Fingerprint sensor

Anyone know why it stopped working one day? Macbook Air is less than 3 yrs old.

MacBook Air

Posted on Jul 7, 2022 7:04 AM

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Jul 7, 2022 7:28 AM in response to hjbm2082

Click ▶︎ Touch ID not working. 💻

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Jul 7, 2022 7:52 AM in response to hjbm2082

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Jul 7, 2022 7:48 AM in response to Smilin-Brian

Tried and didn't work

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Jul 7, 2022 7:58 AM in response to hjbm2082

Any part can randomly fail.

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