Hello Mike, I suggest that this is, in fact, an error message.
As I do not know the history of your device, I would argue that it was physically damaged, sometime in the past, and was not properly repaired. There is no need for you to confirm this for, regardless, I recommend that you contact Apple as some kind of maintenance is required. The only other recommendation I can offer, short of contacting Apple, would be to install a fresh copy of iOS on the device via iTunes. If such a step did not resolve the issue, then I would argue that your device has been seriously compromised and I, personally, would never use such a device for fear of having my personal data exposed. Good Luck, Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 6:45 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Touch ID & Passcode Hi Mark, It's not an error message, well at least it doesn't seem to be an error message, but just a message stating that the touch ID & passcode can't be activated on this phone. The settings are in Touch iD & Passcode, under Use touch ID for, iPhone unlock is off, Apple Pay is off, iTunes & App store is off, then under the Fingerprint heading, I've never added a fingerprint or turned on / addedthe a passcode. All the other settings after these buttons are dimmed / not accessible. Take care. Mike. Go Dodgers! Sent from my iBarstool. Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement. In the end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree. ----- Original Message ----- From: M. Taylor To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 6:07 PM Subject: RE: Touch ID & Passcode Hello Mike, I am unclear as to what settings you could possibly configure in order to prevent such an error message but I strongly suggest that you contact Apple tech support either on the phone or in person in order to address this matter. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 4:55 PM To: VIPhone Subject: Touch ID & Passcode Hi All, I'm running a S E iPhone 6 with iOS 10.33. Whenever I start my phone I get the message stating, the touch ID cannot be activated on this phone. I've got all the necessary settings turned to keep this message from appearing, but it still does. Is there anything else I can do to keep it from coming up when I turn my phone on? All help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much. Take care. Mike. Go Dodgers! Sent from my iBarstool. Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement. In the end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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