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Swapping out physical LEDs out of an OLED screen might be difficult.

• echoangle 2y ago
  You could try to break the individual LEDs. That might be detectable by the display driver but I’m not sure if that is really checked.
  • klausa 2y ago
    I would presume user would notice a segment of their display becoming non-functional; but maybe I'm just built different.
    • echoangle 2y ago
      Well the indicator is shown on a segment of the display which is otherwise black. And since it’s OLED, you don’t break the backlight but the pixels itself. How would you notice just the pixels used for the indicator being broken? You would only notice when you expect the indicator to be shown but it isn’t, but that’s the same as in the scenario of the top comment.
      • klausa 2y ago
        >Well the indicator is shown on a segment of the display which is otherwise black. It is not. What gave you that idea?
        • echoangle 2y ago
          I was thinking of the iPhone where it is shown between camera and depth sensor. Where is it on the iPad?
• nebula8804 2y ago
  Seems like some products use software based indicator where it draws directly to the OLED and others use physical LED? Ive tested iPhone 13 Mini which has software light and 2023 Macbook Pro seems to have a traditional LED. They seem to operate differently as I explained in my other comment.