Touch ID is missing from my settings

Since the Ventura update There is no Touch ID in my system preferences and there is no where to add a fingerprint. The fingerprint icon in settings is gone.. Help?

iMac (M1, 2021)

Posted on Apr 5, 2023 09:17 PM

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Posted on Apr 5, 2023 09:53 PM

alliemaru wrote:

Since the Ventura update There is no Touch ID in my system preferences and there is no where to add a fingerprint. The fingerprint icon in settings is gone.. Help?


rule out a hardware issue—you run the user Diagnostic...not as definitive as Apple's own AST2 (Apple Service Toolkit) back bench diagnostic, but may kick out an error code.


Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac

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Apr 5, 2023 09:53 PM in response to alliemaru

alliemaru wrote:

Since the Ventura update There is no Touch ID in my system preferences and there is no where to add a fingerprint. The fingerprint icon in settings is gone.. Help?


rule out a hardware issue—you run the user Diagnostic...not as definitive as Apple's own AST2 (Apple Service Toolkit) back bench diagnostic, but may kick out an error code.


Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac

Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac - Apple Support


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