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Apple Support Community forums to close on November 20
Apple will permanently close its Support Community forums on November 20, 2026.
The forums are an online space where Apple product users help one another troubleshoot problems and share advice.
They have existed in different forms since 1998, starting as Apple Tech Exchange.
New posts are no longer accepted, though users can still read existing discussions while the site is in read-only mode.
Apple said it made the decision after evaluating its strategy and customer needs, and thanked people who contributed help.
The closure ends a long-running place for peer-to-peer support, but Apple directs customers to its official Support site for guidance.
The company has not said whether the forum archive will remain available after November 20.
Apple says the Apple Support Community forums will permanently close on November 20, 2026.
The forums have already switched to read-only mode, and users can no longer submit posts.
Apple says customers can find support on its official Apple Support site.
The user-to-user support service dates back to 1998, when it launched as Apple Tech Exchange.
Apple told MacRumors it decided to close the community after evaluating its strategy and customer needs.
- Who
- Apple is closing the Apple Support Community forums.
- What
- The forums will permanently close. They are already read-only and no longer accept new posts.
- When
- November 20, 2026. Read-only mode began on November 11, 2026.
- Where
- The Apple Support Community online forums.
- Why
- Apple told MacRumors the decision followed an evaluation of its strategy and customer needs.
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Apple launched its user-to-user support forum as Apple Tech Exchange.
The forums were renamed Apple Discussions.
The service relaunched as Apple Support Communities.
The forum took on its current Apple Support Community name.
Apple announced the closure and the forums stopped accepting new posts.
The Apple Support Community is scheduled to close permanently.
- Closure date
- November 20, 2026
- Read-only mode
- Began November 11, 2026
- Original name
- Apple Tech Exchange
- Launch year
- 1998
- Current name adopted
- 2022
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What people are saying
The Apple Support Community will permanently close on November 20, 2026.
We want to thank the community members who have contributed their time and expertise to help others with their Apple products.