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Introduction |
| 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, you'll need to remove them from your old display and transfer them to the new one. We'll have detailed guides for this process in the near future, so stay tuned. | | | In either case, '''the original home/Touch ID sensor must be transferred onto the new display in order for it to function.''' | | | Opening the iPhone 8 will damage the waterproof seals on the display. If you do not replace the adhesive seals, your phone will function normally, but will no longer be water-resistant. | | | As of May 2018, replacing the iPhone 8 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]. | | | [video|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRUre8aOw9Y] |
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