To create the digital ID, you’ll scan the security chip on the back of your passport into the Google Wallet app. Google will ask you to verify your identity with a selfie video and then generate the ID pass within a few minutes. The ID is encrypted, so you’ll need a passcode or fingerprint to access and share it.

Only a handful of states support digital IDs in Google Wallet, with more on the way. But the company's new idea of supporting national passports could be a better solution.

Google announced new capabilities for Wallet as it moves ever closer to an all-digital future for personal identification.

Google will beta test a new feature for Google Wallet that can turn US passports into a new form of digital identification. Google announced the new feature on its official blog. Now digital IDs made from passports and state issued IDs can be used as valid forms of identification at certain Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints at some US airports.

Do you use Google Wallet? It’s handy for storing payment methods, event tickets, and much more in an easily accessible place, but now there’s a new feature coming: passports. Last year, Google introduced the ability to save select state identification cards to your Wallet.

Google Wallet rolls out support for US passport and confirms plans to expand digital ID support to three more states.

Google has announced that in the US, Google Wallet will have the option to generate a digital ID card based on your passport.

Digital passports via NFC for TSA checkpoint use will soon be supported by Google Wallet in the US. Google Wallet's digital passports won't be accepted everywhere, but you'll be able to use them at select TSA checkpoints at airports in the US.