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TouchID is very slow to start and suddenly stopped working on my M1 MacBookAir. When I open the lid it takes approx. 5 seconds to be able to attempt to use touchID; even after it's available it always fails. If I add a new fingerprint, it works only until the screen locks.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.0
PTH14 wrote:
TouchID is very slow to start and suddenly stopped working on my M1 MacBookAir. When I open the lid it takes approx. 5 seconds to be able to attempt to use touchID; even after it's available it always fails. If I add a new fingerprint, it works only until the screen locks.
Try removing all finger prints—
Do a safeboot to clear system cache files How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support
Set backup touchID Use Touch ID on Mac - Apple Support
verify your software is up to date…
The current stable release of Ventura including bug fixes, security updates is macOS Ventura 13.4
Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support
Unfortunately, none of this worked. Any other suggestions?
As mentioned, if I add a new finger print, it works only for a little while but this at least makes me think its not the touchID sensor itself (not hardware related).
TouchID slow to start and suddenly stopped working on M1 MacBookAir
