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Repair information and guides for the iPhone 6 that was released on September 19, 2014. Model Numbers: A1549, A1586, and A1589

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How important is the ambient light sensor filter?

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After looking around the net I haven't found an answer to my question, so here goes..

How important is the ambient light sensor filter (white square filter) and what are its functions?

Some people told me it's a optical filter and not necessary, while someone else told me it's a light diffuser.

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On white screens it's a dot instead of a square.

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The front camera flex should have a rubber gasket that sits on the pink ambient light sensor and has a small hole on it.

The sticker I think it's to make a good seal on the screen and the glass so that the sensor does not have like infrared or something bouncing somewhere else behind the screen.

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white screens should still be the same, its a white square on a white screen so im sure its just blending in, i dont see why it shouldn't and An ambient light sensor is a sensor that detects light to adjust the brightness of the screen. So not sure if its important, but you could remove it and see if it still works.

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What does that sticker do? What function does it have?

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An ambient light sensor is a sensor that detects light to adjust the brightness of the screen

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Yes I know that lol, but what does the sticker do?

The sensor itself is on the flex cable, together with the proximity sensor and front camera.

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The sticker? I think its just used to protect the sensor from being damaged and possibly used to diffuse light. Those seem like the most logical reasons its there.

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It’s not a sticker it’s a filter, and you need it for auto brightness to work.

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