Phone screenshot saying ‘POSTIDENT’:
There are 3 methods available
AutolD
Verify your identity online fully automated with your smartphone & your identification document. (Available every day around the clock.)
elD function
Identify online with ID card, residence permit, or elD card for EU citizens and PIN. (Available every day around the clock.)
Phone screenshot saying: ‘POSTIDENT’ —
How to scan your identity card
• Do not disrupt the contact between the ID and the smartphone.
• If there are problems with the connection, please change the position of the ID.
• Remove any protective cases.
• If the problems continue, please restart the app.
2 buttons below: ‘OK’ and ‘Select a different method’
I just used the online ID function as described in the letter: to purchase a phone SIM card and verify the identity online.
The phone carrier’s service used Deutsche Post’s #PostIdent service to read the ID card.
It took a few attempts to transfer the data because the NFC chip is sensitive.
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