Bad news for the owners of these two iPhone models

Owners of these two Apple iPhone models will hardly be able to receive hardware services, repairs and spare parts for their phones from now on.

Apple has a strange way of removing its older products from the market and labels these devices as “Old” or “Vintage”. This company has recently placed its two iPhone XS Max and iPhone 6S Plus phones in the category of old products so that the owners of these two iPhone models will no longer be able to receive repair and hardware services.

Apple generally places its phones in the Vintage category after five years, which means that repairs are more difficult, hardware parts are rare, and there is a lower chance of finding their components in the market. Currently, a large number of Apple phones and tablets are included in the category of old products of this company, among which the most memorable ones are iPhone 4 and iPad Pro 12.9 inches.

It’s good to know that apart from old products, Apple also has another category called “Obsolete” which refers to products older than 7 years; However, some products of this Cupertino company are included in this category earlier.

The owners of these two iPhone models will hardly be able to repair their phones from now on!

to report MacRumorsiPhone 6S Plus with 32GB memory is the latest “old” or Vintage Apple device, and Cupertinos will stop providing service and repair services and distribution of its various components from now on, in addition to not having software support for it. It should be noted that this Apple phone was unveiled in 2015 and had a longer life than many other Apple phones. In addition, a similar thing happened to Apple’s iPhone XS Max, and this phone is now out of the software and hardware support cycle of this company.

On the other hand, Apple Watch 2 is another Apple device that has passed its useful life of seven years and has now become an obsolete device. Of course, it is possible to repair this wearable gadget in third-party repair shops; But Apple itself will not be responsible for its repair from now on.

With one of the Apple devices becoming obsolete, the possibility of repairing it in case of failure has decreased significantly, and more importantly, providing updates for it has stopped, and many new and attractive features of the Apple ecosystem will not be available for them. For this reason, Cupertinos advise their customers to repair their gadgets before their lifespan reaches five years.

In this regard, it is not bad to know that Apple previously did not have a good relationship with people who repaired their gadgets themselves, and in 2021, by reducing some restrictions, it allowed some minor repairs by users themselves.

This seven-year limitation of Apple devices and their placing in the category of “old” or “obsolete” products, of course, does not apply to some MacBook models, and these devices are able to enjoy technical support from Apple for ten years. Of course, the final decision in this regard is made by Apple itself and varies from one product to another.

Read in Gadget News: This old iPhone is sold for 50 times the price of iPhone 14 Pro Max! A surprise in the mobile market; The tendency of Android users to buy old iPhones If your iPhone is old, make it look like a new iPhone with these 5 things