It’s 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.
Here’s the full banner notice that’s currently displayed on the website:
“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. 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.”
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’t specified what will happen to the decades worth of Support Community posts when the platform shuts down next week. Presumably, they’ll all disappear with it.
In a statement to MacRumorsApple 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.
