Apple has officially classified the iPhone X as obsolete, marking the end of an era for one of the company’s most influential smartphones and changing what owners can expect when the device develops hardware problems.

🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

The iPhone X was added to Apple’s obsolete list on August 13, 2026, alongside the 15-inch 2018 MacBook Pro. The classification does not mean the devices will suddenly stop working, but it signals the end of official hardware service from Apple.

Under Apple’s policy, products become obsolete after the company stops distributing them for sale for seven years, and the iPhone X was discontinued in September 2018 after being replaced by newer models, putting it beyond the threshold for official hardware support.

For iPhone X owners, the biggest change is that Apple and its authorised service providers will no longer provide official hardware repairs or guarantee access to genuine replacement parts for the device.

📌 What You Need to Know

This means owners who need repairs for components such as the battery, display, cameras, speakers or logic board may have to turn to independent repair shops or other sources for replacement parts.

The move is separate from software support, which had already become limited for the iPhone X. The device’s last major operating system update was iOS 16, meaning it did not receive newer major iOS versions.

Further, the iPhone X, launched in November 2017 as Apple’s 10th-anniversary flagship, had introduced several features that would go on to define the company's smartphones, including an edge-to-edge OLED display, Face ID and the now-famous notch.

At the time, Apple described the device as “the beginning of the next ten years for iPhone ,” and its influence was evident in subsequent generations, as the full-screen design and facial recognition system became central to the iPhone lineup.

The phone’s move to the obsolete category therefore represents more than the retirement of an old device, which marks the formal end of official support for a model that helped reshape Apple's design language for almost a decade.

For people still using the iPhone X, the device can continue functioning normally despite its new classification. However, owners will need to consider the growing difficulty of obtaining official repairs and the limitations that come with running older software.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke