[Updated] iPhone 4 Apple Logo Gets Illuminated!

Ever wanted your iPhone 4 to be like your Mac and have its Apple logo light up when the screen is Illuminated, well now its possible.

UK based company iPatch  (based in Leeds) have come up with rear panel for the iPhone 4 that when the screen is in action the Apple logo on the back will light up.

The design comes from the senior iPatch technician Chris. The mod is said to cost less than £100 and takes less than an hour to do. The best bit about this is that this mod will not make your device any thicker than it already is.

The modification is not yet ready for public release, but Andy, iPatch’s founder and director says that it should be ready within a month – at the moment they are just adding the finishing touches to production.

Personally I can’t wait for this to be released and we here at MyGreatiPhone will definitely be getting an iPhone 4 modded.

Update…

iPatch have released more info about the mod – they say that the cost of this mod will be between £50 – £100 depending on production costs. This is really good.

Further info..

• It has had no noticable drop in battery performance in day to day use
• It does not cause any heating of the rear case
• The light goes off when the screen goes off. This means it will not glow when you are on a normal call and have the phone to your ear or have the phone on standby
• The light effect is an evenly distributed glow, much like the apple symbol on the rear of a macbook lid
• It does illuminate when you receive a text or call, or when your alarm sounds
• It does not cause any change in thickness to the phone or result in any light leakage around the frame
• The glass plate used is that from a standard iPhone 4 and is, therefore, available in black and white (or even custom colours if required)
• The colour of the apple logo can be changed by applying a colour filter and its intensity can be reduced by reducing the front LCD brightness. There are other, currently classified, mods that may be possible too depending on testing. Currently, when the light is off, the apple has a frosted glass appearance but this may change to reflective silver, if possible, to maintain the original look of the iPhone
• The camera function is completely unaffected either with or without flash
• Plans are to release an export franchise kit which will be available to trained repairers abroad. It is by no means simple to replicate and would not be advisable to attempt without the expertise and knowledge of how the iPhone functions at a circuitry level. Details of how to participate will be released in the future
• It will void any warranty with apple but the modification is fully reversible, returning the iPhone exactly back to how it was (at a smaller additional cost)
• It will come with iPatch’s standard 90 day warranty so if anything goes wrong, you are covered
• International orders are welcomed although please be aware of the delivery scale and costs
• It looks, quite frankly, awesome!