Did you know you can light up your Apple iPhone’s logo just like a MacBook?
By tushar083 - September 06, 2017
While people are busy in predicting how the new model of iPhone will look like and what changes will Apple make to it, you have got the opportunity to learn something new which you can do with the iPhone you already possess.
You may not be Steve Jobs or Tim Cook but who doesn’t want to be one? One of the major changes in the technical world came after the innovation of iPhone. What he did not do, however, with the iPhones is that he didn’t allow the Apple’s logo on any iPhone to glow. This happens with the MacBook (laptop series by Apple), but iPhone hasn’t got the feature yet.
We don’t know why iPhones have not got this feature but we definitely know that if you can implement this, you can shine in your friends’ group just after you successfully shine your Apple logo on the back of your iPhone.
So, in this article we have brought a very unique process which can allow you to light up your iPhone’s Apple logo on the back.
1. Be ready with your toolkit.
Get your toolkit ready just because you don’t want to lose any internal parts of the iPhone. You have to actually unscrew your iPhone for the process and there are many minute parts inside the handset which you never want to lose. If you lose any of the minute parts inside the iPhone, you will need a much more guidance than the guidance provided down below for a different result altogether.
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2. First, you will require the light kit.
This light kit is available online and also can be availed from any store near you. They will provide you with a pouch, inside which, contents will be an LED strip, tape, insulation and a toolkit. These are the essential requirements you will need in order to get the job done. The whole process revolves around these equipments only.
3. Turn off your phone.
As mentioned above, you will need to unscrew your iPhone and open it up. This is a process which will require hardware alterations and for this, it is necessary that you switch off the phone before you start with the process. This is only because of the safety of the user. If the phone would have been switched on and you would carry on the process, there will be chances of getting a severe shock.
4. Remove two screws from the bottom of the iPhone.
If you looking to your iPhone properly, you can see that the back cover is not unremovable at all. Have you ever wondered how the servicers remove the back cover or the battery? Actually just around the charging port, you can find two screws (iPhone 6) which you have to remove in order to remove your iPhone’s back cover. This will allow you to intrude into the iPhone’s internal hardware.
5. Use the suction cup to remove.
After even unscrewing, you cannot remove the back cover with just your hands. For this reason a suction cup is provided in the tool kit which will allow you to suck out the phone’s screen along with it’s internal back cover leaving the back cover on the table. It is going to help you in pulling off the screen easily if you put the pry tool underneath it to separate it’s base.
6. Take out the Silver metal plate and connectors.
When you are exposed to the internal hardware of your iPhone, you will see a silver metal plate. You are required to take it out along with the connectors to separate the screen.
7. Try to take out the connectors around the battery, to remove the battery.
Using a butter knife to take out the connectors is ideal but you should take care of the fact that you don’t damage any other parts in the process of doing so. After your butter knife has taken out the connectors, you are eligible to remove the battery.
8. Scrape off the screen.
This is one easy process but you should be careful about removing it. After you have removed it, you will be coming across 3 metal connectors and the screen would look the same way as shown in the image.
9. With the help of a screwdriver, remove the Silver layer.
The Silver layer present in it is the covering of your Apple logo. You need to remove it with the help of screwdriver, safely. After peeling it off, keep it aside as you might need it if you are bored of the glowing light afterwards.
10. Take the LED from the tool kit and put it on the Apple logo.
The LED which is provided in the toolkit itself is to be placed where the silver layer was. After doing so, you will need to undo everything you did i.e. you have to put back the battery and the connectors in their places.
11. Put the foam and stick it with a tape.
Put the foam as shown in the picture and then stick it with a tape. After having done so, you can put the screen and the bottom screws back.
When you have successfully done all of these, you will witness another great DIY successfully done by you. Your phone’s back will light up and even if your friends have the same model of iPhone, you will still stand apart.