Ron: Good question! I think I said I use my thumb. Maybe people should try using a different finger or setting up the phone so that it works with more than one finger.
On 12/15/13, brian albriton <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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