After nearly 28 years, Apple is permanently shutting down its Support Community forums on November 20. The site has already switched to read-only mode, so existing threads can still be browsed but no new posts or replies are allowed. Apple says the decision followed a review of its support strategy and customer needs, pointing users toward the official Support site and app instead. For many long-time users, the forums were the first stop for peer-to-peer troubleshooting.