Turn membership cards into digital passes on your phone

Take a look inside your wallet.

There is a good chance at least one piece of plastic in there does little more than display a barcode.

Maybe it is your library card.

Perhaps it is a gym membership, grocery rewards card or another card you pull out every once in a while.

Until now, getting some of those cards onto an iPhone could depend on whether the organization offered its own digital pass.

Apple is changing that with iOS 27.

The latest iPhone software lets you create your own pass in Apple Wallet from a physical card, photo or screenshot.

Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel owners have similar options, which means you may be able to leave a few more plastic cards at home.

Here is how to turn a membership card into a digital pass on all three phones.

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