iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet
iOS 27 will introduce a 'Create a Pass' feature in the Wallet app, allowing users to generate custom passes without needing a developer account. Users can create passes by scanning a QR code or using a template-based editor with customizable styles and colors. The feature, expected at WWDC on June 8 and public release in September, marks a shift toward user-driven pass creation.
- ▪iOS 27 will add a 'Create a Pass' option to the Wallet app accessible via the '+' button.
- ▪Users can create passes by scanning QR codes or building them from scratch using templates for Standard, Membership, or Event types.
- ▪The new feature does not require an Apple Developer account, Pass Type ID, or certificate signing.
- ▪Apple has not previously allowed users to create their own Wallet passes natively on iPhone.
- ▪WalletWallet acknowledges that Apple's new feature will reduce the need for its core functionality but continues to support cross-platform and web-based pass generation.
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Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported on Monday that iOS 27 will add a "Create a Pass" feature to the Wallet app. Tap the "+" button you already use to add credit cards or pass emails, and Wallet will offer something it has never offered before on iPhone: a path to build your own pass. You can scan a QR code on a paper ticket or membership card with the camera, or build a pass from scratch in a layout editor. The whole flow runs without an Apple Developer account, a Pass Type ID, or any certificate signing. iOS 27 is expected to preview at WWDC on June 8, with a public release in September. How the new flow works Reporting from Bloomberg, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, and AppleInsider lines up on the same workflow. Inside the Wallet app, the existing "+" button gains a new option for creating a pass.
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