ID finger print just doesn't work

[Infiniti7]

When I first bought the 5s the finger print id worked great. Now it hardly works. I say if I try it 10 times it works 2 times. What's the deal?

 

[Just_Me_D]

Have you tried cleaning the sensor or deleting your saved fingerprints and rescanning?

 

[finn5975]

I do not have it enabled on my phone so I cannot speak directly from experience, but have you tried the basics? Such as, registering more than one of the fingerprints to a particular finger that you use in order to improve the chances of accuracy? Have you tried wiping out all of the stored fingerprints and starting all over?

Aside from those things, I would suggest taking it to the closest Apple Store if within reasonable distance and have them check it out.

Edit: sorry I posted same time as D

 

[anon(4698833)]

Mine still works as good today as it did the day I bought it. Unless yours was damaged or has some kind of pre-existing issue, I have no idea why yours would be acting weird (unless you didn't calibrate it properly or didn't use enough different positions to make more generally successful).

 

[Peligro911]

When I first bought the 5s the finger print id worked great. Now it hardly works. I say if I try it 10 times it works 2 times. What's the deal?

Mine works perfect since day 1 and still does

 

[jmr1015]

Yep. Mine still works as great today, as it did the day I got it. Only the occasional hiccup from being a little dirty. Nothing a quick wipe with a microfiber won't cure.

 

[km12345]

Mine still great unless I got something on my fingers or it's dirty or I used wrong part of finger


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[iEd]

Works perfect for me. Usually if it fails for me it's pilot error.

 

[nikkisharif]

Mine works perfectly. I just make sure I keep my hands & the sensor clean

 

[Eileen89]

Mine works perfectly. I just make sure I keep my hands & the sensor clean

^ This. The only time I have an issue with this is if my home button is smudged or if my fingers are damp after washing my hands.

 

[markhunsaker]

Depends on the day. Sometimes I notice it doesn't work especially if my hands are super dry. It isn't fool proof and can be extremely frustrating at times.


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[EmceeGeek]

Mine works great, but of course I made sure my whole thumb, no matter how I sit it, was saved. Clean it off, try saving your prints again! Mine only doesn't work when my fingers have something on them.

 

[Infiniti7]

If it use to work great why would I have to re due my prints? Makes no sense. My finger prints haven't changed in 25 years

 

[km12345]

If it use to work great why would I have to re due my prints? Makes no sense. My finger prints haven't changed in 25 years

I have an idea . Make 2 finger id of the finger that u r using but focus on diff section of ur fingers so that it pretty much learn ur whole finger at least all possible part which may contact the sensor.


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[Infiniti7]

I'll try that but when I first made a print of my thumb it worked great. Just Doesn't make sense why it stopped working. I have AppleCare+ wonder if they will give me a new device if they can't figure it out

 

[anon(4698833)]

I'll try that but when I first made a print of my thumb it worked great. Just Doesn't make sense why it stopped working. I have AppleCare+ wonder if they will give me a new device if they can't figure it out

They'd give you a replacement even if you just used the regular 1 year standard Apple Care. Your experience is not normal...my wife's 5S's finger print scanner works flawlessly too (she just doesn't use it, lol).

 

[neurodave]

Reads my print in 0.01 seconds. There are times all I want to do is just turn on the screen and it unlocks the phone, Lol. I'd say take it to the Apple store and have it checked out.

 

[finn5975]

If it use to work great why would I have to re due my prints? Makes no sense. My finger prints haven't changed in 25 years

Lol when I suggested this, I wasn't implying that your fingerprints have changed or anything like that. But we are putting a lot of reliance on technology not only to work the way it should, but continuing to work as designed over time. Sometimes, a glitch occurs for whatever reason and while it does not make sense on the surface, it can happen.

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

At times it takes a couple of tries for it to recognize my fingerprint. I find that wiping my screen and home button on my shirt or jeans helps it work better.

Just gotta wipe the thing every so often.

 

[iEd]

A forum member posted a tip of making a few profiles of the same finger. I think that's been working for me. And making different profiles with different grips.


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