Florida Digital ID app is now available.
 

Would be nice if The Villages did something like this for our ID. Imagine not having to bring your physical ID for pool, golf, rec centers, etc.

The Villages announced they are working on it. It was in one of their videos last summer.
I think they said it will be part of the Villages App

I would rather bring my ID than have to bring a phone with me everywhere.

Here's more info on Florida Smart ID:

Florida Smart ID - Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) is committed to modernizing nearly every aspect of what we do and how customers access our services.

As part of that sustained commitment, the state of Florida is stepping into the future and developing an intuitive mobile driver license – Florida Smart ID.

The Florida Smart ID app is a secure version of your driver license, which can be downloaded on your smart device when launched.

It is not simply a photo of your license. When used with an associated Florida Smart ID Verifier, customers can provide a safe, trusted and contactless proof of identity or age.

And nothing would stop you from doing that. But for those who always carry their phones but sometimes forget to bring their wallets or purses to the pool, the addition of a digital Villager ID would be very helpful.

Wrong I bet it would only be a short period of time before they figure out how cost effective it would be to not issue any kind of ID and have them entered in your phone only , I love my phone but don’t carry it when I’m walking ,biking or running and if I make stops after gym I’m in exercise clothes and don’t want to carry it in those small pockets ,when going into stores , and no I’m not interested in checking prices on my phone as I stop for an item in grocery store .

An argument could be made that walking, biking, or running might be precisely the time you *should* carry a phone in case of an emergency. But regardless, neither a Villager ID nor a Florida license is required for any of those activities or when shopping.

Not being sure which ID you are referring to when you say "they* would figure out a digital version is more cost effective, I wouldn't worry too much about that. First, while both have been discussed neither have been implemented yet. Second, it is unlikely that the other 49 states would agree to accept the FL digital ID any time soon. Third, even FL would recognize that you cannot rely on digital IDs today; you can accept them but you would need to continue to accept the physical form. Fourth, as far as I can tell the physical Villager ID does not expire so as long as you have one now you would not need the digital version if it ever comes to pass.

Well I guess I got a. D from the teacher for my post as I was speaking in general and about the possibilities of cost effectiveness being realized by putting things on phones instead of print and if you walked bike or ran you would know that sometime you need to use the bathrooms at centers or show an I’d once in awhile in a store not very often but it’s happened with credit card , also at movie theaters here , also buying gift cards etc could go on but what’s the point by the way I’m going out now to run 3 miles and no I won’t be carrying my phone y the way I haven’t worried about any thing since I retired 23 years ago on the 12th of this month at 60 except missing a plane takeoff

Bill Gates was supposed to have smuggled micro chips into all the vaccinated, so we could just be tracked and scanned where ever we were.
Why have another system?

Silly bird, The Villages is not going to stop issuing physical cards, just like the state of Florida is not going to stop issuing physical cards. Just like the credit card companies haven't stopped issuing cards despite Apple Pay. Just like we have physical and digital vaccine cards.

Speaking of Village IDs, I lost mine last week and I couldnt believe how fast and easy it was to get a replacement. I expected a long process with paperwork and silly questions. Went to the village office at Sumter next to Starbucks and was out in 15 minutes ($15 cost). People there were so nice and the new card was usable the next morning. Had some golf shop credit balance on the card ( which is how I pay for TV's course green fees) which got transferred automatically to the new card. The four-digit pin remained the same. My tee time at Glenview was still valid when I logged on to TV's online tee time system. Met some nice people at TV office, almost glad that I lost it! Well almost.

As far as getting rid of physical cards and using a smart phone ap, that would mean that I'd have to show my smart phone at both the pro shop and then the starter(like one does with their ID). I lost my ID somewhere from the pro shop to the starter. I would rather lose my ID card than lose my phone.

More of an inconvenience to keep using a gate card

Having the option to do either is better than being stuck with one.

Why not just embed ID like they do pets? Or tattoo? :icon_wink:Actually all you have to is give you ID number there scanner will bring up you picture. But, some too lazy to enter the number and demand ID.

AGREE! VIllages need a smartphone ID
 

Make sure it will work with the Apple Wallet! Much easier to access than inside a third part app.