I thought the same thing but when and went into an Apple Store where I'm sure the button is extremely greasy and it worked just fine. Exchange it. I did and it works like it is supposed to.
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Does Touch ID work for you?
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I thought the same thing but when and went into an Apple Store where I'm sure the button is extremely greasy and it worked just fine. Exchange it. I did and it works like it is supposed to.
Good to hear. Maybe some of the No and "not sure" votes should have their phones checked out.
Works on my dog too.
I figure i'll only use it for another day or two and then ditch it. If I could get rig of the lockscreen altogether I would like I did on my S3.
Just waiting for a jailbreak.
I figure i'll only use it for another day or two and then ditch it. If I could get rig of the lockscreen altogether I would like I did on my S3.
Just waiting for a jailbreak.
Apparently it works better than me typing in a 4 digit code, I'm more impressed than I expected.
Touch ID is the WORST FEATURE EVER -
Touch ID is the WORST FEATURE EVER - because I put my finger on the home button of my iPad mini and sit and wait. Seconds go by before I realize I'm not holding my iPhone. I didn't want to have to upgrade my mini and probably will if it has Touch ID.
Seriously though, this is GREAT. I can't wait until I can log into Chase, Paypal, eBay and other sites and apps just using my finger(s). Nice job Apple. Way to hit a home run.
Touch ID is the WORST FEATURE EVER - because I put my finger on the home button of my iPad mini and sit and wait. Seconds go by before I realize I'm not holding my iPhone. I didn't want to have to upgrade my mini and probably will if it has Touch ID.
Seriously though, this is GREAT. I can't wait until I can log into Chase, Paypal, eBay and other sites and apps just using my finger(s). Nice job Apple. Way to hit a home run.
Had a funny experience with it just now. I think the larger its map gets of an individual finger the more difficult it can get to convince it to add a new print region. The left edge of my right thumb, which I just discovered yesterday I frequently use for the home button, took several minutes of failing/retrying with nearby parts of the finger to stick in its memory. It most likely didn't help that the edge in question is slightly callused from playing the guitar.
I think it might make sense to go back and re-make your finger profile after you figure out where yo use it frequently. Easier to start by training the correct locations than trying to force it to learn those areas later.
I think it might make sense to go back and re-make your finger profile after you figure out where yo use it frequently. Easier to start by training the correct locations than trying to force it to learn those areas later.
So far it's working great and I love it!!! Just gotta train myself to not keep hitting the power button first!
Has anyone here re-labeled the fingerprint descriptions? I've taken to doing so as I realized I typically touch the sensor with a different part of my index finger than I had scanned. I hit the 5 print limit and couldn't figure out which one to delete, so I wound up re-scanning 3 of them (I remembered which ones were my thumbs) and labeled them. I think in the future it would be nice if Apple prompted you to relabel them automatically.
Didn't realise you could, I made a note on a piece of paper which one was which finger.
Here's how:
Go into Settings>General>Passcode and Fingerprints. Enter your pass code, select Fingerprints, and hit the edit button. From there you'll see the buttons to delete a fingerprint. Just click on the name (don't delete the print itself) and then the keyboard will pop up.
I have to just say... After 12 hours with the 5S and Touch-ID, it's a deal MAKER!!
For those of you who choose to use a security PAsscode or those that are required due to corporate policies applied to your phone the Touch-ID is the coolest thing ever.
You'll feel it every time you use your phone, it saves time and also is probably 95% accurate!
This is the one feature that makes the 5 -> 5S upgrade worth it!
Now if you don't use a Passcode... Then you would not appreciate how cool it is.
For those of you who choose to use a security PAsscode or those that are required due to corporate policies applied to your phone the Touch-ID is the coolest thing ever.
You'll feel it every time you use your phone, it saves time and also is probably 95% accurate!
This is the one feature that makes the 5 -> 5S upgrade worth it!
Now if you don't use a Passcode... Then you would not appreciate how cool it is.
I suspect they will eventually, but they're conservative about making sure it's right, and I'm guessing once they are absolutely sure that there's no stupidly easy hack for it, they'll widen it. Right now, it's limited to things they control, so only they have to deal with the headache if something happens (or people falsely claiming that someone stole their iphone and hacked TouchID and ordered lots of stuff with their keychain).
so far in the 13 or so hours i've had it, touch id is 100% effective. I reg'd my index finger and thumb and so far it's worked every time, and it doesn't work if I use an unreg'd finger. Flawless thus far. Very impressive I honestly didn't think it would work that well.