Tech Tip: Google Wallet Now Creates Digital IDs from Photos

Google has added a new tool that permits Android users to create digital versions of many kinds of identification (ID) cards and event passes for device wallets.
Google已经新增了一项工具，允许Android用户将多种身份证件（ID卡）和活动通行证的数字版本添加到设备钱包中。

The tool is part of the Google Wallet app.
这项工具是Google Wallet应用的一部分。

It was first announced in May along with other changes to the latest operating system, Android 15.
它最初是在5月与其他对最新操作系统Android 15的更改一起宣布的。

The change is explained on a Google Wallet help website.
这一变化在Google Wallet帮助网站上进行了说明。

The tool is now available for Android users in the United States who have the latest update of Google Wallet.
现在，这一工具已经对拥有Google Wallet最新更新的美国Android用户开放。

Digital wallets are designed to permit users to save non-physical versions of credit cards, personal IDs, membership passes and event tickets to their smartphones or other devices.
数字钱包的设计是为了允许用户将信用卡、个人身份证件、会员通行证和活动票的非实体版本保存到智能手机或其他设备中。

Credit cards in wallets are linked directly to the banks that offer them and can be used to pay for things just like with a physical credit card.
钱包中的信用卡直接与提供这些卡的银行关联，可以像使用实体信用卡一样支付。

The use of digital wallets has expanded over the years as people depend more on digital IDs and other documents.
随着人们对数字身份证件和其他文件的依赖增加，数字钱包的使用多年来不断扩大。

Supporters say this reduces the need to carry a lot of cards in a physical wallet.
支持者称，这减少了携带大量实体卡片的需求。

Until now, Google Wallet divided its digital document offerings into categories.
在此之前，Google Wallet将其数字文件分为不同类别。

Examples of these categories would be payment or gift cards, transportation passes for bus, train or air travel as well as official IDs.
这些类别的例子包括支付或礼品卡、公交、火车或航空旅行的交通通行证以及官方身份证件。

Google's new tool is designed to permit device users to easily add many more kinds of documents to its Wallet service.
Google的新工具旨在允许设备用户轻松添加更多种类的文件到其钱包服务中。

These could include the kinds of passes many people carry in their physical wallets, such as gym memberships and medical or insurance cards.
这些文件可能包括许多人在其实体钱包中携带的通行证类型，如健身会员卡和医疗或保险卡。

These digital versions can be created by the user taking a picture of the physical document or by doing a screen capture of a digital version from a device.
这些数字版本可以通过用户拍摄实体文件的照片或通过设备截取数字版本的屏幕截图来创建。

Some documents have an electronic barcode or QR code that can be entered into the Wallet app.
有些文件带有电子条形码或二维码，可以输入到Wallet应用中。

Google Wallet then uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to use information from the photo to create a new digital pass.
Google Wallet随后使用人工智能（AI）技术，从照片中的信息创建新的数字通行证。

The process of creating these digital documents is similar to adding new documents to Google Wallet.
创建这些数字文件的过程类似于向Google Wallet添加新文件。

Users open the app and then click on “Add to Google Wallet (+).”
用户打开应用，然后点击“添加到Google Wallet（+）”。

The app then gives users a choice of what kind of card or pass to create.
应用程序会让用户选择要创建哪种卡或通行证。

These include groups like “Payment Card,” “Transit Pass” or “ID Card.”
这些包括“支付卡”、“交通通行证”或“身份证件”等类别。

The new Google Wallet has a new category, called “Everything Else.”
新的Google Wallet有一个新类别，称为“其他所有”。

This offering was created to permit users to make digital copies of just about any card, pass or document they want to keep in their devices.
这个功能的创建是为了允许用户将几乎任何他们想保存在设备中的卡、通行证或文件制作成数字副本。

Google offers additional security steps to users storing official documents on Android devices.
Google为在Android设备上存储官方文件的用户提供了额外的安全步骤。

These “private passes” can also be added to Google Wallet.
这些“私密通行证”也可以添加到Google Wallet中。

Google says data contained in official digital documents is only saved on the device as an extra security measure.
Google表示，官方数字文件中的数据仅保存在设备上，作为额外的安全措施。

People in some American states can create a digital ID to be used to officially prove their identity.
在某些美国州，人们可以创建一个数字身份证，用于正式证明他们的身份。

Google explains that this service is currently only available in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia and Maryland.
Google解释说，这项服务目前仅在亚利桑那州、科罗拉多州、乔治亚州和马里兰州可用。

There is a process users must follow to have their digital IDs verified by each state.
用户必须遵循一定的流程才能让他们的数字身份证得到各州的验证。

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) even accepts this form of state ID at many major U.S. airports.
美国运输安全管理局（TSA）甚至在许多主要美国机场接受这种形式的州身份证。

Online technology website Android Authority recently reported Google Wallet will soon be equipped to also create digital versions of American passports.
在线技术网站Android Authority最近报道称，Google Wallet很快将能够创建美国护照的数字版本。

To create this official digital document, users would need to be holders of a U.S. government issued e-Passport.
要创建这个官方数字文件，用户需要持有美国政府签发的电子护照。

The online publication said one of its writers discovered the Google Wallet passport is still in development at Google.
该在线出版物称，其一名作者发现Google Wallet护照仍在Google开发中。

Android Authority noted that having a passport saved in Google Wallet might remove the need to present an actual passport in some cases.
Android Authority指出，在某些情况下，护照保存在Google Wallet中可能无需出示实际护照。

However, the digital version is not designed to replace the physical passport, which the user should continue to carry.
然而，数字版本并非旨在替代实体护照，用户应继续携带实体护照。