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| Cracked screen? Touch not working? Bad OLED display? Use this guide to restore your iPhone X to working order with a new screen, a.k.a. display assembly. | | | '''The combined earpiece speaker + sensor assembly affixed to the back of the display is paired to your individual iPhone from the factory''', so you must transfer it from your old display to your new one during any display replacement. It contains the flood illuminator, which is part of the biometric [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208108|Face ID|new_window=true] security feature. If it is damaged or replaced, Face ID will cease to function, so take extra care not to damage any of these components during this procedure. If damaged, only Apple can restore Face ID function. | | As of AprilMay 2018, replacing the iPhone X 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/|It's believed this is due to a bug in iOS 11|new_window=true], which Apple will hopefully fix in a future update. |
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