Google Wallet keeps your digital IDs safe with Android’s advanced security that is private by design. ID passes are stored encrypted, meaning you must authenticate using your fingerprint, PIN or passcode before the ID pass is viewable or shareable. You’re in control of the information shared: before using your digital ID for identity verification, you can review what information is being requested.
Save more state-issued IDs to Wallet
We recently expanded the ability for Android users in California to save their state-issued ID or driver’s license in their Google Wallet app. In the coming months, people with an Iowa, New Mexico or Ohio state-issued ID will also be able to save their ID in Wallet.
We’re also expanding the places and ways you can use state-issued IDs in Google Wallet app. Colorado is releasing a new reader within the MyColorado app allowing businesses throughout the state to securely and easily accept digital IDs. This means if you have a state-issued ID saved, you’ll be able to use it in more places.
Commute around the world with Google Wallet
The number of people using Google Wallet for their commutes has more than doubled in the last 18 months, and we’re adding even more types of transit cards you can save to Wallet.
Commuters in the U.S. can now add select prepaid commuter benefit cards to Google Wallet, starting with Edenred and HealthEquity. We’re also working with transit and payment providers to bring mobile payments to more commuters globally. We recently added the ability for commuters in Hamburg, Germany to save their public transport tickets to Google Wallet, and soon we’ll begin rolling out this option for iPASS Card users in Taiwan and more Octopus Card users in Hong Kong. In Germany, where more than a half million people store their Deutschlandticket in Google Wallet, we now support secure ticketing with Motics which provides advanced protection against copying and tampering.
We’re also introducing new features to make your journey smoother, including automatically importing tickets from booking confirmations sent to Gmail so you can easily find them when you need to. Starting soon, you can also view live train status updates from your ticket in Wallet to see if your train is on time or delayed and see train tickets for upcoming rides.