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If I replace the screen can I have the original true tone

I want to buy the Iphone x and I want to replace its screen, can I get the original true tone with the help of a programming device?? I have heard that after IOS 16 update the data are encrypted and you can't restore the true tone neither the battery's data. Is it possible to downgrade the software in order to accomplish that?. Keep in mind that i don't want to jailbreak.

The phones screen is damaged (the person who owns it says it is burned).

Thank you very much.

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Hi Sotiris,

Apple didn't start actual parts pairing on the screen until the iPhone 11, so there won't be any issue with updating the True Tone data on an iPhone X. I just replaced the screen on my granddaughter's iPhone X three weeks ago and had no issues with copying the True Tone data from the old screen to the new one. She's current on her OS updates, so it is not an issue for the X's, at least not right now.

I have the QianLi iCopy II if that matters. I understand the JC V1S works well too.

I've told my son and daughter-in-law not to upgrade their kid's phones to anything newer than the iPhone X, as the reparability drops significantly after that model. Pairing batteries and screens - the two most oft-replaced parts on a phone - to the logic board is a death knell for self repair. She says she'll get them Apple Care, which is fine if you want to pay for it, but I won't be repairing those phones.

Update (06/01/23)

@sotiriskonst Yes, the iPhone 11 will have pairing issues. Apple started pairing parts after the X. On the 11 if you change the battery you'll get a message that it may not be genuine and you lose your battery health indications from Settings, but the battery will work correctly. Same with the screen; you will get a non-genuine part warning and I believe you will lose True Tone.

The workaround for the battery is to cut the BMS electronics off the original battery and solder/spot weld them onto a replacement cell without the BMS. You also need something called a tag-on board that goes between the battery and the motherboard in order to reset the cycle count and health percentage.

I'm not so sure about a workaround for the display; if I recall correctly you may have to unsolder a chip from the old display and solder it onto the replacement.

On later models, starting with the iPhone 12 you can get around those issues by using Apple's self repair program, but that does mean you have to buy the parts from Apple and use/rent their equipment to do the parts replacement. Models previous to the 12 are out of luck in that department; your only option there is to pay Apple to do the replacements.

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That's wonderful and thank you for your response. I was wondering, if i ever bought an Iphone 11 would I have the issues that you mentioned with the screen and battery?

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If i had the chance to downgrade an Iphone 11 from ios 16 to ios 15, would have the option to change the screen without any problem? (With the help of the programming devices). I am very curious because I have seen in the JCID devices the option of the iPhone 11.

Thnaks again for helping me out.

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@sotiriskonst I do not know the answer to that for certain, but I don't think changing the iOS version will help; as far as I know this "feature" was designed in from the start.

But yes, the JCID devices are capable of copying the True Tone data; my iCopy certainly can. It's my understanding that won't help with the non-genuine screen messages, though, and I don't know whether True Tone will work or not for sure on that model.

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In my understanding if the logic board believes that the screen is the original you've got true tone etc. If it doesn't recognize the screen as original you get every single problem like the message, lack of true tone and a lot more. I am asking because I've heard that the IOS 16 encrypts its data so you can't copy and write to a different non genuine part. As a result I thought maybe if you get the previous version your problem will get fixed.

Another question is if your device has this option (reading data from Iphone 11) and you read and write something to a different screen (non genuine) and it does nothing, why would this device has this option in the first place. That's why I ended up believing that after a while Apple started encrypting the data through its software.

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