Google Pockets retains your digital IDs protected with Android’s superior safety that’s non-public by design. ID passes are saved encrypted, that means you need to authenticate utilizing your fingerprint, PIN or passcode earlier than the ID move is viewable or shareable. You’re answerable for the knowledge shared: earlier than utilizing your digital ID for identification verification, you possibly can assessment what data is being requested.
Save extra state-issued IDs to Pockets
We just lately expanded the flexibility for Android customers in California to save lots of their state-issued ID or driver’s license of their Google Pockets app. Within the coming months, individuals with an Iowa, New Mexico or Ohio state-issued ID may even be capable of save their ID in Pockets.
We’re additionally increasing the locations and methods you need to use state-issued IDs in Google Pockets app. Colorado is releasing a brand new reader inside the MyColorado app permitting companies all through the state to securely and simply settle for digital IDs. This implies in case you have a state-issued ID saved, you can use it in additional locations.
Commute all over the world with Google Pockets
The variety of individuals utilizing Google Pockets for his or her commutes has greater than doubled within the final 18 months, and we’re including much more sorts of transit playing cards it can save you to Pockets.
Commuters within the U.S. can now add choose pay as you go commuter profit playing cards to Google Pockets, beginning with Edenred and HealthEquity. We’re additionally working with transit and fee suppliers to convey cellular funds to extra commuters globally. We just lately added the flexibility for commuters in Hamburg, Germany to save lots of their public transport tickets to Google Pockets, and shortly we’ll start rolling out this selection for iPASS Card customers in Taiwan and extra Octopus Card customers in Hong Kong. In Germany, the place greater than a half million individuals retailer their Deutschlandticket in Google Pockets, we now assist safe ticketing with Motics which offers superior safety towards copying and tampering.
We’re additionally introducing new options to make your journey smoother, together with robotically importing tickets from reserving confirmations despatched to Gmail so you possibly can simply discover them when it’s good to. Beginning quickly, you can even view stay prepare standing updates out of your ticket in Pockets to see in case your prepare is on time or delayed and see prepare tickets for upcoming rides.
