iPatch Mod Gives the iPhone 4 a Backlit Apple Logo

Monday September 12, 2011 11:59 am PDT by Jordan Golson

iPatch, a third-party iPhone repair company based in the UK, has come up with this iPhone modification that puts a backlight behind the Apple logo on the back of the iPhone 4.

Chris and Andy, the guys behind iPatch, expect the mod to retail for under £100, and a turnaround time of less than an hour. They claim the iPhone remains fully functional, with the rear glass appearing completely original with no visible alterations. The logo lights up whenever the iPhone's screen is on.

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tjanssen1990

Posted: 9 months ago

Make it retro rainbow and you've got yourself a sale, iPatch guys.

Rating: 17 Positives / 2 Negatives

CAScading

Posted: 9 months ago

they solved the light leakage problems

Rating: 9 Positives / 0 Negatives

CodeCowboy

Posted: 9 months ago

Make it only turn on when your screen is lit....

Make it flash when the phone is ringing...

Make it built into the iPhone 5!

I want it... but not at $200

Rating: 10 Positives / 1 Negatives

chrmjenkins

Posted: 9 months ago

Make it retro rainbow and you've got yourself a sale, iPatch guys.

Better make it a double rainbow.

Rating: 13 Positives / 5 Negatives

SeanMcg

Posted: 9 months ago

Like converting a mirror into a window. The Apple appears to be backed with some "silvering." Take it off and the backlight for the LCD screen shines through nice and bright when the screen is on. No extra hardware needed.

Rating: 7 Positives / 0 Negatives

Zimmy68

Posted: 9 months ago

Tie it to notifications and you got yourself a winner.

As it is, it is just a light that is always on.

Rating: 9 Positives / 2 Negatives

adcx64

Posted: 9 months ago

that's awesome.

Rating: 6 Positives / 0 Negatives

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Posted: 9 months ago

Thoughts:
1. If they added an additional light to the back, they're wasting battery life.
2. If they altered the internal rear-reflective divider so main back-light provides the light for the logo, then they're reducing the screen's brightness from the front. (Meaning if the user wants to use the phone at regular brightness levels, they'll have to crank up the back-light.... and again drain the battery.)
... now if it were naively done as an alternative notification option (instead of vibrate, or activiating the entire LCD for on-screen sleep notifications) then it could save battery life and actually be worth it.

But their implementation...
No thanks. I'm not so pathetic that I'd need to use my hardware to draw attention to myself while I'm using it.
:rolleyes:

Rating: 5 Positives / 0 Negatives