Overview
- Apple placed the Apple Support Community into read-only this week and posted a notice saying the forums will permanently close on November 20, 2026, with new posts disabled immediately.
- Apple told MacRumors the company expects the site to be removed entirely after November 20 rather than left as a public archive, leaving existing public access uncertain.
- Visitors report the forum’s Sign In now redirects to an internal AppleConnect login labeled for employees, which suggests public write access and account functions are already restricted.
- The announcement gives users less than ten days to copy threads or personal posts and raises unanswered questions about exporting member reputations, post histories, and rare technical fixes that live only in the forum archive.
- The forum dates to 1998 and has been largely user-run since Apple cut staff participation by 2023, and its closure reflects a shift toward official support channels, third-party communities and AI tools as places people now seek troubleshooting help.