartphones, each company developing a different solution eventually impacts its adoption in the long term. State authorities and tech companies should work together on a universal standard that would allow users to configure mobile driver's licenses on their smartphones regardless of the brand, as long as the operating system and the device supports the developed standard.
Samsung says it's already working on more advanced capabilities. A partnership with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will allow the company and interested states to run a test program that will enable the use of mobile driver's licenses at 25 federalized airports.
Samsung's Wallet app displays all the information you typically find on a driver's license, including your name, date of birth, sex, address, and class. The application can also generate a QR code, presumably to allow authorities to scan the documents faster. Samsung says the integration will allow age-restricted purchases and going through airport security without needing physical documents.
The company did not reveal the name of the states that could adopt digital IDs next, but Samsung says it is already "working closely with several more early-adopting states." Drivers in Iowa and Arizona will receive the Wallet app update by December.
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