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| Use this guide if your new display assembly comes with the front-facing camera, earpiece speaker, and LCD shield plate already installed. You'll simply remove the old display assembly and transfer the home/Touch ID sensor to the new display assembly. | | | If your replacement display does not include those components, [guide|111373|follow this more in-depth guide] to remove them from your old display and transfer them to the new one. | | | In either case, '''the original home/Touch ID sensor must be transferred onto the new display in order for it to function.''' | | As of August 2018, replacing the iPhone 8 Plus display disables the ambient light sensor, even when using original Apple parts. Consequently, auto-brightness and True Tone functions won't work with replacement displays. [https://ifixit.org/blog/9917/11-3-update-breaking-iphone-screens/|This may be due to a bug in iOS 11]. The beta release of iOS 12 partially fixes this issue, so it’s possible Apple will resolve it in a future iOS update. | | '''Note''': If your iPhone’s auto brightness feature does not work properly after your screen repair, make sure your iPhone is updated to [https://support.apple.com/ios/update|iOS 12|new_window=true]. True Tone functionality is disabled after a screen replacement, even when using an original Apple screen. |
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