{"id":1027382,"date":"2026-06-15T04:20:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T04:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1027382\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T04:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T04:20:25","slug":"everything-new-coming-to-apple-wallet-in-ios-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1027382\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything new coming to Apple Wallet in iOS 27"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple has spent the last few years expanding what Wallet can hold<\/a>, from driver\u2019s licenses now live in as many as 14 states<\/a> in the US to transit cards for cities like Atlanta, reducing the need to carry physical cards and documents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The steady expansion has turned Wallet from a simple payment app into a broader digital hub. While Siri AI<\/a> and Apple Intelligence<\/a> stole much of the spotlight at WWDC 2026<\/a>, Apple Wallet quietly received its most substantial upgrade yet with iOS 27.\u00a0<\/p>\n

More importantly, iOS 27<\/a> feels like the moment those individual additions start coming together as a cohesive platform rather than a collection of separate features living inside the same app.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot of ground to cover, so without further ado, here\u2019s everything new coming to Apple Wallet with iOS 27 later this year.<\/p>\n

Ditch your physical loyalty cards<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re tired of carrying a stack of cards you never use because you forgot they exist, Apple Wallet has something for you.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Apple<\/p>\n

\t\tBoarding passes in Apple Wallet Apple<\/a><\/p>\n

With iOS 27, you\u2019ll be able to point your iPhone (with the Siri mode in the Camera app) at any physical card (with a barcode), and save it as a digital card in Apple Wallet<\/a>. You can also add a pass manually from within the Wallet itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Once saved, it shows up as a scannable barcode or QR code in the app, ready to go either from your iPhone<\/a> or Apple Watch<\/a>. If you\u2019ve been carrying your gym card or library card around for years out of pure habit, iOS 27 will finally give you a reason to clear out your wallet for good.<\/p>\n

Digital Passes get a major glow-up<\/p>\n

With iOS 26, boarding passes in Apple Wallet got a richer redesign<\/a> with more visuals and integrated travel information. With iOS 27, Apple is extending that same treatment to a variety of digital cards, including loyalty cards, rewards cards, membership cards, and gift cards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Passes will gain vibrant background art, custom branding, and information tiles that surface useful context, such as loyalty point balances, event details, and membership perks, right where you\u2019d expect to find them.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s even more interesting is that Apple<\/a> is leaning into real-time updates for these passes, and Disney World is first in line. Later this year, Apple Wallet will automatically surface your Disney World ticket as you approach the park\u2019s gates.<\/p>\n

\"Electronics,<\/p>\n

\t\tApple<\/a><\/p>\n

Smarter hotel keys that double as a concierge<\/p>\n

Digital hotel keys aren\u2019t new<\/a>, but iOS 27 gives them a meaningful upgrade.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beyond unlocking your room, the new key experience will surface your entire trip details, updates about the activities you\u2019ve booked<\/a>, and provide access to other amenities and services, all from the same pass, the digital hotel key, in the Apple Wallet app.<\/p>\n

Basically, the app will turn your room key into a mini concierge service that lives in your phone. The catch, however, is that it\u2019s up to hotels to enable the feature for their digital room keys, so don\u2019t expect it to arrive everywhere on day one.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Splitting the bill just got a whole lot easier<\/p>\n

This might be the most useful addition for anyone who\u2019s ever sat at a restaurant table, doing math on a napkin.<\/p>\n

In iOS 27, Apple Wallet will allow you to scan a receipt using Siri mode<\/a> in the Camera app, use Apple Intelligence to identify each item, let you assign items to different people\u00a0(if you\u2019re going Dutch), and calculate everyone\u2019s share, including tax and tip. From there, it lets you send Apple Cash requests<\/a>, directly from within the app.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Electronics,<\/p>\n

\t\tApple<\/a><\/p>\n

You can use the feature in Apple Wallet, Messages<\/a>, or straight from the Camera app. It\u2019s U.S. only at launch, which is good news for us, and needs an Apple Intelligence-compatible iPhone<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So, if you\u2019ve ever been the designated bill-splitter for a group of six, this particular feature is going to be a lifesaver.<\/p>\n

A redesigned Apple Pay checkout<\/p>\n

Apple Pay is also getting a checkout redesign<\/a> that fixes a longstanding annoyance, something that I\u2019ve also covered as a separate news story.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Right now, tapping a card on the payment sheet opens the address settings instead of intuitively switching cards. However, with iOS 27, you should be able to swipe between cards on the same screen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The checkout interface will also show useful information like rewards balances, account balances, and pay-later options<\/a>, before you commit to one payment option.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Electronics,<\/p>\n

\t\tApple<\/a><\/p>\n

Topping up cards without leaving the app<\/p>\n

Later this year, Apple Pay will let you add funds to debit and prepaid cards<\/a>, the eligible ones, either from within Wallet or during checkout. It\u2019s a small addition, but if you\u2019ve ever had a prepaid card decline at checkout, you\u2019ll get why this is a welcome fix.<\/p>\n

Tap to Share: a faster way to check out in stores<\/p>\n

Apple Wallet\u2019s Tap to Pay already lets merchants accept payments<\/a> using an iPhone, but Tap to Share takes things further. By tapping your iPhone to a participating merchant\u2019s iPhone or supported payment systems, you can securely share details like your shipping address, email, or loyalty information, the kind that usually means standing at the register and saying everything out loud.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll also be able to watch your final basket update, in real time, as the cashier scans the items, then pay right on your phone. This requires an iPhone 12<\/a> or later running iOS 27<\/a>, though, something to keep in mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Electronics,<\/p>\n

\t\tApple<\/a><\/p>\n

More barcodes, more countries<\/p>\n

Wallet passes now support four more barcode formats: EAN-13, Code 39, Codabar, and ITF. These are still used at places with relatively older retail systems, ones that haven\u2019t caught up to QR codes yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Better Wallet integration in Smart Stacks on Apple Watch<\/p>\n

On compatible Apple Watch models<\/a>, watchOS 27<\/a> surfaces pinned passes, keys, tickets, and transit cards more proactively, based on the time of day and your location.<\/p>\n

The feature wants to make sure that the right pass, depending on where you are and what you\u2019re doing, is only a wrist-raise away when you need it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A new app for businesses: Pass Designer<\/p>\n

On the developer side, Apple introduced a new Mac app currently in beta with macOS 27<\/a>: Pass Designer. It lets businesses build, customize, and preview the new Enhanced Passes.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple has spent the last few years expanding what Wallet can hold, from driver\u2019s licenses now live in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1027383,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3159],"tags":[23870,283701,71319,283702,283703,283704,104799,283705,283706,40787,11069,80435,23820,2965,547,5471,53,16,15,221677],"class_list":["post-1027382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-apple-pay","tag-apple-pay-cash-card","tag-apple-wallet","tag-apple-wallet-coupons","tag-apple-wallet-custom-passes","tag-apple-wallet-reward-cards","tag-ios-27","tag-ios-27-beta","tag-ios-27-features","tag-iphone-15-pro","tag-iphone-16","tag-iphone-16-pro","tag-iphone-17","tag-iphone-17-pro","tag-mobile","tag-phones","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-wwdc-2026"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116752210416409551","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1027382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1027383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1027382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1027382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1027382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}