After upgrade to Sonoma 14.6 Touch ID stopped working to unlock by single touch. My Touch ID stopped working. Removing my existing fingerprints, I am now not able to add any fingerprint at all.
I am still able to unlock by double pressing on my Watch (With latest Watch OS).
MacBook Air, macOS 14.6
Updating to 14.6.1 solved my issue. After update, as I logged in again after restart, it prompted me to enroll in Touch ID automatically (I had deleted the only fingerprint for troubleshooting purposes and couldn’t re-add before), and it now completed successfully! Unlocking computer and password manager both work again.
I am in the process of updating a M3 MBA to Sonoma 14.6
Let me check what the results are and get back to you.
No issues using the Touch ID
Had only 1 Registered Fingerprint before the update to 14.6 and only the same 1 Fingerprint afterwards
Suggest restarting your machine a couple of times and Test
Still issues >>
Restart in Safe Mode. This will perform a Disk Repair, clear cache files and only load Apple Software, extensions and fonts. The boot up will be slow and can take some time - Normal.
Safe Mode will also eliminate Third Party Software, extensions and drivers from loading.
It will only load the Minimum amount of Core Apple Processes to allow the the computer to function at a reduced Level of Performance
Does the issue present in this mode ?
Sometimes a Safe Boot followed by a Normal Boot will just put things right.
I have problem with my MacBook Pro and 14.6, that it is slow to unlock.
14.5.x had no problem.
Same issue. Slow to Unlock after upgrading to 14.6
GerardofInfCrt wrote:
Same issue. Slow to Unlock after upgrading to 14.6
Slow is one thing
Not work altogether is another thing
I am also experiencing a slow response to Touch ID within the logon screen following the update to MacOS Sonoma 14.6 (done yesterday).
Having installed yesterday, Tuesday, the update Sonoma 14.6
Shutdown the computer at days end Tuesday
Today, Wednesday, booted up.
Touch ID works just fine after Manually Typing in the computer password .
Still able to use Touch ID to log into these Forums, Banking Websites and another website that have a Saved Password in Keychain or Safari
Go figure
Same issue - very slow to unlock after 14.6 upgrade... Anyone found a solution?
Try disconnecting and removing the keyboard from the Bluetooth list. Turn the keyboard off and then back on and reestablish the Bluetooth connection.
lkrupp wrote:
Try disconnecting and removing the keyboard from the Bluetooth list. Turn the keyboard off and then back on and reestablish the Bluetooth connection.
Good idea.
For some reason I sense this question may become or is becoming a " Honey Pot "
For those having unlocking issues:
Are your devices running Intel or Apple Silicon?
Are your devices provided by your employer and/or setup with MDM/Intune?
Apple Silicon M1 Max, managed by the company through Intune. I have seen this issue with every single Apple Silicon-based MacBook we have that has done the update. Multiple restarts do not clear it.
I am not sure what business would have a bluetooth-based keyboard with this.
However, I have not seen this issue with one of the older MacBooks sporting a TouchBar. I will confirm tomorrow whether that is Intel-based or Apple Silicon-based.
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MBP M1, MBA M2, MBP M3 all have the issue. MBP M1 is with MDM
After upgrade to Sonoma 14.6 Touch ID stopped working to unlock by single touch
