iOS 26 gives boarding passes three new features for your next flight

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Using boarding passes on your iPhone has become common practice. But after years with no changes to the feature, iOS 26 is about to upgrade your Apple Wallet boarding passes in several key ways.

Apple Wallet offers more reasons to use a digital boarding pass in iOS 26

Yesterday Apple unveiled iOS 26 and the many new features it introduces.

One area of focus is the Wallet app, which will soon gain new Car Key supported brands.

Another big Wallet change involves travel.

Many of us save our boarding passes for flights inside Apple Wallet, and in iOS 26 those passes will offer three new features.

Live Activities
Airport maps
Luggage tracking with Find My

Live Activities can be an asset on travel days, but only certain airline apps support them—and features will vary from one airline to another.

But in iOS 26, Apple is baking Live Activity support into the Wallet app for boarding passes, that way you can get a consistent experience no matter who you’re flying.

One nice touch with these Live Activities is that they’re easily shareable, so you can send one to a friend or family member who needs to track your flight.

Additionally, boarding passes will show new information when viewing the pass itself.

You’ll find easy access to airport maps, plus the location of your AirTag-equipped luggage and ability to report missing bags.

These three changes should make your travel experience with iOS 26 just a little more convenient than before.

What do you think of the new features coming to boarding passes? Let us know in the comments.