Water damage, no taptic function- but does this mean bad Touch ID too?
So I accidentally took my iPhone 7 underwater in my swim trunks for about 5 minutes, and it was probably 3 feet or so under.
Phone still works, however it claims "Unable to activate touch ID on this Iphone" when I reboot it, and I get no vibration from the taptics functionality. I know that taptics engine is likely shot and needs replaced, but sine it's saying "Unable to Activate touch ID", is it just saying that because the engine is shot, or is that indicating that the touch ID function of the button is shot as well?
In other words, is it possible that JUST the taptics engine is shorted out, and if I replace that, the touch ID functionality will return? Anyone have any stories of seeing this message when JUST the taptic engine was burned out?
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I have the same problem just wondering what did you end up doing? How did you fix it?
door John smith
So I had a life proof case thinking that it’d be water proof and brought it into a hot tub and the home button doesnt let me press it but Touch ID works any answers, and its a regular iPhone7
door Heyguysitsme
I have the same problem Touch ID works but the home button doesn’t work but I have a iPhone 8. also the vibration just stopped working and now I’m worried like crazy. Any solutions?
door Ayaan Bukhari