You know, to me, setting up Touch Id was awesome even from someone who has never used it before despite having an iPhone since 2011. So if I can do it, chances are you can too. It's just a matter of doing what VoiceOver tells you to do. > On 22 Sep 2015, at 00:18, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Hi Rose, > > It really is a simple process, I will explain it one more time and if you > follow these steps it should work just fine. > > 1. After you start the process of adding a fingerprint, place the > finger you want to use on the hone button. You will feel a very small and > short vibration each time a successful reading is taken. > 2. After the vibration, lift the finger and put it down again in a > slightly different position, repeat after each vibration trying to cover most > of the area between your finger tip and the first joint of your finger or > thumb. > 3. At some point you get that message about adjusting your grip and to > capture the edges of your finger. If you simply swipe left or right around > the screen you will find a “Continue” bvutton. Double tap it and then again > place your finger on the home button and as requested do it more towards the > edges of your finger. > 4. After another set of readings you will get the message that Touch Id > is now ready. > > Make sure when you put your finger on the home button to put it straight > down, don’t put it down and then move or slide it around because maybe you > only have half of it on the button, just lift it and continue, it will take > as many readings as it needs to make sure it has a good image. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf > Of Rose Combs > Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 3:55 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: RE: Question about passcode and answering phone calls > > I have never, ever gotten past the trip message regardless of what I have > tried in more than 25 times of trying this. For me, it just isn’t going to > happen as nothing works and I eventually end up canceling out. I am not > normally terribly patient but I’d think trying to do this for more than 20 > minutes at a time would be enough. > > > > Rose Combs > roseco...@q.com <mailto:roseco...@q.com> > A picture may be worth a thousand words but it takes up three times the > memory! > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf > Of Jonathan Mosen > Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 2:29 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Question about passcode and answering phone calls > > Hi Rose, the prompt you are getting is to adjust your grip. Just double-tap > the Continue button, move the phone about slightly, and then you can finish > the process. You'll know it's over when the phone says "Touch IS is ready". > Jonathan Mosen > Mosen Consulting > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org <http://mosen.org/> > >> On 22/09/2015, at 8:21 AM, Rose Combs <roseco...@q.com >> <mailto:roseco...@q.com>> wrote: >> >> Fingerprint for me has never been a go, have tried it multiple times and I >> mean like about 20 or so in the past year and not once does it work despite >> instructions, I get to a point where it says it shows a picture and I am >> supposed to grab something, never figure out what and so I don't get it to >> happen, and I am alone with no eyes to help, if I ask a family member they >> just tell me if I can't get it to work I don't need it. See family about >> once a month if that. >> So if it does not work, it won't and for me, the only person I know that it >> does not work for, it won't work. Just tried again with 9 update, same >> results, absolutely none. >> I probably typed them off with more than 39 years of doing transcription, >> don't laugh, my mother applied for a job once at a school and they could not >> get fingerprint on her she went back four different times before they >> finally got some. So I suppose the same could be true for me since my >> cousin says I inherited her fingernails. >> For those who have poo-hooed me in the past, don't bother, I already know >> you think my theory is not possible, don't need to hear it again. >> >> For me, fingerprint is not happening and I surmise never will. >> >> Rose Combs >> roseco...@q.com <mailto:roseco...@q.com> >> A picture may be worth a thousand words but it takes up three times the >> memory! >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On >> Behalf Of dacia.l...@gmail.com <mailto:dacia.l...@gmail.com> >> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 7:26 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: Question about passcode and answering phone calls >> >> Hi, >> When I upgraded to I OS 9 yesterday, it made me create a passcode. I chose >> not to do the fingerprint, as that seems more complicated to me. However, >> now anytime I want to do anything, I have to enter the passcode. Does that >> include answering phone calls? I hope not, as that is very annoying, and >> takes a little bit of time to enter the passcode, and by the time you enter >> it, the call will be ended. >> Thank you, >> Dacia >> PS, if I want to disable the passcode, what I go into settings, and touch >> ID, then do something from there? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/>. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone >> <http://groups.google.com/group/viphone>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - 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