iPhone 11 replacing back housing, need help with an unknown part.

[Jimmy Sanders]

I'm trying to find someone who can help me answer a tough question. I am replacing the back housing on my iPhone 11. I purchased a back housing and behind the tiny hole next to the camera lenses is supposed to be some sort of cover that possibly has to do with the mic? My new housing has nothing here so you can see right through the hole to the outside. It is just above the power and LED flash and top mic cable. I tried removing this from my old housing using heat and being as careful as humanly possible, but it was extremely hard to remove and I messed it up. Any idea what this is and if I can buy it somewhere? I have looked and looked, but there is no info about it. I attached a pic of the spot in my new housing where this part goes and 2 pics of the old part I removed from my old housing. Thanks!
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[BugeyeSTI]

From watching some YouTube videos the new housing doesn’t come with it and you’re supposed to use the one from the original. Since you ruined that one it would seem you’re SOL. Highly doubtful you’ll ever find that screen anywhere

 

[Jimmy Sanders]

Screen? It is a small metal square on the back housing. Nothing to do with screen. I was able to use heat and bend it straight and use it. No idea how anyone could ever remove it from old housing without messing it up. There are some housings sold with this already installed, which I was unaware of. Thanks for reply.