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Apple is killing its Support Community forum next week
The Verge · By Jess Weatherbed ·
The Brief · written from 3 sources
- Apple will permanently close its Apple Support Community forum on November 20.
- The forum has been read-only since November 11 and no longer accepts new posts.
- Apple's message to users was shown on the site, according to 9to5Mac and The Verge.
Why it matters
Developers and power users who relied on the forum for troubleshooting Apple platform issues will lose a searchable archive of community answers and a place to ask questions.
Who’s affected
- Apple platform users and developers who use the Apple Support Community forum
What to do
- Save or export any troubleshooting answers or threads you rely on before November 20.
It's the end of the road for the Apple Support Community. The dedicated discussion forum, which gave Apple users a place to exchange advice, troubleshoot, and generally chat about Apple products, has been placed into read-only mode, with a message from the company announcing that…
Timeline
Apple Support Community placed into read-only mode and stopped accepting new posts; closure announced
Techmeme
Apple says its Apple Support Community forum will close permanently on November 20 and starting today the site is read-only and no longer accepts new posts (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac)
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