IPhone 6s without fingerprint. IPhone without Touch ID - what is it and is it worth buying? Where did these phones come from?

Today we'll talk about iPhones without a touch ID. The topic is quite interesting and I will tell you exactly what to do if Touch ID does not work on your iPhone. It will be interesting.

Guide-Apple

iPhone without Touch ID - what is it?

New technologies in most cases are very good, but when they work correctly. Today we'll talk about iPhone without Touch ID, what it is and what solutions to the problem are.

Touch ID not working on iPhone

Starting with the iPhone 5S in smartphones that Apple creates, they began to implement new technology protect your phone's data and it's called Touch ID.

I can't complete my Touch ID setup

Now let's move on to the very essence of the problem, many users of iPhones 5S and 6 complained about an error that does not allow completing the Touch ID setup.

Cheap iPhone 6 without Touch ID - what is it ?!

Review Sponsors - iPhone without Touch ID what is it and is it worth buying IPhone without Touch ID — what is this is that? ..

RESTORED IPHONE 6 WITHOUT TOUCH ID FOR 13K

Thank you for your support. LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE and then you will not get into such a situation. HAPPY NEW YEAR!…

damage to the loop when replacing the display;
damage when the smartphone falls;
buying a used device.

When appears in your gadget this problem, then most often we just continue to use the device, just without a scanner (you need to turn it off completely in the settings so that there is no error).

If you just bought a phone, then this is either a factory defect, or you were sold a refurbished iPhone. We ask you to immediately change the device to a new one in the store.

Should you buy an iPhone without Touch ID?

conclusions

In fact, a theme with a non-working Touch ID in an iPhone is a rather troublesome topic, especially for service centers to fix Apple technology.

New technologies in most cases are very good, but when they work correctly. Today we'll talk about iPhone without Touch ID, what it is and what solutions to the problem are.

A fingerprint scanner can be found in almost everyone today modern smartphone... Reliable, of course, but sometimes very problematic.

Touch ID not working on iPhone

Starting with the iPhone 5S in smartphones that Apple creates, they began to introduce a new technology to protect your phone's data and it is called Touch ID.

The essence is quite simple, a fingerprint scanner is placed in the Home button and instead of entering a password, you can simply put your finger on. Also used for online shopping.

I can't complete my Touch ID setup

Now let's move on to the very essence of the problem, many users of iPhones 5S and 6 complained about an error that does not allow completing the Touch ID setup.

The meaning of Touch ID is corny, simple, the phone has a processor and a fingerprint scanner is attached to it in hardware.

This means that in case of any damage to the scanner, it will not be possible to change it. If you put the button on from another device, then it simply will not work.

The reasons for this situation are as follows:

damage to the loop when replacing the display;
damage when the smartphone falls;
buying a used device.

When this problem appears in your gadget, then most often we just continue to use the device, just without a scanner (you need to turn it off completely in the settings so that there is no error).

If you just bought a phone, then this is either a factory defect, or you were sold a refurbished iPhone. We ask you to immediately change the device to a new one in the store.

With every new Apple model trying to improve this technology and problems with latest models are extremely rare.

And after the appearance touch button Home in iPhone 7, I think errors will occur only after the loop is damaged.

Should you buy an iPhone without Touch ID?

If you are looking for a brand new or used iPhone in stores, then it is likely to come across phones without a working Touch ID and they are much cheaper than the rest.

In general, the smartphone is no worse and can serve you for a long time. Some acquaintances took such phones and are quite happy.

Whether to buy such an iPhone is an individual matter:

Perfectionists- if you like everything to work perfectly, then this option disappears right away. I myself am one of such people, and even if I do not use this function, I want it to work correctly.
Anyway on Touch ID- if you understand that this function is not so important to you, then you can safely take such a gadget for yourself and you will save a lot.

And once again I want to remind you that such devices work no worse than others, they just have a non-working scanner. I wrote a little higher about the reasons for its failure.

conclusions

In fact, the topic with a non-working Touch ID in an iPhone is a rather troublesome topic, especially for service centers for repairing Apple equipment.

In fact, this is all that I wanted to tell you about this, and if there are additional points that I forgot to mention or you want to see in the article, write below.

At the time of buying expensive smartphone I always want to save money. Some Belarusian online stores offer "officially restored" iPhone 6 without Touch ID fingerprint scanner at a cost almost two times less than the market average. We tried to figure out what these gadgets are.

Touch ID- a fingerprint scanner developed by Apple. It is now installed in all iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, and iPad tablets Air 2, iPad Pro line, iPad mini 3 and iPad mini 4.

"Refurbished at an Apple subsidiary"

For example, one of the Minsk online stores offers iPhone 6 without Touch ID for 520 rubles. At the same time, the market price of such a smartphone with 16 GB of internal memory is from 804 rubles.

When we called, they explained to us that it was completely original device Apple. It just “turned off the fingerprint sensor”, so the cost of the device was significantly reduced. When buying, the seller gives his own one-year warranty in one of the Minsk service centers.

In another online store, a smartphone is offered a little more expensive - for 530 rubles.

When asked about the originality of the device, we were told that the smartphone had gone through a factory restoration process at one of Apple's "subsidiaries" (it seems that they decided not to write about this on the site).

According to the seller, in addition to the inoperative fingerprint scanner, the gadget has no other differences from the original iPhone 6. The warranty is also provided in one of the Minsk service centers.

In the third online store, Apple smartphones are also inexpensive - only 580 rubles for an iPhone 6 without Touch ID.

The store itself was assured that the gadget was restored at the official Apple factory (this is also indicated on the website). As in previous cases, the warranty is offered for one year at a private service center.

What kind of refurbished smartphones?

Apple does indeed release refurbished iPhones. These are used devices that the owners returned due to a malfunction or under a trade-in program.

Such gadgets are sent to the factories of Apple partners, where, if necessary, all defective parts are changed in the devices, then a new display, battery and case are installed.

The smartphones are then factory tested, given new serial numbers, and then packaged. It comes with new headphones and a charger. There should be no problems with such devices. The package must be marked REF or RFB.

Where did Touch ID go?

How to protect yourself when buying an iPhone?

1. Try to buy smartphones from official sellers of Apple technology (operator salons, large networks like "Svyaznoy" or "Euroset").

2. Check the packaging for damage.

3. Serial number and IMEI must match everywhere: on the box, on the device and in the smartphone settings.

4. If the device is refurbished, there must be a mark about it on the box - the letters RFB. These smartphones also come with the official Apple warranty, but are cheaper.

5. Enter the serial number of your smartphone on the special page of the Apple website. If the device is original, the system will recognize its model and display information about the warranty status.

It is important that the “Valid Purchase Date” box is ticked to confirm that the device is original and purchased from Apple.

All original iPhones - both new and refurbished - are eligible for technical support and repairs for a year after activation.

See how much original Apple smartphones cost in Belarus today.

Any appearance new function in Apple devices (and not only) causes a wave of discussion, controversy, criticism. This fate was not spared by the fingerprint scanner built into the iPhone 5s and called Touch ID.

In the Canadian newspaper Toronto Star it appeared, entitled "The iPhone 5s Fingerprint Reader: 10 Reasons It's a Bad Idea." The title of the article speaks for itself. But let's try to figure out if Touch ID really deserves criticism - let's take the arguments of the author of Toronto Star and take a closer look.

1. There is a video of a cat unlocking an iPhone. How soon will hackers get to the scanner?

Well, yes, such a video exists. Moreover, there are more than one hundred similar videos where Touch ID is unlocked using various parts of the body (including intimate ones), but what does this mean? Only that the scanner is capable of reading fingerprints not only from fingers. This is bad? No. Less secure? Also no. Your cat will only be able to unlock your iPhone if you have added her paw print to your trusted list. Well, of course, hypothetically, we can assume that the attackers, stealing your iPhone, at the same time grab your cat and use it to unlock the device ... Sounds silly, doesn't it?

As for hackers, they have already gotten to the scanner, but the methods of deceiving Touch ID are still far from common.

2. If Apple did something wrong, it will set the biometrics industry back years.

What does “did something wrong” mean? And why should this have such a major impact on an industry that developed before Touch ID, and will continue to develop after, even if it turns out that Apple was really wrong about something.

3. Touch ID is a solution to a non-existent problem

Here the author of the article asks a question that is painfully familiar from forum battles - why should people buy an iPhone 5s, pay big money for it, if they are satisfied with the iPhone 5. As in the forums, it is very difficult to answer such a question. Or very simply: it suits old model- well, don't buy a new one.

4. Apple uses fear to promote this product

Well, this is generally ridiculous. Fear of what? Before a possible theft of the device? Before possible access to confidential data? But Touch ID does not have any kind of super-protection, it just makes user identification more convenient compared to the usual password entry.

5. Wet and dirty fingers negatively affect sensor performance, causing errors

A weighty argument. And also - wet and dirty fingers do not work well with touch screen... So they just need to be washed and dried.

6. Somewhere in the smartphone your prints will be stored, and someone can use them

First of all, Touch ID stores its data in a completely separate place, dedicated to this storage. And to the rest of the hardware part of the smartphone, only the result of the "ID check is successful / unsuccessful" type is transmitted. And somehow it is impossible to intercept this data from the outside.

Further. IPhone does not store fingerprints. When you add a fingerprint, the finger is scanned and converted into a dataset, which is stored in the smartphone. Then, during identification, the finger is scanned again, another set of data is obtained, which is compared with the first. If the data match, the user is identified. At the same time, the sets of this data are specific to the iPhone, using them elsewhere (even with the assumption that they can somehow be stolen) simply does not make sense.

The kidnapper will receive gibberish, which will be as “easy” to convert back into a fingerprint as it is to recreate from a half-eaten cake, and even broken into small pieces, the original culinary masterpiece with all the decorations and cream lettering. Such a comparison was made by a specialist familiar with this issue.

7. It is complex software that can lead to problems

The author means that the complex software less resistant to hacker attacks. What is the answer to this? The iPhone 5s isn't the only electronic device in the world with sophisticated software. And nothing, others somehow live, cope ...

8. This is for a portion of the market only. Most people are not worried about safety.

Well, let them not worry. No one is forcing anyone to use Touch ID, just like no one is forcing anyone to use a password. But since the authentication procedure is much easier with a scanner than with a password, then maybe someone who did not think about security before will still use Touch ID?

9. Potential technical problems with the new product

Yes, it happens. But so far no problems have been noticed, moreover, users are reporting that Touch ID “just works” and works fine. And if we proceed from the logic that every new product may encounter technical problems, and therefore it is bad, then it is better not to release new products at all, is it not?

10. People will use Touch ID at the initial stage, but then refuse, as due to wear of the sensor identification will occur with a delay

Will there be this delay? Can anyone assert this with certainty? Now there is no delay, the device works quickly and does not cause problems.

And as a result. Once again - no one forces you to use Touch ID without fail. The sensor simplifies identification - and that's it, this is not a panacea for all ills, but not their source. Whoever wants to, will use it, the rest will simply use the smartphone in the manner familiar from previous models.

Refurbished iPhone 6: how it differs from used and how not to get a fake.

Cheap iPhone 6 without Touch ID - what is it ?!

Review sponsors - iPhone without Touch ID that it is worth it to take an iPhone without Touch Aidi - what is it all the same?

Not so long ago, the refurbished (refurbished), also known as Certified Pre-Owned(CPO), iPhone 6. We decided to figure out how these phones differ from the new iPhones, how not to fall for a fake, and generally consider them for purchase.

How is the iPhone 6 CPO different from the new one?

The Certified Pre-Owned program was launched by Apple as part of a green initiative in which the company tries to reuse as many components from its own technology as possible. In the main, old or broken iPhones are recycled, not so long ago Apple showed its own Liam bot, which disassembles phones. However, not all iPhones that end up with Apple require complete disposal. From time to time, a prerequisite for replacing the device with a new one is a small flaw that can be removed at the factory. Specifically for this, there is a Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program.

If one of the components in the iPhone 6 turns out to be defective, or the device itself is not damaged enough to be disposed of, then it is sent to the Apple factory and reassembled. They test the iPhone 6, determine the breakdown, change the broken component, carry out cleaning, and also a full testing cycle. To put it more simply, the phone is rebuilt again, with all this, the battery is certainly changed. Then the iPhone 6 is assigned a new serial number and packed in the latest packaging with new headphones, Lightning cable and charger... In fact, actually a new phone comes out with an official 1 year warranty, but the main part of the components in it remains from the model that was already in use, therefore such devices receive the CPO prefix in the title and are sold cheaper than new ones.

How to tell an iPhone 6 CPO from a fake?

Apart from the official Certified Pre-Owned program, stores can also restore iPhones, this is completely common practice. Nevertheless, not all of them honestly report to customers that they are selling used phones or that they themselves were engaged in restoration. Let's see how to distinguish a unique iPhone 6 CPO from a fake one. To do this, we'll take a look at both the official and fake refurbished iPhone 6s.

The unique iPhone 6 CPO comes in a box that differs from the standard packaging of the iPhone 6. Instead of the convex silhouette of the phone, it simply has the inscription iPhone 6, and below it says: Apple Certified Pre-Owned. Apart from this, the iPhone 6 CPO is packed at the factory, because the film fits snugly to the box and in the main has a smooth seam.

2. Look at the device number.

iPhone 6 CPOs sold in Ukraine have the following numbers: FG492SU / A, FG482SU / A and FG472SU / A. The letter F first of the rooms means - refurbished (restored).

3. Check the phone status.

If possible, check serial number on Apple's website, there will be information about its warranty and technical support:

For a used iPhone 6, the warranty will most likely no longer be:

If everything is fine with the packaging, do not rush to give the funds to the merchant, but offer to open the box to check the phone.

1. Look at how the film is glued on iPhone case 6, it should not lag behind.

2. There should be no obvious damage or scratches on the phone case. After all, we remember that it is tested at the factory. This applies to the monitor. We got a fake refurbished iPhone 6, in which a non-unique screen is installed, it protrudes more from the body.

With all this, after turning on the phone, the screen showed a strong light at the top edge and a very cool color rendition.

3. The front camera should be exactly in the center of the hole in which it is installed.

If the camera lens is displaced in any direction, this may indicate that the body was handily opened and later could not be properly put in place.

4. The Lightning connector must be clean, if there are abrasions on its distant wall, this means that it has been used more than once.

5. The iPhone 6 CPO package must be complete, complete with new headphones, Lightning cable, and charger. They must be perfectly packed and free from any traces of use.

6. To make sure that the phone is working, you need to turn it on, the display should show in a couple of seconds Apple logo, and then the interface of the first option will be loaded. After turning it on, it doesn't hurt to check if the serial number in the phone settings matches the number on the box. To do this, go to: Options> General> About this device. The serial number is located on the bottom of the box.

If you carry out this light inspection, you can find what kind of iPhone 6 we have before us: the last one in use, or really a CPO. We hope that this will help save both money and nerves.

Should you consider an iPhone 6 CPO to buy?

The main advantage iPhone 6 CPO versus the new iPhone 6 is its cost. In Ukraine, the price of the official iPhone 6 is about UAH 18 thousand, and the iPhone 6 CPO is UAH 14 thousand, which is closer to the "gray" deliveries. With all this, the unique refurbished iPhone 6 has the same 1 year warranty as the official one. Surely, no one can guarantee that the iPhone 6 CPO will not break, because even new iPhones come across with marriage. Still, this is one of the options to save on buying an official iPhone 6, if you want to have a manufacturer's warranty.

The editors are grateful to ASBIS for providing the devices.

Most discussed.

without the written permission of LLC "HOTLINE" is not allowed. Materials marked with a P are published for advertising purposes.