{"id":10354,"date":"2026-11-11T12:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T12:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=10354"},"modified":"2026-11-11T12:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T12:25:28","slug":"apple-community-support-forum-shutting-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=10354","title":{"rendered":"Apple is killing its Support Community forum next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">It\u2019s the end of the road for the Apple Support Community. The dedicated discussion forum, which gave Apple users a place to exchange advice, troubleshoot, and generally chat about Apple products, has been placed into read-only mode, with a message from the company announcing that the Support Community will shut down for good on November 20th.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Here\u2019s the full banner notice that\u2019s currently displayed on the website:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"duet--article--blockquote _1lkuyz82 _1lkuyz80 _19wv7tc9\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1lkuyz89 _1lkuyz88 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cThe 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. You can continue to find trusted guidance and support on the official Apple Support site. We want to thank the community members who have contributed their time and expertise to help others with their Apple products.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The Apple Support Community has undergone several name changes over the years, but its history as an online forum for providing user-to-user tech support goes back to 1998, when it first launched as the Apple Tech Exchange. Apple hasn\u2019t specified what will happen to the decades worth of Support Community posts when the platform shuts down next week. Presumably, they\u2019ll all disappear with it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">In a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/11\/10\/apple-support-community-closing-november-20\/\"><em>MacRumors<\/em><\/a>, Apple said it decided to sunset the Apple Support Community after a careful evaluation of strategy and customer needs. We have reached out to Apple for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1031507\/apple-community-support-forum-shutting-down\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the end of the road for the Apple Support Community. 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