The Colorado driver's license in the Apple Wallet app.

Are you ready for a mobile-only future where we can leave wallets and purses behind? We're slowly inching closer to it being possible. Between Apple Pay and Google Pay for mobile payment options, including the ability to withdraw money from ATMs, and the fact that you can access important information like your insurance cards and other staples that go in a wallet directly on your phone -- we're getting very close to being able to ditch our card holders. 

Also: How to use Apple Pay in stores and online

Personally, I use Apple Pay or Google Pay on a daily basis to pay for practically every purchase. For the last few years, I'd already had my driver's license on my phone due to Colorado's myColorado app and its support for a digital driver's license. Then last November, Apple and the state of Colorado announced residents of the state could add their driver's license to the Wallet app on the iPhone, and I set it up right away. 

The process took less than 5 minutes for me. 

Below, I'll walk you through which states currently support adding your ID to the Apple Wallet app, how to add your own ID to your iPhone, and, finally, how and when you can use the digitized version of your ID. 

Which states currently support adding your ID to the Apple Wallet app?

The list isn't very long. Apple recently announced Georgia is now a supported state, joining the longstanding list of Arizona, Colorado, or Maryland. 

Also: How to add your transit card to Apple Wallet

In March of 2022, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio, and the territory of Puerto Rico announced plans to add support for the feature. Colorado was also included in that list, and the state officially launched support in November. 

There's no clear timing on when the support will be available for the other states that have announced plans to support the feature. 

It's slow going, but at least it's