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Aqara Smart Lock U400 launches with Apple Wallet support for fully automatic unlocking

Aqara Smart Lock U400 launches with Apple Wallet support for fully automatic unlocking | Image shows the lock detecting an Apple Watch as a woman approaches her home

The Aqara Smart Lock U400 has been launched today at CES with support for the Home key feature in Apple Wallet. This means your door can automatically unlock as you approach it from the outside, with no user action required.

It uses ultra-wideband technology to detect someone carrying an iPhone or wearing an Apple Watch registered with the lock …

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Apple Wallet order tracking improved with iOS 26, but it’s still missing something

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With iOS 26 this year, Apple announced an incredibly promising improvement to the order tracking feature in the Wallet app. With on-device Apple Intelligence models, the company planned to identify orders in your email to provide tracking updates, eliminating the need for retailers to need to support their proprietary feature.

I was really optimistic about this improvement, but after using it for the past couple months, it honestly feels a dull band-aid solution that never should’ve been implemented. Here’s why.

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More iPhone users can add their driver’s license to Apple Wallet starting today

Update November 19: This feature is now live. Illinois residents can now head to the Wallet app to add their licenses. Original story below.


Apple Wallet support for digital driver’s licenses and state IDs continues to expand. Now, Illinois has officially announced that starting tomorrow, iPhone users will be able to add their driver’s license or state ID to the Apple Wallet app for digital access.

With the addition of Illinois, support for this feature is available in 13 states, along with Puerto Rico.

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Digital licenses in Apple Wallet: Where are they actually accepted?

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The rollout of digital IDs in Apple Wallet is gaining momentum. The feature just expanded to its twelfth state this month, with the addition of West Virginia. You can view the full list of states and territories with Apple Wallet support for digital IDs and driver’s licenses here

Once your state adds support for Apple Wallet IDs, however, the next big question is where you can actually use that new digital ID. Things are a bit patchwork right now, but here’s what you need to know.

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US passport support in Apple Wallet is a hugely important step for digital ID

US passport support in Apple Wallet is a hugely important step | Mockup of US passport in the app

We learned back at WWDC25 that US passport support would be coming to Apple Wallet. It hasn’t yet arrived in iOS 26, but the company yesterday confirmed that it is on the way.

An update to the Apple website last month told us to expect it by the end of the year, and Apple’s VP of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet, Jennifer Bailey, confirmed in a conference keynote that it is still happening

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DHS says Chinese criminal gangs made $1B from US text scams

DHS says Chinese criminal gangs made $1B from US text scams | Silhouetted figure against a hi-tech background

The Department of Homeland Security says that Chinese criminal gangs have made more than $1 billion from text scams sent to US phone numbers over the past three years.

Scam texts about fake highway toll payments, US Postal Service fees, and traffic violation fines are used to obtain credit card details. They also trick victims into submitting a one-time code from their bank, which allows the criminals to add the card to Apple Wallet

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