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Touch ID Not Working after iOS 9.3 Update

My TouchID is not working, post the iOS 9.3 update yesterday. Doesn't work to unlock the phone, nor apps that use it. I disabled/enabled it. Re-setup my fingerprints, and no luck. Rebooting phone doesn't help either.


Did not backup phone prior to update. And have not tried doing a backup and restoring yet. Was hoping for a quicker/better solution (and also wanted to report this issue).


Any ideas?

iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 9.3

Posted on Mar 22, 2016 2:12 PM

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Apr 8, 2016 9:36 AM in response to woodstok1979

As I posted earlier in this thread, with my iPhone 6 I tried most everything but it never worked even after 9.3.1. I did the full factory reset as recommended by support (of course I knew this). the person i spoke with was great and did a lot of looking internally at the time (a couple weeks ago). I showed him this thread as well. In the end he said they probably did have enough bug reports at that point. That hopefully may have changed after all of the new reports we are seeing in our thread. I'm calling back with my case number. It's obvious it is not a hardware repair issue.

Apr 8, 2016 11:41 AM in response to iklimchuk

Apple support remotely ran diagnostics on my phone whilst I waited, they discovered that my phone had developed a hardware fault on the Touch ID module. It was working fine before I updated to 9.3.1. When I first updated to 9.3.1 my phone became extremely hot to the point where it was uncomfortable to hold. After many restarts it cooled back down again but after that the touch ID never worked again, coupled with extreme battery drain from 100 - 0% in under 7 hours, even when it was locked for 6 of those hours. Fortunately Apple agreed to repair/replace my handset under warranty, received the replacement handset back today, updated it to 9.3.1 only this time, no battery drain, no overheating, and thankfully everything appears to be working. Great service as always from the guys at Apple support and I now have a new working iPhone 6. Thanks guys

Apr 8, 2016 2:28 PM in response to woodstok1979

OK, running iPhone 6 upgraded to iOS 9.3.1 (4/6/2016) when I encountered my first issue with Touch ID not working. Apple obviously updated their PIN code from 4 digits to 6 digits and forced the entry with iOS 9.3.1. Once I let the upgrade take place, then went to Settings > Follow Ups and reset to the new 6 digit code, waited overnight (4/7/2016 to 4/8/2016), rescanned my Touch ID fingerprints, all is OK now.

Apr 11, 2016 3:26 PM in response to woodstok1979

and finally...

the response from dev team:


Apple Developer Relations11-Apr-2016 11:10 PM


Thanks a lot for the log.

There are no plans to address this as a bug.

Unfortunately, this is a HW issue - either the Home button or the TouchID sensor or the connecting flex is broken.

Please visit an Apple store or authorized service center for repairs.

We are now closing this report.

If you have questions about the resolution, or if this is still a critical issue for you, then please update your bug report with that information.

Please be sure to regularly check new Apple releases for any updates that might affect this issue.


a-ha, hardware issue suddenly appeared together with dozens of other similar reports and right after iOS update...


low, Apple...really low...


one step closer to returning to Android...

Touch ID Not Working after iOS 9.3 Update

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