> On Jan 5, 2018, at 11:05, Jonathan Fletcher <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Did you replace the button, Bill?

No, I moved the old button over from the old screen, so if I damaged something, 
it is the one button that will work.

> 
> Touch ID requires the original button or it will never work again. The button 
> is evidently paired somehow with the motherboard for security.
> 
> Some new screens come with the button, some don’t, is why I ask.
> 
> jonathan
> 
> 
>> On Jan 5, 2018, at 10:28 AM, Bill Rising <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> From: 
>> Subject: 
>> Date: January 5, 2018 at 10:28:22 AM EST
>> To: Macintosh MacUser Group <[email protected]>
>> Reply-To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers 
>> <[email protected]>
>> 
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I did manage to mostly repair my phone last night. 
>> 
>> Good news: with the new screen, the phone works better than id did ever 
>> since it's first crack in the screen 2 years ago. Way better than with a 
>> shattered screen.
>> 
>> Bad news: Touch ID doesn't work. The Home button works fine, just no 
>> recognition of a thumb or finger (just one of 10 thumbs).
>> 
>> I'm betting I messed up the infernal stuck-on cable coming off the Home 
>> button. I had to heat it to get it off, and then it still felt like I was 
>> forcing it to come off. I bet that I somehow tore something. I tried 
>> rebooting the phone. I tried hard-resetting the phone. I tried restoring the 
>> phone from a backup. [1]
>> 
>> So, tonight I'll have to take the phone apart again (which is painful) to 
>> try and reseat the cable to the Home button. Does anyone have any tips for 
>> how I might check if I'm simply out of luck or tips on reseating a glued-on 
>> piece of sensitive equipment?
>> 
>> Bill
> 
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