Overview
- Apple updated its support pages on Thursday to move the iPhone X and the 2018 15‑inch MacBook Pro from its vintage list to its obsolete list, which stops Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers from performing hardware service or ordering parts.
- Obsolete status applies when more than seven years have passed since Apple last distributed a model for sale and means Apple will not provide repairs even if a device still powers on and appears to work.
- Both devices had already lost major OS support before this change: the iPhone X tops out at iOS 16 and the 2018 15‑inch MacBook Pro is limited to macOS Sequoia, so lack of software updates compounds the end of hardware service.
- There is a narrow exception for some Mac battery repairs that Apple may provide for up to 10 years from last distribution, but that work depends on parts availability and does not restore full service options.
- For owners this shift raises practical risks: official genuine parts and trained Apple technicians become unavailable, repair costs or feasibility may worsen over time, and users must weigh third‑party fixes versus replacing aging devices.