Apple will permanently close its public Support Community discussion forums on Friday, November 20, and the boards are already in a read-only state, MacRumors reported, quoting a notice Apple added to the site.
“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,” the company notice said, according to MacRumors. “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 last message appeared to have been submitted at 5:49 p.m. Pacific Time on the day the boards locked, the site reported, and a remaining sign-in button led to an internal portal for Apple employees.
Apple has offered an online user-to-user technical-support forum since 1998, when it launched the Apple Tech Exchange, MacRumors wrote. The boards were renamed Apple Discussions in 2000, Apple Support Communities in 2011, and Apple Support Community in 2022. Apple told MacRumors it decided to sunset the community after a careful evaluation of strategy and customer needs. Those details are from MacRumors’ reporting and Apple’s posted notice as quoted there.