INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The days of needing to carry a driving licence or other physical forms of ID may be coming to an end thanks to a new breakthrough from
Google and Qualcomm.The two technology giants have agreed a partnership that will bring electronic ID capabilities to the next release of
the first mobile system-on-a-chip (SoC) to support Android Identity Credential APIs in Android R, which is expected to launch next year.With
multiple aspects of everyday lives already ported on mobile phones, including the likes of with boarding passes, credit cards and shopping
vouchers, digital ID cards, secured via biometric authentication, are a logical next step.This could mean that a user is able to store their
driving licence on a mobile device to quickly confirm their identity both online and offline
This could greatly speed up authentication processes for buying goods and services, but also offer an extra layer of security protection for
that the service will come as part of the Snapdragon 865 platform, announced by Qualcomm this week and set to power the majority of 2020's
known about Android R just yet, but it will likely come packed with a raft of improvements and upgrades for mobile users.
