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

I am an early adopter of the digital DL and I really wanted to switch to this app instead of the physical DL. But the app makes it very hard to stay committed to using it! I don't find it reliable. Most of the time I'm using this app, I'm tight on time - in an airport, or with a traffic stop or in a check out line. And half the time that I open the app to use it, it forces a refresh of the DL. Sometimes the authentication token seems to have timed out and it forces me to do a full login again.

Terrible UI. Almost impossible to use with password manager due to the fact that every time you switch to another app the app requires unlock and usually just hags with a blue screen after that. Easily the worst app on my phone. Plus the mobiles drivers license can not be accessed without unlocking the phone, allowing the viewer to search the phone.

You'd think an organization as large and as well-funded as the DMV would be able to make an app capable of functioning without crashing every 2 minutes. Switching to another screen on an Android phone? Crash. Clicking on the "Forgot my Password" screen? Crash. Clicking on "Send Me a Verification Code"? Closes the app when you check your email and deletes your session info, so that the verification code is invalid every time you try to enter it. Barely usable.

What’s new

Improved user messaging and instructions for better guidance
Added support for Vehicle Title and Disabled Person Placard credentials
Added support for Android NFC reader
Added general usability updates, user experience improvements, and accessibility updates.