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1 hour ago, thedanfiscus said:

So if I transfer the old button to the new assembly, will fingerprint reading be lost?

Yes.  A user can set new touch id i think.  But the old touch id reading will be lost.

Please correct if I'm wrong.

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A friend of mine broke her iPhone 6 screen, and while it's been a few years since I've repaired an iPhone, I have the tools and knowledge to do so. But I remember having problems with people's TouchID not working after the repair. Also, I know for a while, Apple would brick any iPhone with a repaired home button using Error 53. So, my question is simple: If I buy the parts on iFixit and follow the guide they give, will the home button and TouchID system work? Or is it possible that even if I follow the instructions, something could still cause the iPhone to not read fingerprints anymore? I really want to help my friend out, and she said she'd pay, but I don't want to do the repair if the end result is no more TouchID and it's my fault. Thanks in advance for any advice you guys have! 

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The phone will not longer say error 53, but fingerprint reading will be disabled if your replace the home button.

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So if I transfer the old button to the new assembly, will fingerprint reading be lost?

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1 hour ago, thedanfiscus said:

So if I transfer the old button to the new assembly, will fingerprint reading be lost?

Yes.  A user can set new touch id i think.  But the old touch id reading will be lost.

Please correct if I'm wrong.

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