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> There's a lot of stuff that depends on the secure element - in fact the phone would be quite useless without it. Disclaimer: I don't own an iPhone with Touch
by scholia 11y ago
> There's a lot of stuff that depends on the secure element - in fact the phone would be quite useless without it.
Disclaimer: I don't own an iPhone with Touch ID.
However, it seems to me that the phone should still work if you logged on with your PIN instead of with TouchID. It should therefore be as useful as most phones that didn't have TouchID in the first place (which happens to be all my Android and iOS smartphones).
- Reason077 11y agoCorrect. In fact, a passcode is always required the first time after you reboot your phone. The passcode secures the Secure Element, which contains the fingerprint data used by Touch ID.
- neohaven 11y agoOn TouchID phones, the PIN is held in the same secure enclave as the TouchID data.
- scholia 11y agoOK, thanks! Can you reset the PIN without knowing the original? If you can't, there's no need to brick the phone...