After upgrade to Sonoma 14.6 Touch ID stopped working to unlock by single touch

Same issue. Slow to Unlock after upgrading to 14.6

Same issue - very slow to unlock after 14.6 upgrade... Anyone found a solution?

14.6.1 did not fix it for my M1

14.6.1 did not fix it for me either…

I am also experiencing a slow response to Touch ID within the logon screen following the update to MacOS Sonoma 14.6 (done yesterday).

Did it? It made mine perform even worse. With this update (both 14.6 and 14.6.1), the entire auto-lock and log-in/unlock process through Touch ID is botched on my end. This is actually one of the most frustrating OS updates I've experienced so far. Logging in or unlocking your screen is the first thing you want to do without any issues.

Not sure if you experienced the same issue, but I have to wait approximately 7 seconds after initiating the screen lock before it responds and gives me a login screen to log back in, and Touch ID isn’t working for 7-10 seconds, no matter how you press it. Re-adding a new fingerprint and enabling/disabling Touch ID doesn’t work either. I had to fully disable Touch ID just to log in somewhat normally, but even then, it takes 7-10 seconds every time your screen is locked before you can unlock it. And if you’re unlucky, even after being able to log in, it simply jumps back to the login screen after opening for 2 seconds.

Apple Support is unable to resolve the issue either. I guess we’ll have to wait for another patch before this is resolved—if it even gets resolved with that patch. Until that moment, I think I'll have to roll back to a version before 14.6, I guess, to be able to log in again. Unless someone here knows a fix that works?

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I have problem with my MacBook Pro and 14.6, that it is slow to unlock.

14.5.x had no problem.

I have to say the official answer here does not satisfy me.

There's a lot of (corporate or private, I don't think it matters) MacBook users that after a MacOS version upgrade experience difficulties, and we're advised to contact our IT departments. Isn't it clear that there's an issue with the upgrade?

For me it's not just Touch ID, but login/logout overall.

If I'm logged in and I lock my screen, the screen saver with the fly-by field is shown. If I then press any key, nothing happens for like 10-15 seconds (but I do here the "blip" sound of a key press when pressing any key) before the login prompt even appears. During this period, the beach ball also appears and disappears a couple of times.

If I then either use Touch ID or enter my password and press enter, it freezes for another ~10 seconds before logging in. Furthermore, even if I enter the wrong password, it freezes for 5+ seconds before any feedback (where the password field "bounces" to indicate wrong password). So it does not seem to be related to the login process as such being slow, but rather the process of showing the login screen AND the process of validating the credentials (be it password or touch ID).

Mac M1 Pro, Sonoma 10.6.1, managed through InTune MDM.

14.6.1 solved my issues.

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.

For those who experience the Slow Touch ID function post the update to Sonoma 14.6

If the computer is a Corporate Computer which is enrolled in a Mobile Digital Management Service ( MDM ), like Jamf or similar 

The solution is to communicate with your Company IT Department 

Explain to them what the issue is  and Open a Service Ticket with them

The maintenance of the computer is theirs and theirs alone  and there is very little that can be done to fix their issue on these Forums .

I have the same issue, OS 14.6.1 with Intel i7. It's very slow to unlock with Touch ID from the login screen. Other touch operations are fine. I've tried deleting my fingerprint and creating a new one - same issue. Rebooting does not fix it. The unlock was working fine on 14.5.

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.

json-hp wrote:

@PRP_53 how come 14.6.1 fixed my issue without any changes in our MDM. you have been pushing us that the problem is on the MDM but its definetelly otherwise.

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