Apple’s Support Community, where owners help each other fix their devices, closes for good on 20 November 2026.
The site is already read-only. Since 10 November, nobody can post a new question or reply, so anyone with a fresh problem has to look elsewhere.
Apple’s notice on the site confirms the date, according to 9to5Mac, which first reported the notice.
The Apple Support Community will permanently close on November 20, 2026. Starting today, the site will no longer accept new posts and is available in a read-only state.
Apple, notice on the Support Community
Until then, people can still browse existing discussions, search for answers and use the “Me too” and voting buttons, 9to5Mac found. The sign-in button now opens only an internal Apple login page, which 9to5Mac says restricts access to Apple employees.
For help now, Apple points users to its official support site. The notice says owners can “continue to find trusted guidance and support” there, and it thanks the community members who gave their time and expertise to help others.
Apple hasn’t given a reason for the closure, and it doesn’t say what will happen to existing threads after 20 November. 9to5Mac asked Apple about the scope of the shutdown, and Apple hadn’t replied.
MacRumors reports that the forum began in 1998 as Apple Tech Exchange. It names the MacRumors Forums and Reddit as alternatives, though those are its own suggestions, not Apple’s.
After more than 25 years of user-to-user help, the closure leaves owners without an official place to ask each other questions.
