I use my index finger, which is my braille reading finger.

> On Dec 15, 2013, at 4:26 PM, Ron Pelletier <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hey John,
> 
> I'm wondering if you use your braille finger to unlock your phone if that
> would make a difference if you are a big-time reader. I don't think that
> could change the surface of the skin but you never know.  Another thing
> could be a person with very oily skin or a nervous person who often have
> damp fingers or something of that nature. Could it be that some blind people
> like myself use their finger as a liquid level indicator.  I'm not talking
> about touching the phone with a wet finger but sometimes that liquid is very
> hot.  
> 
> I read a report that said that even a cut on the finger could alter the
> image enough so that this finger can't be used unless you reset it.   
> I don't think we'll figure that one out unless we can make some kind of
> relation between people for whom it doesn't work.
> 
> Ron & Danvers
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
> Of John Diakogeorgiou
> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 3:31 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Touch ID only works for a couple of days
> 
> The finger used to make the print shouldn't make a difference. That's all a
> matter of preference. When I set it up originally I used my thumb about 3/4
> of an inch below the tip. I've never had a problem and have been using this
> since the phone was released. The problem is perplexing however. It makes no
> sense that it would work for a day and stop.
> 
>> On 12/14/13, Ron Pelletier <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Rolling your finger when scanning your finger makes all the difference 
>> in the world.  You never will be able to touch the scanner exactly in 
>> the same place or at the same angle..  The system needs to have a 
>> large enough area of your print to work with.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Ron & Danvers
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
>> Behalf Of Steve
>> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2013 1:14 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: Touch ID only works for a couple of days
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Not experienced that issue.  FWIR, when you program in your finger, 
>> you are supposed to roll it slightly, not sure how much difference that
> makes.
>> But,
>> my finger works on my phone consistently as well as on my wife's phone.
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> 
>> From: Robin Christopherson <mailto:[email protected]>
>> 
>> To: [email protected]
>> 
>> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2013 7:49 AM
>> 
>> Subject: Touch ID only works for a couple of days
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Dear listers
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I heard on a recent iFive podcast someone saying that this was an 
>> issue for them and asking if anyone knew of a solution. It's the same 
>> for me too so I was wondering if anyone on this list knew if this was 
>> likely to be fixed with a firmware update. I can program in a finger 
>> or thumb and it works fine for a day or so then it doesn't work - not 
>> even a small percentage of the time - it just never works thereafter 
>> until I reprogram and then it works 100% of the time for a day or so.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Any comments welcomed, Robin.
>> 
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