Add and use passes in Wallet on Apple Watch
Use the Wallet app on your Apple Watch to keep your boarding passes, event tickets, coupons, student ID cards, and more in one place for easy access. Passes in Wallet on your iPhone automatically sync to your Apple Watch. Use a pass on your Apple Watch to check in for a flight, redeem a coupon, or get into your dorm.
Set options for your passes
Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
Tap My Watch, then tap Wallet & Apple Pay.
Add a pass
To add a pass, do one of the following:
Follow the instructions in the email sent by the issuer.
Open their app.
Tap Add in the notification.
Use a pass
You can use a variety of passes on your Apple Watch.
If a notification for a pass appears on your Apple Watch: Tap the notification to display the pass. You might have to scroll to get to the barcode.
If you have a barcode pass: Open the Wallet app on your Apple Watch, select the pass, then present the barcode to the scanner.
Use a contactless pass or student ID card
With a contactless pass or student ID card, you can use your Apple Watch to present your pass or card at a contactless reader.
If you have a contactless pass and a notification appears: Tap the notification. If there’s no notification, double-click the side button, and hold your Apple Watch within a few centimeters of the reader, with the display facing the reader.
If you have a student ID card: On supported campuses, hold your Apple Watch within a few centimeters of the reader, with the display facing the reader, until Apple Watch vibrates; there’s no need to double-click the side button.
For more information about contactless passes and student ID cards, see the iPhone User Guide.
Rearrange passes
On your iPhone, open the Wallet app, and drag to rearrange passes. The new order is reflected on your Apple Watch.
Get a notification if your pass changes
Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
Tap My Watch, tap Wallet & Apple Pay, then tap Mirror my iPhone below notifications.
If your pass changes—for example, the gate on your boarding pass—then your pass on your Apple Watch updates, too.
Remove a pass you’re finished with
Open the Wallet app on your iPhone.
Tap the pass, then tap .
Tap Remove Pass.
The pass is removed from your iPhone and Apple Watch.