Temple was one of six universities announced Monday as early adopters of an upcoming feature of the watchOS 5 operating system that lets Apple Watches or iPhones replace the conventional student ID card.

The new electronic ID will allow students to access buildings and pay for items, writes Roberto Torres at technical.ly.

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“You’re going to have the ability to add your student id card to Wallet on your iPhone and Apple Watch,” said Kevin Lynch, vice president of technology at Apple. “This works by simply holding your watch near a reader anywhere you can use student ID cards on and off campus. It will be available this fall starting with these universities and we’ll expand to more campuses over time.”

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