Apple Wallet Adds 10 Tips to Unlock Dead-Battery Transit, Virtual Cards and Digital IDs
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Updated · Lifehacker · Aug 25
Apple Wallet Adds 10 Tips to Unlock Dead-Battery Transit, Virtual Cards and Digital IDs
2 articles · Updated · Lifehacker · Aug 25
Summary
10 Apple Wallet tips spotlight lesser-known tools including Express Mode, which lets transit cards, keys and student IDs work without unlocking the device—and even on battery reserve after an iPhone dies.
Apple Cash features heavily in the guide: users can generate a virtual card number for merchants that do not take Apple Pay and use Tap to Cash to send money between iPhones or Apple Watches without sharing contact details.
Wallet can also automate card selection through Shortcuts, share digital car and scooter keys with custom permissions, and track Apple Pay orders once order tracking is enabled in Settings.
Digital identity and payment controls round out the list, with support for driver's licenses at some TSA checkpoints, iPhone approval for Mac purchases, pass conversion for physical cards, and audits of preauthorized Apple Pay merchants.