Apple today announced that the long-running Apple Support Community discussion forums will be permanently closing on Friday, November 20.Effectively immediately, the Apple Support Community forums are in a read-only state, with new posts no longer being accepted.The final message posted to the site appears to have been submitted at 5:49 p.m.
Pacific Time today.There is still a sign-in button, but it leads to an internal portal for Apple's corporate employees.It is unclear if the Apple Support Community will remain available in a read-only state after November 20 or if it will be removed entirely.
Apple's full notice added to the site: It is the end of an era.Apple offered an online discussion forum for user-to-user technical support since 1998, when it launched the Apple Tech Exchange.The forums were renamed to Apple Discussions in 2000, and then to the Apple Support Communities in 2011, before taking on their current Apple Support Community name in 2022.
Apple informed MacRumors that it decided to sunset the Apple Support Community after carefully evaluating strategy and customer needs.Alternatives to the Apple Support Community include the MacRumors Forums and Reddit, and customers can continue to contact Apple Support.
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