Apple is killing its Support Community forum next week
The Apple Support Community platform is now read-only, and will permanently close on November 20th.
by Jess Weatherbed
Nov 11, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC
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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...
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