US states are gradually rolling out the ability to add your driver’s license or ID to the Google Wallet app on Android.
Update 10/11
How to Add Your Status ID on Android
- Open the Google Wallet app on Android 9+
- Tap the “Add to Wallet” button in the bottom right corner
- Choose “ID,” then “Driver’s License or State ID”
- Select your state and follow the instructions
The process involves taking a photo of the front and back of your physical card, along with a short video of yourself for verification: a “photo from this video will be submitted to your ID card issuer.”
Once approved, the ID will appear under the payment methods carousel alongside other passes. The order can be rearranged, while you can delete the ID remotely online if your phone is missing: myaccount.google.com > Personal Information > Manage IDs.
Related: Expressive Google Wallet Material 3 redesign is widely rolled out
What Google Wallet state IDs are supported?
- Arizona (Launched October 2023)
- [New] Arkansas (launched October 2025)
- California (Deployed August 2024)
- Colorado (Launched October 2023)
- Georgia (Launched October 2023)
- Iowa (Deployed June 2025)
- Maryland (Launched December 2022)
- Montana (Deployed August 2025)
- New Mexico (Launched December 2024)
- North Dakota (Launched October 2025)
Where state ID cards will come next
Google previously said it would expect support in the following places:
Where you can use state identifiers
The main place you can use this digital ID is at TSA checkpoints in some US airports. There are two ways to do this, starting with tapping your phone on the NFC terminal. You then review the information that will be shared with TSA and authenticate with unlocking the device. There is also a QR code method that requires opening the ID in Google Wallet.
Officially, you must always carry the physical ID card with you at all times.
Some apps, like those for car rental services, are starting to accept digital IDs for identity and age verification. On mobile, if an app or website asks for your age, simply confirm (and authenticate) that you want to share that information with a system-level prompt/sheet. On the desktop web, the experience involves scanning a QR code.
Google wants to make this possible “without any possibility of linking to a user’s personal identity” thanks to what it calls Zero-Knowledge Proof. This technology will be open source and accessible to everyone.
In the future, the IDs can be used at DMVs in Arizona, Georgia, Maryland and New Mexico as part of an “enhanced and streamlined customer experience.”
Google is also working to let you use digital IDs to “recover Amazon accounts, access online health services with CVS and MyChart by Epic, verify profiles on platforms like Uber and more.”
Use passport as REAL ID
Google in April highlighted how you can “use your ID card created from a U.S. passport with TSA security for domestic travel at supported airports, even if you don’t have a REAL ID driver’s license or state-issued ID.” This comes ahead of the May 7, 2025 deadline.
To do this, open Google Wallet > Add to wallet > ID card. This three-step process involves taking a photo of your passport information page and then scanning the security chip located inside the back cover of your passport. You must also record a video of your face which Google will review “to make sure you are a real person, and compare the video to your passport photo to make sure you are the passport owner.”
The NFC and QR code instructions for using this digital passport are unchanged from above. You should also keep the physical version with you when you travel. As a reminder, this will not work internationally.
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