The Apple Wallet boarding functionality has been upgraded on iOS 26, and now, the functionality is supported by United Airlines.
Users would now have the possibility of adding their United Airlines flight boarding card to the Apple Wallet application, provided that their iPhones are on iOS 26.
In addition, Apple Wallet has also added a live activity function which follows the flight in real time and appears as a banner or a widget.
Apple portfolio on iOS 26 upgrades of the administration function
Apple Wallet’s latest features on iOS 26 have been improved by the company to present an entirely different way to use the shipping pass when added digitally to the iPhone.
According to 9TO5MAC new reportThe last public launch of iOS 26 sees United Airlines add the management of these new Apple portfolio features.
Not only would Apple add your boarding pass to the Wallet application as a digital copy, but this last upgrade allows users to see new information such as the boarding door, the recording bag for recovery, etc. The IOS 26 boarding pass also has a provision for AirTags, which they can add under the functionality to follow its location.
The boarding functionality captures the essential information of the digitized ticket to the digital version, such as boarding time, the terminal where they must go and their boarding group. However, the greatest functionality they have added via the iOS 26 upgrade are live activities, which focuses on the follow -up of the flights of said trip.
United Airlines now supports the IOS 26 pension pass
United Airlines is the first company to support Apple Wallet’s latest boarding features on iOS 26, which was previously seen during Apple wwdc 2025 showcase.
Travelers who are now flying via United can now take advantage of the new iOS 26 features on the Apple Wallet application.
Previously, Apple Wallet has also added a functionality to store digital IDs that certain TSA control points honor for identification.
In addition to being able to obtain all the essential information on their flight on the application, users can also benefit from different types of monitoring features on the Apple portfolio. In addition, users would also obtain an easier way to report or left lost luggage depending on the AirTags monitoring capacities via the Apple Wallet application.
It is important to note that, according to the 9TO5MAC report, users do not automatically obtain live activities for the monitoring of flights when adding the boarding pass. Users should access the Wallet application and press a specific button to add the live activity flight tracker to their locking screen.
