Apple says the Apple Support Community at discussions.apple.com "will permanently close on November 20, 2026." The site no longer accepts new posts and is read-only as of Nov. 10, according to a banner we read on the site that evening.
What Apple says
Apple's banner reads: "Starting today, the site will no longer accept new posts and is available in a read-only state." It adds that you can "continue to find trusted guidance and support on the official Apple Support site," which links to support.apple.com. Apple also thanks the members who "contributed their time and expertise."
What changes now
According to 9to5Mac's report, you can still browse existing discussions, search for answers and use the "Me too" and vote buttons. You cannot post questions or replies. The same report says the Sign-in button leads to an Apple employee login labelled "AC Communities Web – Internal." That suggests access is now limited to Apple staff, but that is the report's inference, not something Apple states.
What is not known
We found nothing from Apple on whether old posts stay readable or archived after Nov. 20. We also found no data export and no replacement forum. Apple has not said what happens to the old threads after that date.
What you can do
Apple points to its Support site. This part is our suggestion, not Apple's: if an answer on the Community fixed a problem for you, save the link or copy the text before Nov. 20. For current help, see what is new in Apple Mail on iOS 27 and the iCloud outage that ended on Nov. 10. More in mobile.
What we checked
We read the banner on discussions.apple.com on the evening of Nov. 10, 2026, and compared the quoted wording with that report. We did not test posting or sign-in ourselves.
