Two years have passed since that announcement and, although the forecast was that it would be ready in early 2022, the truth is that it is not yet available. We review below How is development going and what will it mean? this “DNIe” app linked to DNI 4.0, which is the official name of the new version of the document to which the app will be linked.
No scheduled date for the DNI 4.0 app
As we previously indicated, it was expected that the start signal would be given to the “DNIe” app at the beginning of this year. However, from Xataka Móvil we have contacted the National Police and it is only known that development is still ongoing, but with no set date for release. Therefore, she will have to wait.
Regarding the reasons for the delay at launch, and despite the fact that this is no more than an unconfirmed hypothesis, it could have a certain relationship with the digital wallet that Europe is preparing. And it is that the EU plans to launch a the only app in which to unify several documents; from ID and driver’s license, to passwords and payment management.
It should be said that the physical document if available. And also it has been since June 2, 2021, which was when the DNI 4.0 began to be issued. This is a common document that is already issued by all the member countries of the European Union and with which a great advance in digitization is expected after some failed first steps of the electronic DNI in our country.
This document, even if it is physical, includes a chip with which you can access our digital certificate, so not only serves for our physical identification, but also digital. It is also more secure by reducing the possibility of falsifying it or that a third party can use it to access our information.
The app will fulfill the same tasks as the physical DNI
Despite the fact that the app is in development, it has not come to light what interface it will have. It goes without saying that It will be compatible with both iPhone and Android, so it can be downloaded from both the App Store and Google Play. And completely free of charge, of course.
While waiting for the regulations linked to the application to be presented and made known, we can take the “mi DGT” app as a reference. In that, as the DGT itself indicates on its website, has the same validity as the physical documentation. Therefore, it is expected that the same thing will happen with the “DNIe” app and we can only carry our mobile with us.
What is known is that this application will also have the same patterns as the physical document in reference to security and access to our data. Just as the physical document has a chip that is used for consultation by authorities, the app will have a QR code or similar that also allows access to the information.
Of course, we must take into account unforeseen events such as the mobile running out of battery, it falls and breaks down or any other circumstance in which we cannot open the app and show the ID when requested. Hence It will continue to be advisable to carry your physical ID with you when it’s time to receive the app. Moment that, we hope, will be sooner rather than later.