Apple recently announced that they’re stopping support for two of their older products, the iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Mini 4.This means they won’t fix them anymore.
iPhone 6+
The iPhone 6 Plus came out in 2014 with a big screen.They stopped selling it in 2016, and it got no more updates after 2019.
The iPhone 6 Plus hit the market in 2014, boasting a large display.It vanished from shelves in 2016 and stopped getting updates after 2019.
iPad Mini 4
The iPad Mini 4, released in 2015, is also affected.It had a smaller screen and an A8 chip. Apple now calls the iPhone 6 Plus “obsolete” and the iPad Mini 4 “vintage.”
Released in 2015, the iPad Mini 4 faces the same fate.It had a tinier screen and ran on an A8 chip. Now, Apple labels the iPhone 6 Plus as “obsolete” and the iPad Mini 4 as “vintage.”
2 More years of Repair
If your old device breaks, you might still get it fixed for two more years,but finding parts could be hard.Finding replacement parts might pose a challenge.
iPhone 8 & iPhone8+ (RED)
Also, Apple added the (PRODUCT) RED versions of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus to the “vintage” list.Here’s how Apple does it: they put old products in two groups, “vintage” and “obsolete.”
Vintage means they haven’t sold them for 5 to 7 years, and they still fix them.Obsolete means no more support at all.
Apple’s Classification: Vintage vs. Obsolete
Apple sorts old products into two groups: “vintage” and “obsolete.”Vintage means they haven’t sold them for 5 to 7 years, but they still offer fixes.Obsolete means no more support whatsoever.
