Overview
- Effective immediately, Apple and authorized service providers will not repair the first‑generation iPhone SE or order parts for it under company policy.
- The device launched in 2016 with a 4‑inch display, Touch ID and an A9 chip, and it was discontinued in 2018, putting it beyond Apple’s seven‑year threshold.
- Owners voiced strong pushback on social media, with posts reported by outlets like the New York Post vowing to keep using the phone despite its status.
- Critics and commentators framed the decision as evidence of planned obsolescence, while others note aging hardware cannot support newer features such as AI‑based functions.
- Users who keep the phone can seek independent repairs, though parts are not supplied by Apple and older hardware may face growing compatibility and security limits over time.