Use passes in Wallet on iPhone

Use the Wallet app to keep all your passes—such as loyalty and rewards cards, coupons, boarding passes, movie and event tickets, and more—in one convenient place for easy access. Passes can include useful information, such as the points on a loyalty card, the balance on your coffee card, a coupon’s expiration date, or boarding information for a flight.

Add a pass to Apple Wallet

When you do something like purchase a ticket, you often have the option to add it to Apple Wallet.

Open the app, email, message, notification, or other communication that contains your pass.
Tap Add to Apple Wallet.
Note: If you don’t see Add to Apple Wallet, contact the merchant or company that issued it to make sure they support passes in the Wallet app.
Follow the onscreen instructions or tap Add in the upper-right corner.

You can also get supported passes by tapping Add to Apple Wallet from any of the following:

Web browser such as Safari
AirDrop sharing
Wallet notification after you use Apple Pay at a supported merchant
QR code or barcode
To scan the code, open the Camera app , then position iPhone so that the code appears on the screen.

Use a pass

Access the pass in any of the following ways:
- On the Lock Screen, tap the pass notification. If prompted, authenticate with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode.
- If Automatic Selection is turned on for the pass, double-click the side button (on an iPhone with Face ID) or double-click the Home button (on other iPhone models). If prompted, authenticate with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode.
- Open the Wallet app , then tap the pass.
To use the pass, do one of the following:
- Contactless pass: Hold the top of your iPhone near the pass reader until Done or a checkmark appears on the screen.
- Pass with a barcode or QR code: Scan the code using the reader.

View the information for a pass and change its settings

Open the Wallet app on your iPhone.
Tap the pass, tap , then tap Pass Details.
Choose any of the following (not all options are available on all passes):
- Automatic Updates: Allow the pass to receive updates from the issuer.
- Suggest on Lock Screen: Show the pass based on time or location.
  To allow location access, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > Wallet, then tap While Using the App.
- Automatic Selection: Select the pass where it’s requested.
- Remove Pass: Delete the pass from all your devices where you’re signed in with your Apple ID.
Scroll down to view other information such as the associated app, usage details, and terms and conditions.

Share a pass or ticket with another iPhone using AirDrop

You can share certain passes in the Wallet app (not available for all passes) with another nearby iPhone (iOS 17.2 or later required).

Open the Wallet app on your iPhone.
Tap the pass you want to share, then hold your iPhone a few centimeters from the top of the other person’s iPhone.
A glow emerges from both devices to indicate a connection is being made.
Continue holding the devices near each other until the pass appears, then tap Share.
The shared pass is added to the recipient’s Wallet.

Send a pass or ticket using Messages or Mail

You can share certain passes in the Wallet app with other iPhone or Apple Watch users (not available for all passes).

Open the Wallet app on your iPhone.
Tap the pass you want to share, tap , then choose a sharing option.

Change the settings for all your passes

Keep your passes up to date on your other devices: Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud, then turn on Wallet.
Note: This setting applies only to passes in Wallet, not to cards you use with Apple Pay.
Set notification options: Go to Settings > Notifications > Wallet. See Change notification settings on iPhone.
Allow access to Wallet when iPhone is locked: Go to Settings > Face ID & Passcode or Touch ID & Passcode, then turn on Wallet (below Allow Access When Locked).

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