- Well, thanks to response from you guys for my iPhone 6
and 6 Plus light kit, as well as the 6S
and the 6S Plus light kit, finally we have a way to make
your iPhone 7 and 7 Plus Apple logo light up,
like it does on a Macbook.
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A few caveats before we get started.
This will void your warranty, period.
As soon as you open your phone,
your warranty is void.
So, just keep that in mind.
Also, it will compromise your water resistance.
Now, I've used it a little bit in splashes of water,
here and there, and not really gonna make a difference,
but just for safety reasons, let's just assume
that you've lost water resistance the minute you do this,
because we've broken the seal that seals the screen
to the housing.
With all that out of the way,
we need to buy a light kit.
You can buy it from the link below.
They come with all the tools that you need for free.
Make sure that you do purchase
the one for your exact model though,
as they will only fit on the phone that they are meant for.
Now once it arrives, check the bar code
to make sure that you have the correct one,
and we can continue.
Okay, first, we're gonna use
the included pentalobe screwdriver
and remove the two small screws at either side
of the charging port at the bottom of the phone.
Set them aside somewhere so you don't lose them.
I usually use a white piece of paper just
to keep track of everything and I put the screws next
to where they came out,
just so I know where everything goes back,
because sometimes the screws are not the same size.
Next, we're attaching the included suction cup
to the bottom most part of the phone screen,
and using the included flat metal pry tool,
we're gonna wedge it down between
the screen and the housing.
It is pretty snug, so it's sort of like using like a razor
to get it in between, and then once you get a very tiny gap,
we can then slide it up a little,
and carefully get a gap big enough to then switch
to the plastic pry tool
and work that along the left side of the device.
The right side is where the screen is connected,
instead of the usual top on the old models,
by the way.
We can then continue that around
until we get the entire screen up.
Now, the reason we switched to that plastic pry tool,
as soon as humanly possible,
is because that metal one can scratch up the housing.
So, we just need that to get that initial gap
and then the pry tool, the plastic pry tool,
we can use all the way around to finish the job.
After that's up you can then open the phone,
kinda like a book,
and just carefully lay the screen down on the side.
Next, we can use the Philips head screwdriver
to remove the metal plate
over where the battery is connected
and disconnect the battery using the plastic pry tool,
or your fingernail.
Once that's up, we're gonna remove the Taptic Engine,
under the battery towards the bottom of the phone,
to give us more room for the next step.
Now, this is one of the hardest parts.
You need to carefully pull up the black tabs
at the bottom of the battery,
so that you can grab them with your index finger and thumb.
Once you do, you can then pull each one,
very slowly and downward towards the bottom of the phone,
not upward, like towards you,
a bit at a time, until you pull it all the way out.
Again, please do this very slowly and carefully
and repeat until you have all of the strips out.
These are glue strips by the way,
and if they break it becomes very hard
to get the battery out, so be super patient and careful.
Once those are out though,
it is easy to pull up the battery and just set it aside.
Now, we need to pry out the metal Apple logo
that's currently under the battery.
This can be sort of a pain in the butt,
depending on which phone you have.
Sometimes they're sealed in here tighter
than they are others, not sure why,
but it's just the way it is.
Either way, the easiest way to do this is to take
the flathead screwdriver and just scratch
back and forth next to the edge of the Apple logo,
until you can get a tiny divot
then you're gonna get the edge of the screwdriver under,
and use that to pry it up.
Then, you just work your way around
and pry the entire thing out of the back of the phone.
Next, we can lay the logo that came with the kit inside
the area and us a piece of electrical tape to optionally
hold it down in place if you want.
Place the LED over the top of that
and make sure the connector of the LED can reach
where the battery connects.
Set it in its place and put the battery
on top of it and set the battery connector
down over the LED connector and snap it in place.
You can then put the metal place back over the connector
and screw that back down.
Then we can replace the Taptic Engine
at the bottom of the phone where the battery goes.
And at this point, you should see
the logo lighting up a little.
You can double tap and single tap on it to make sure
and see if it'll light
and the phone doesn't need to be powered on
for this to light up, by the way.
Once that works, close the phone back up very carefully
by laying the screen back down and slowly working
your way around the edges,
until it's flush with the housing again.
Put in the pentalobe screws,
at the bottom of the phone, and we're all set.
There ya go, guys.
Hope you enjoyed that.
It's pretty cool.
Helps ya stand out I think.
But again, not easy, not for everybody, up to you.
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