I like to keep my old airline boarding passes etc in wallet as a travel memory, and have had no problem over 8+ years with them in the wallet app. I just noticed today that a bunch of them disappeared on their own. Yes, the hide expired passes setting is unchecked. They seem to have just vanished. Is this a bug or has anyone had this happen? Any way to get them back?
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Original Title: Old Passes Disappearing
Your old boarding passes disappeared because newer iOS versions allow Wallet to automatically delete expired or old passes — even when “Hide Expired Passes” is off. Airline passes now often contain expiration metadata, and Wallet removes them once outdated. Deleted passes cannot be recovered unless you have the original email or can regenerate them from the airline app. To preserve them long-term, use screenshots or save the .pkpass files manually.
Your old boarding passes disappeared because newer iOS versions allow Wallet to automatically delete expired or old passes — even when “Hide Expired Passes” is off. Airline passes now often contain expiration metadata, and Wallet removes them once outdated. Deleted passes cannot be recovered unless you have the original email or can regenerate them from the airline app. To preserve them long-term, use screenshots or save the .pkpass files manually.
I don’t think that’s correct. The way to access them has changed. Please follow the path,
iPhone > Wallet app > More Button (3 dots in upper right corner) > Expired > view hidden passes
My old boarding passes disappear from Wallet on iPhone
