CA DMV Wallet

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Last verified 27 Aug 2026

4.8 139471 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Worked perfect for iOS

   The directions works fine. A couple of points to add for the new user as I learned this quickly; First, you will need to have an online DMV account so if you do not have it, create on and you will be fine. Second, When you take out your drivers license, put it on a dark background. When it goes to take the front side of your license on the dark non-reflective background, you see a check mark after it takes the first photo, immediately turn the license over as that part of the process is not paused and it will continue the process as you will notice. A second check mark will then appear and you will then be prompted after that to continue. This is a moving target which means improvements are on the way. This app does not save to your Apple wallet just yet (it does in the app for sure) but in time I am sure California will be added at one point down the road to the Apple wallet as long as privacy is protected as expected.

   Lavachek@90210 · 27 Aug 2026

2. 1/5Didn’t work. Was it tested on iPhone 8?

   IPhone 8, iOS 16.6, installed app on 9/4/23 version 0.1.9. 1) Can’t scroll down to select button even though I can see the button. Resolved this by reducing text size to be the smallest one. 2) Scanning DL would cut off the edges (California without the “C”), no matter what distance I used. 3) I used another iphone (my husband’s iPhone 12, iOS 16.6) to do the scanning to resolve #3 and it worked. DL was scanned without the edges being trimmed. 4) Now I tried to log back on to get to my digital DL from #3. However, my account doesn’t show the DL created using another phone even though it was created with my account there. Shouldn’t my info store in my account? 5) On my iphone, I tried creating it from scratch again, even though the scanned pics were trimmed. After scanning, there was another screen popped up asking me to “tap the accept button”. but there’s no “accept” button. 6) I deleted all the processes, restarted my phone, went to the app again and still didn’t work. Please test it thoroughly before releasing the app.

   Not working on iPhone 8 · 27 Aug 2026

3. 5/5Start Button Below Screen

   I learned about this application through a friend who could not install it on his iPhone. The blue start button was below the bottom of the screen, and if you tried to scroll up with one finger, then touch the start button with another finger nothing would happen. I happen to have a XP pro and when I installed it only the top sliver of the blue start button would show up on the bottom of my screen. After multiple tries, I was able to tap the edge of the blue start button and then the rest of the process went fine. However, I was further surprised to see that this doesn’t allow me to add it to my iPhone wallet. I cannot make it add to my iPhone wallet, rather it seems to only be its own wallet. The iPhone wallet has a listing for other state drivers licenses, but only includes Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, and Maryland.

   Mr-Ideas · 27 Aug 2026

4. 1/5TSA doesn’t know how to work the machine

   Idea is great but I tried to use it at SFO (the one place it’s supposed to work) and tsa said they don’t take it. I pointed to the huge sign right next to them that says “try the digital id app” they responded yeah I don’t know how to do that. If you’re going to roll out a product have end to end working at the two places in CA that take it. on flight back out of LAX I tried to use it, again sign right next to the TSA agent. Agent walks me over to another station tries the machine. A app pop up shows on my phone to “accept” I hit accept and app says “connecting Bluetooth credentials sent” . Agent immediately got annoyed and just said “the machines broke do you have a physical id?” (Personally I don’t think he knew what to do after it said sent but you can’t say anything to tsa beside ok) So the problem is 100% people training. You released an process and didn’t train people how to use it. 2/2 failures. Which means you have to bring ID.

   AvidRacerX · 27 Aug 2026

5. 5/5Easier to use than reviews are letting on

   Notes for users: 1.) Make sure to sign up for a DMV account. This will be one of the first steps and is needed 2.) Have the license Front side up before the camera opens and flip the license over to the backside without the camera pointed at it. The camera is fast and probably just looking for Identifiers on the ID without noticing you’re still touching it. 3.) thats really all I noticed. The app itself is well made and slick. Pretty easy to use and took ~5/10 minutes from start to finish. Ideas for devs (not that this is warranted, just my ideas) : 1.) Make a landing page that notifies that the user will need a CA DMV account when they start the mobile drivers license process. Maybe something like “Do you have an online DMV account? You will need one to process your CA DMV application” and then have two buttons “No I do not” which links to the sign up page for the CA DMV online account outside of the app, and “Yes I do” that takes you to the sign in page you already have. Maybe even have a feature that sends them an email when they click “ 2.) Add a few seconds delay for taking picture of back of drivers license or have the tech notice there’s an object in front of the license. The picture will snap before you can move your hand away.

   spppppppppppenc · 27 Aug 2026

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