These iPhone and Apple Watch models will soon no longer be able to be sent for repair

Several times a year, Apple updates its list of obsolete and vintage devices. Lists that contain a big surprise.

It was in June that Apple last updated its list of obsolete and old (or vintage according to Apple) products, with the now obsolete iPhone 5s. This means that it can no longer be repaired at Apple or an authorized service center. This list of obsolete devices welcomes the Apple Watch Series 2, the marketing of which stopped in 2017.

For its part, the list of vintage devices contains a rather surprising new entry. Indeed, it is the iPhone Xs Max, which has not been sold since 2019, which is now considered vintage. If the five-year cycle after the end of sales allowing it to join this list is reached, the iPhone Xs Max remains updated with iOS 18. Its addition to the list of vintage iPhones is therefore quite surprising. This is also the case for the iPhone 6s Plus.

These two iPhone models can still be repaired by Apple or an authorized repairer provided that the spare parts are in stock. These can no longer be ordered.

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