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Face recognition not working for apple store

The worst phone I have ever owned is the Iphone 13 mini and for the extortionate price I feel ripped off by Apple. It has a sorry history of malfunctioning and corrupted software. After the latest "upgrade" I had to go back and change all my settings which had been changed by the upgrade. Most problems have been fixed but some annoying ones remain. I am trying to fix them one by one. The current bug is that face ID is not recognised by the Apple Store even though all the settings are correct. Does Apple a bug fix for this?

iPhone 13 mini, 16

Posted on Jan 22, 2023 7:12 PM

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Posted on Jan 23, 2023 1:27 AM

The link on top of this page which you had visited, before posting this question here, is shown under the "Related Article” that may have given you an answer. 


You need to mention which part from the above article was not clear to you.



Go to Settings, tap Face ID & Passcode, then tap Reset Face ID.Next tap Set up Face ID to set it up again.


If Face ID isn't working on your iPhone or iPad Pro



iPhone Camera

With iPhone 12 models and later using iOS 15.2 and later, you can go to Settings > General > About to see the parts and service history of your iPhone and you can see if the camera has been replaced. If the repair was done using genuine Apple parts and processes, you will see "Genuine Apple Part" next to Camera.



Parts and service history

With iOS 15.2 and later and iPhone XR, iPhone XS models, and later—including iPhone SE (2nd and 3rd generation)—you can go to Settings > General > About for the parts and service history of your iPhone. You can also find out if the battery has been replaced. If the replacement was done using genuine Apple parts and processes, "Genuine Apple Part" will appear next to Battery.



Do you have a disabled Face ID alert on your device?

Please read the "What to do Next" section in this link, if nothing works as per the instruction given in this link --> If an alert says Face ID has been disabled on your iPhone or iPad Pro



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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Jan 23, 2023 1:27 AM in response to Community User

The link on top of this page which you had visited, before posting this question here, is shown under the "Related Article” that may have given you an answer. 


You need to mention which part from the above article was not clear to you.



Go to Settings, tap Face ID & Passcode, then tap Reset Face ID.Next tap Set up Face ID to set it up again.


If Face ID isn't working on your iPhone or iPad Pro



iPhone Camera

With iPhone 12 models and later using iOS 15.2 and later, you can go to Settings > General > About to see the parts and service history of your iPhone and you can see if the camera has been replaced. If the repair was done using genuine Apple parts and processes, you will see "Genuine Apple Part" next to Camera.



Parts and service history

With iOS 15.2 and later and iPhone XR, iPhone XS models, and later—including iPhone SE (2nd and 3rd generation)—you can go to Settings > General > About for the parts and service history of your iPhone. You can also find out if the battery has been replaced. If the replacement was done using genuine Apple parts and processes, "Genuine Apple Part" will appear next to Battery.



Do you have a disabled Face ID alert on your device?

Please read the "What to do Next" section in this link, if nothing works as per the instruction given in this link --> If an alert says Face ID has been disabled on your iPhone or iPad Pro



Jan 23, 2023 4:37 PM in response to Community User

I have tried all the suggestions mentioned in the link. I haven't yet tried removing face id and setting it up again. Face ID works with other features so it should work with the Apple Store. I probably won't bother resetting as I intend to scrap the phone soon as it has caused me so many problems and go back to a non-Apple phone.

Face recognition not working for apple store

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