Carrying around a fat stack of plastic loyalty cards is officially a thing of the past thanks to a brilliant new feature in iOS 27.
You can now scan any physical card — whether that's loyalty cards, membership cards, gift cards, etc — and save it directly to your iPhone. The feature uses the Camera app's Siri mode and Visual Intelligence to recognize barcodes and QR codes instantly.
Once added to Wallet, you can present the pass as a barcode or QR code without carrying the physical card.
If you want to test it now, the iOS 27 developer beta is available to download for users now, as long as you've registered. Here's how to do it.
How to create your own Apple Wallet passes
Open the Apple Wallet app on your iPhone. Next, tap the (+) button in the top corner and select "Create a Pass" from the menu.
If you have an iPhone 15 Pro or newer, you can use the Camera app's Siri/Visual Intelligence mode to scan the barcode or QR code on your physical card. The app recognizes the code automatically and extracts the information.
If you have an older iPhone, you'll need to manually enter the barcode number and card details instead.
After scanning or entering your card information, choose a template that matches your card type: Standard, Membership, or Event. Customize the colors and details to match your card, then save it to Wallet.
The pass is now ready to use. You can present the digital barcode or QR code directly from Apple Wallet or Apple Watch without carrying the physical card.
If your card doesn't scan properly even on a compatible device, you can still manually type in the barcode number and card details to create the pass.
What else is coming to Apple Wallet?
Beyond custom passes, Apple Wallet is getting a few other notable upgrades that make the app much more useful.
All passes now feature a cleaner, enhanced design with better background images and detailed information tiles. Hotel digital keys are also more functional, displaying your trip details and activity access right on the pass.
To make the app more versatile, Apple also added support for four new barcode types (EAN-13, Code 39, Codabar, and ITF), while also expanding its built-in order tracking to Australia and Canada.
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