How to fix Face ID is not available error on iOS – Easy Steps

Face ID is a safe way to lock and unlock your iPhone. Like Touch ID, if the sensor does not recognize you for 3-5 attempts in a row, it will disable Face ID and you will have to use your password to log in. Once you’ve entered the password, you can use Face ID again to unlock your phone, notes, Apple Pay, and log into apps and confirm App Store downloads and payments.

Face ID is not available error on iOS

Face ID, once set up, will work with standard iOS apps. For third-party apps, you will need to authorize the app to use Face ID, but you only need to do it once. If you’re trying to unlock your iPhone or log into an app with Face ID but it’s not working, try the following.

1. Restablecer Face ID

Face ID is reliable and can adapt to certain changes in appearance, for example, if you wear glasses or if you wear contact lenses instead of glasses, it will still recognize it. With that said, if Face ID isn’t constantly available, the easiest solution is to reset Face ID.

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Go to Face ID and Passcode.
3. Enter the access code for your phone.
4. Tap Reset Face ID.
5. Once reset, you will need to set up Face ID again.
6. After setting Face ID again, you will be able to use it.

2. Authorize applications to use Face ID

Apps will need to be authorized to use Face ID again after resetting it. To grant permission to the application;

1. Open the app and tap on the Face ID option.
2. When prompted by the app, authorize it to use Face ID

Alternatively, and this depends on how the application has been developed to work with Face ID;

1. Login to the app without Face ID, that is, use the normal login option.
2. Go to the app settings and enable Face ID.
3. Allow the app to access Face ID and you are good to go.

Note: this usually happens with apps that deal with finance / cash.

One last thing you can do is check your application settings.

1. Open the Settings app on iOS.
2. Select the application you are trying to log into.
3. Make sure Face ID is allowed.

3. Update the application

Face ID is a feature supported by applications. Like any other feature that can fail with an app update, Face ID can also fail. Check if the app has an update available and install it. You can fix the problem.

1. Open the App Store application on your iPhone.
2. Tap your profile picture in the upper right.
3. Scroll down and install updates for the app if they are available.

4. Hardware problems

If you have repaired or replaced your iPhone screen, Face ID may now be disabled on your phone. There is little you can do about it. A trained technician can fix it, but it could cost a lot. The only other alternative is to wait for an iOS update. Apple locks Face ID on phones after their screen has been replaced, but will stop doing so through a software update. There is no ETA on when the update will be released, so it may be a waiting game for now.

conclusion

Face ID works in low light and is much faster on newer iPhone models. Hardware issues are really the only thing that can damage or disable it. If you recently dropped your phone or it got repaired, it may be the reason why Face ID is not working.