CA DMV Wallet

California Department of Motor Vehicles

About this app

Now live in Pilot Phase – California DMV Mobile Wallet
Californians now have a secure way to present their driver’s license or identification card using their smartphones via a Mobile Driver’s License (mDL) digital credential.

California DMV Wallet gives you the control of the driver’s license data you share with others. For example, when buying age-restricted items, the app can confirm you are of legal age without having to share your birth date or address.

With mDL in your CA DMV Wallet, you can breeze through the TSA queue at the airports using your phone. You can also enroll in the TruAge program via the Wallet Marketplace to purchase age-verified products at a corner store near you (starting with select pilot locations in California and expanding nationally). The Wallet will soon be supporting online identity verification for government and commercial applications.

Designed with California's diverse population in mind, the CA DMV Wallet open-source platform uses state-of-the-art encryption algorithms and security technologies to combat fraud and reduce identity theft while improving privacy, transparency, and access for all Californians with a smartphone.

Important note: While the mDL can be used as an official state-issued ID, per the pilot scope approved by the California legislature, you must still have a physical driver’s license or identification card with you.

For more information, please visit: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/ca-dmv-wallet/

California DMV Wallet is free, easy, secure, and convenient

Ratings and reviews

Devs should be embarrassed by this abomination of an app. Autofill and password managers do not work. The app locks every time you leave it, even if just for a second. The virtual ID expires every 30 days and when expired, requires you to go through all the steps again to set it up. Which defeats many of the purposes of having the mobile ID. It's so bad, it's just not worth using.

Actually works. The state is catching up with the private sector a bit. 💪 For reviewers saying that it freezes, hit the back button and you're good. Be sure to use an email address you have access to and be ready to have your photo taken (though it won't put your photo on the app) it uses it for verification. Creating account opens browser and shuts you out of the app so log back in to finish. Annoying but shouldn't disrupt the savvy. Video tutorial would help folks.

What a terrible app! Every now and then, the app would ask me to refresh, even if I use my biometrics to log in. It is more frustrating if you forgot your password; the app asks for your email address and sends you a code, but if you go to your email to retrieve the code, the DMV app refreshes itself to the login screen, which you can't login because you forgot your password. This cycle would continue unless you can check your email with another device.

What's new

Added fix for liveness scan crash for devices on iOS 15 & 16
Added general usability improvements
Updated the reader results to include driving privileges