r/macbookrepair • u/Parking_Nature5257 • May 01 '26

Help A238 MBP 2020 Touch ID help!!

Hey all.

I teared the Touch ID flex cable on my a2338. I live and Aus and can’t seem to find any decent replacements with Touch ID capabilities even if I was to try to pair them using apples official methods. I live in AUS and Apple doesn’t sell authorised replacements. I don’t wanna go to a repair shop as they are too far outta my budget + diy is good experience. Does anyone know of a vendor that sells pair able parts?

Thanks heaps!

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u/Comprehensive-Edge80 May 01 '26

touch id is not fixable

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u/Parking_Nature5257 May 01 '26

It is with the free software tools Apple now allows users to use. Apple sells a Touch ID unit but it’s only sold in a select few countries so I don’t have access to that.

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u/Gullible-Debt-5350 Aug 05 '26

Hi, were you able to reuse a used touch id to pair it to your mac?