How to reset Touch ID on a MacBook – Easy Steps

Touch ID has been added to Mac. A MacBook has a dedicated ‘key’ that reads your fingerprint, while users with an iMac will need the correct Apple keyboard model if they want to use Touch ID with it. Face ID has yet to be added as a security tool on Mac.

Touch ID en MacBook

Touch ID on a MacBook works pretty much the same as it did on older iPhone models that had the feature. You can save up to three fingerprints that can be used to unlock your MacBook. Like the iPhone, you can use Touch ID to unlock your Mac, but if it doesn’t recognize a fingerprint 3-5 times, you’ll need to use your account password to enable Touch ID again. If you haven’t logged into your Mac for a long time or rebooted the system, you will have to use the password again instead of Touch ID.

Except for the niche cases above, Touch ID should work without a hitch; however, if it repeatedly fails to recognize a fingerprint, you must reset it.

Restablecer Touch ID en MacBook

To reset Touch ID on a MacBook, follow these steps.

1. Open System Preferences.
2. Vaya a Touch ID.
3. Hover your mouse cursor over one of the saved Touch ID prints.

4. Click the close button.
5. Enter your account password.
6. Repeat for all saved fingerprints.
7. Touch ID will be reset.

Once you reset Touch ID, you will have to re-add fingerprints for it to work.

1. Click on the empty Touch ID slot with the plus icon.
2. Press your finger on the Touch ID sensor.
3. Pick it up and put it back.
4. Once it’s been added, give it a name.
5. Repeat for two other fingerprints that you want to save.

conclusion

Touch ID can run into problems and a reboot is a quick fix. Make sure the sensor is clean. Like any other key on a keyboard, Touch ID can collect dirt and must be cleaned. You also need to make sure that when you save a new fingerprint to Touch ID, the sensor is clean. Lastly, if you can’t get Touch ID to work and it doesn’t register a fingerprint when you try to set it up, then there may be hardware damage. You can try an SMC reset on your MacBook, but if that doesn’t work, you’ll need to bring the device in for a check. Repair can be simple or you may need to replace the keyboard panel.