Apple Classifies iPhone X and 2018 15-Inch MacBook Pro as Obsolete After 7 Years
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Updated · 9to5Mac · Aug 13
Apple Classifies iPhone X and 2018 15-Inch MacBook Pro as Obsolete After 7 Years
3 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · Aug 13
Summary
Apple moved the iPhone X and 15-inch 2018 MacBook Pro from its vintage list to its obsolete list, ending hardware service for both devices.
Once a product is marked obsolete, Apple and authorized service providers can no longer order parts for it; the company generally applies that status more than seven years after sales end.
The shift is stricter than vintage status, which covers products discontinued for more than five but less than seven years and allows repairs only while parts remain available.
Software support had already largely ended: the iPhone X stopped at iOS 16.7.16 after losing major OS support with iOS 17, while the 2018 MacBook Pro is capped at macOS Sequoia with macOS 15.7.7.