I want to disable the code but ipad asks me to initizlize touch id because it was configured but I can't find this option. How can I menage to do that? Mine is an eighth gen ipad
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iPad, iPadOS 18
The iPad User Guide describes the straightforward process of setting-up TouchID:
Set up Touch ID on iPad - Apple Support
If you are having difficulty setting-up TouchID, refer to this support page:
If Touch ID isn't working on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
The iPad is a locked down device and can be only access via a passcode.
Sorry, I just realized why you all didn't understand me.. in italian we use a different word that is similar to “initialize” but is the complete opposite… I WANT TO RESET TOUCH ID! I changed the lenguage setting to unravel the mystery ( translator translates “initialize”)… that’s what came out
That’s not true, I always kept it without, I needed to block it for a short time and now I can’t take it off… At most this has changed with the latest update…? And still the ipad itself tells me to initialize touch id, my question is how to do it
Much of your iPad’s advanced functionality simply won’t work unless a Passcode is set/enabled - such as TouchID/FaceID and Keychain stored passwords.
If you delete the Passcode from your iPad, all security functions will stop working and critical security functions, including TouchID, will be inhibited; your Keychain and all saved Passwords will be deleted from your iPad.
As documented by Apple in its Security Guide, for devices with TouchID or FaceID enabled, you device Passcode is reportedly required in the following circumstances…
A passcode or password is also required if the device is in any of the following states:
• The device has just been turned on or restarted
• The user has logged out of their Mac account (or hasn’t yet logged in).
• The user hasn’t unlocked their device for more than 48 hours.
• The user hasn’t used their passcode or password to unlock their device for 156 hours (six and a half days), and the user hasn’t used a biometric to unlock their device in
4 hours.
• The device has received a remote lock command
• The user exited power off / Emergency SOS by pressing and holding either volume button and the Sleep/Wake button simultaneously for 2 seconds and then pressing Cancel.
• There were five unsuccessful biometric match attempts (though for usability, the device might offer entering a passcode or password instead of using biometrics after a smaller number of failures).
When Face ID with a mask is enabled on an iPhone, it’s available for the next 6.5 hours after one of the following user actions:
• Successful Face ID match attempt (with or without a mask)
• Device passcode validation
• Device unlock with Apple Watch
Any of these actions extends the period by an additional 6.5 hours when performed.
Okay, your clarification is helpful...
Start by trying enrolling a new/different fingerprint:
Settings > TouchID & Passcode > Add a Fingerprint
If you have already enrolled five fingerprints, you will need to delete one or all of them before you can add another.
Isn’t that accomplished using this switch?
… or this one?
No unfortunately not
Well yes, I knew that… I ask how to initialize touch ID not if it’s safe
Ok, I succeded! I was able get the code disabled by deleting all the fingerprints
Excellent. I'm delighted that the problem has been successfully resolved.
How to disable passcode and manage Touch ID on iPad 8th gen?
