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Even genuine Apple displays no longer work in the real world (after iOS 11.1, 11.2, & 11.3)
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Ragnusen Ultred
Apr 15, 2018, 4:18:07 AM4/15/18
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Even genuine replacement Apple displays can mess with iPhones
*Yet again, as always, every release of iOS breaks things in the real world.*
https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/11/iphone-replacement-display-ambient-light-sensor-issue/
"If you put a genuine Apple replacement display into an iPhone 8, 8 Plus or
X, it'll no longer be able to adjust its brightness automatically."
"The aftermarket repair community has verified the behavior in phones from
the US all the way to Australia. It's confirmed to be an issue with phones
running iOS 11.1, 11.2 and 11.3"
"Even swapping the displays of two brand-new iPhones causes the ambient
light sensor to stop working, despite it not being altered or touched in
any way. Experiments have shown that the sensor is disabled by iOS during
the boot process."
"Apple is using the ambient light sensor "as a test-case to see how it
works, to see if they can link hardware with logic boards so if they were
repaired outside of the Apple network it loses functionality."
"I spoke with Apple about the problem, but after initially replying to ask
some follow-up questions, the spokesperson failed to provide a response."
*Yet again, as always, every release of iOS breaks things in the real world.*
https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/11/iphone-replacement-display-ambient-light-sensor-issue/
"If you put a genuine Apple replacement display into an iPhone 8, 8 Plus or
X, it'll no longer be able to adjust its brightness automatically."
"The aftermarket repair community has verified the behavior in phones from
the US all the way to Australia. It's confirmed to be an issue with phones
running iOS 11.1, 11.2 and 11.3"
"Even swapping the displays of two brand-new iPhones causes the ambient
light sensor to stop working, despite it not being altered or touched in
any way. Experiments have shown that the sensor is disabled by iOS during
the boot process."
"Apple is using the ambient light sensor "as a test-case to see how it
works, to see if they can link hardware with logic boards so if they were
repaired outside of the Apple network it loses functionality."
"I spoke with Apple about the problem, but after initially replying to ask
some follow-up questions, the spokesperson failed to provide a response."
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