Yes, Alan, I do have all three of those things active in my touch ID settings. 
Everything checks out in the settings. And I posted this question to both 
places because I know there are people on Mac visionaries who do not subscribe 
to the iPhone list.
Mary

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> On Sep 28, 2015, at 10:10 AM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Mary,
>  
> I think you might want to post your Touch ID issue to viphone because I think 
> a larger population of Touch ID users are on that list.
>  
> I'm curious about your Touch ID and Passcode settings. I'm asking the below 
> from an iPhone 6 running iOS 8.3 perspective so I hope they make sense.
>  
> What do you have the Use Touch ID For setting turned on for? My choices are 
> iPhone unlock, Apple Pay, and iTunes and Apps Store. I hate to be elementary 
> but I'm assuming you do have those last two turned on?
>  
> Do you have the Require Passcode setting set to immediately or to some other 
> setting?
>  
> Do you have Passbook option turned on in the Allow Access when Locked setting?
>  
> These are just some of the things I'd suggest you look at to make sure they 
> are set to get the Touch ID results you're expecting.
>  
> Good luck.
>  
> Alan Lemly
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mary Otten
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 11:47 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Touch ID and purchasing things in the Apple online stores
>  
> Yes, I tend to turn my phone off at night when I'm asleep. That is, of 
> course, unless it is being charged. But I have certainly turned my phone off 
> on various occasions since getting it. So that may explain the problem. 
> Unfortunately, I don't have anything I want to buy right now to test out the 
> theory, since it has been less than four hours since I signed in and made 
> that purchase.
> Mary
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> 
>> On Sep 28, 2015, at 9:34 AM, Regina Alvarado <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> Mary, have you turn your phone off lately? I believe there is a time period, 
>> about 4 hours, where you can use your fingerprint after signing in with your 
>> Apple ID. If you have shut down your phone, you have to always sign in. 
>> Clear as mud? 
>> 
>> reggie & Lex
>> 
>> On Sep 28, 2015, at 12:08 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> I am confused about the use of touch ID in places like the iBooks store, app 
>> store or iTunes store. I thought I was set up for that. But I just purchased 
>> an iBook. I hit the buy button and was prompted to sign in with my password. 
>> I put my finger on the home  button for touch ID, nothing happened. So I 
>> signed  in the usual way and the book was purchased. Now I don't have a 
>> problem signing in. I have been doing it for a long time. But I am confused 
>> as to how this touch ID thing is supposed to work. There must be some 
>> setting I am missing. Or I just don't understand its operation.
>> Mary
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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