Installing the My Number Card function on iPhones
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On Thursday, May 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Mr. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc. of the United States, held a video teleconference meeting to confirm that the functions of My Number Card will be incorporated into iPhones.
When will it be on the iPhone?
- We will work on releasing it next spring.
(Added on June 6, 2025) " iPhone-no My Number Card (Digital Agency Web Service Application) " is scheduled to start on June 24, 2025.
Advantages of installing a smartphone
- The My Number Card, which is popular among more than 70% of residents, is a passport for a digital society in which identity verification can be carried out both face-to-face and non-face-to-face. In addition to online applications for various administrative procedures and private services, the use of health insurance cards and library cards, etc., the use during disasters and emergencies, etc., is being expanded.
- As many Japanese people carry smartphones with them on a daily basis, the iPhone is expected to further improve convenience.
- In addition, we are submitting a bill to revise the law so that the information on the face of the My Number Card can be installed on smartphones. Assuming the bill is passed, it will be able to be used for identity verification in various scenes, age verification, and address verification, as in My Number Card. In addition, assuming the necessary institutional and systemic benefits, the person's qualifications and certificates will be displayed on the smartphone screen.