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

Your mDL needs to be updated every 30 days to get the best experience. You might be asked to refresh your mDL more often to receive the most up to date information. When the app prompts you to refresh your mDL, tap on the "Refresh Driver's License" button below your photo, then follow the instructions.

Ratings and reviews

Was working fine and seemed good initially, but now that it's been past 30 days it needs " to be refreshed " and upon clicking that it just stays stuck there. Doesn't matter how many times you close or force close the app. Also, it's been almost 2 weeks like this. Ok start, but pointless/useless at this point. I hope they fix the kinks sooner than later

It works, I guess. It's horribly designed. There's problems if you have your font size too large. It's bad app design. Users should not have to change their font size to get it to work right and have to find the answer to that in the app reviews. That needs to be fixed and should have been found if properly tested. Not everyone has their font set to the lowest setting.

Nearly impossible to request MDL. At least, if you want to use a strong password. I normally use a password manager to manage all of my passwords for sensitive accounts, but you can't do that with this app and the MDL application. Every time you switch from this app to another, you have to start the whole process over again. Eventually, I just opted for a bare bones password so I could remember it and type it easily.

What’s new

Added support for DC API
Improvements to wallet page UI
Updates to the mDL provisioning flow card scanning tips and error messaging
Overall app performance improvements