Overview
- The Kentucky Mobile ID app is now live on iPhone and Android and is accepted at TSA checkpoints in more than 250 airports, including CVG, SDF, LEX and PAH.
- The digital credential does not replace a physical license as state law still requires drivers to present a hard copy during traffic stops and many businesses may not accept the app yet.
- Early tests by local reporters found retailers and bars frequently declined the mobile ID for age-restricted purchases.
- Enrollment requires scanning a physical license, taking a live selfie for verification against state records, securing the app with biometrics or a six‑digit PIN, and using it on only one device at a time.
- Businesses can verify IDs using a free Mobile ID Verify tool via Bluetooth, and Kentucky plans Apple, Google and Samsung wallet integration after its KINDL system modernization targeted for summer 2026.