Native mobile app flow

Mobile-first verification lets you offer a fast, seamless identity verification experience on mobile—without requiring users to download your full app or integrate a mobile SDK.

Users complete verification directly through a native mobile experience. This can provide a smoother capture experience and richer device intelligence for fraud detection.

On iOS, this experience is powered by App Clips. For questions or support, please reach out to your Persona team.

Why use mobile-first verification?

Mobile app verification is a good option if:

• You want to provide a mobile-native experience without embedding an SDK
• You want to avoid increasing your app’s size
• You don’t have a mobile app, but want a better experience than a mobile browser
• You’ve run into issues with webviews or browser permissions (e.g., camera access)
• You want to improve fraud detection by collecting mobile-specific device signals (e.g. jailbroken/rooted device detection)

How it works

1. You send users a link or QR code.
2. On supported devices:
   • The mini app automatically opens.
   • No installation is required.
3. If the device doesn’t support mini apps:
   • The link opens in the browser, like a standard hosted flow.

This is only available on iOS via App Clips. In December 2025, Google deprecated Android Instant Apps, and mobile-first verification is no longer supported on Android devices. Please contact your Persona account team to explore alternative solutions for supporting Android users.

How the mobile native app flow compares to other integration types

Things to keep in mind

• Mini apps only work on newer devices (e.g., iOS 17.6+).
• Some features, like NFC verification, may require the use of our Mobile SDK.
• Custom branding may need approval from Apple.
• If native mobile app verification is required for your inquiry template, Android users may need to complete verification through the Persona Wallet app.

Get started

You can find setup instructions in our integration guide