iPhone 5S scavenging display

[Darchitect]

Long story short: my mom broke her iPhone and got an S7 because she didn't want to fix it. I wanted an iPhone so I repaired it. Now I have an extra screen with a monitor that I may need to fix another phone that my sister broke. If I don't need it and it's just some loose cables I will want to use it as a clock because the only other clock is kind of broken. I also want the touchscreen to work. So here are my questions:

 

Why is there a mirror behind the display and is it necessary to display stuff?

If it is necessary how do I take it off? (there is some sort of adhesive and I'm afraid that I may break the touchscreen if I heat it up)

And if I get an extra screen out of this does anyone have experience with using iPhone displays while not hooked up to the computer part of it? I have access to an Arduino UNO so preferably in the same language if you have code for it.

 

if I think of any other questions I'll post them in the comments.

Thanks

[Joe_MacDougall]

If you want to make some money you can repair a broken iPhone SE with the 5S screen as they are the same and then sell it.

[corrado33]

I very much doubt you'll be able to get it working without the driver chips they use on the iphone itself (which is the main chip of the iphone.)

[Julian5]

12 minutes ago, Darchitect said:

Long story short: my mom broke her iPhone and got an S7 because she didn't want to fix it. I wanted an iPhone so I repaired it. Now I have an extra screen with a monitor that I may need to fix another phone that my sister broke. If I don't need it and it's just some loose cables I will want to use it as a clock because the only other clock is kind of broken. I also want the touchscreen to work. So here are my questions:

 

Why is there a mirror behind the display and is it necessary to display stuff?

If it is necessary how do I take it off? (there is some sort of adhesive and I'm afraid that I may break the touchscreen if I heat it up)

And if I get an extra screen out of this does anyone have experience with using iPhone displays while not hooked up to the computer part of it? I have access to an Arduino UNO so preferably in the same language if you have code for it.

 

if I think of any other questions I'll post them in the comments.

Thanks

Iphone screens are under 15€ on ebay so no point scavenging and I suggest you geet a cheap VGA 4.3" panel off ebay too since iphone screens need drivers

[doomsriker]

Just buy a rasberry pi, and the 3.5 inch rasberry pi display. 

[Darchitect]

well it turns out that my sister's phone is water damaged so I will be using the screen for that

 

[Darchitect]

looking closer at it I will be needing a new screen entirely and I will attempt to hack the iPhone screen to be a clock (ik it's not practical but it may be fun) and will just buy a new screen.