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Touch ID Not Working after Monterey Installed

Touch ID stopped working. I restarted my iMac (it's the latest M1 iMac) and Touch ID again started to work. After a few hours, it stopped working again.

I assume it is a Monterey software fault.

Anyone else experience this? Is there a fix?

Thanks.

Posted on Oct 29, 2021 3:41 PM

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ajno60

Level 1

8 points

Mar 11, 2022 2:25 PM in response to Bearded_Yoda

Good to hear! I'm pretty sure this is the issue here. Low battery, Touch ID does not work.

Touch ID Not Working after Monterey Installed

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