GoKawiilApple to shut down Apple Support Community forums on November 20, 2026
Apple announced it is permanently closing its Apple Support Community discussion forums, effective November 20, 2026. The site stopped accepting new posts immediately and now operates in a read-only mode, with Apple directing users to its official support site for help instead.
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The closure ends a long-running peer-to-peer support forum where users shared troubleshooting tips, suggesting Apple wants to consolidate help-seeking into its own official channels. This could affect users who relied on crowd-sourced fixes not covered in official documentation, though archived read-only content will presumably remain accessible until the shutdown date.
- New posts are already disabled; the forum is read-only now
- Full shutdown is scheduled for November 20, 2026
- Apple is directing users to its official support site instead
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