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Iphone 3gs BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS- HELP PLEASE

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Crestique

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Hi there.

My Iphone 3gs has a problem with the backlight display. I can't see anything on the iphone unless I put it up to a light in my house.

If someone has any idea on what I can do, or what could be wrong with it, I would very much appreciate some info.

Thank you.
 
Sorry about the duplicate post.

And I have checked the brightness settings. The phone works. But it's a black screen & I can't see anything unless it's put up to a light.
 
Crestique said:
Sorry about the duplicate post.

And I have checked the brightness settings. The phone works. But it's a black screen & I can't see anything unless it's put up to a light.
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Restore? Take it in to Apple? Etc. etc. etc.?
 
Your backlight is dead. If this happened after dropping the phone, wait a bit, mine did the same thing and stared working little by little and was fully functional again after 2 days. If it suddenly just stopped, get it replaced, it's a cheap process.
 
It seems like the backlight is obviously experiencing problems. At this point, your best bet would be to visit the Genius Bar.
 
Guys, there is an easier solution. If this happened after you dropped your iPhone then most likely you damaged the LCD screen. It is responsible for the images on your iPhone screen. It could also be the dimmer sensor. This is a hardware issue and will not be fixed by a software restore. In either case this is very fixable hardware issue and should cost you no more than $80 to fix.

The genius bar will tell you to replace the entire screen for $200 or buy a new iPhone.
 
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