Apple has placed the iPhone X and the 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro on its obsolete products list, ending eligibility for hardware repairs at Apple and authorized providers. The move follows the company's seven-year policy after it stopped distributing the devices, with iOS 16 having been the last major iOS version for the iPhone X.
Products labeled obsolete lose eligibility for repairs or any other hardware service from Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers.
Without a Touch ID home button, the handset offered a near edge-to-edge display interrupted only by a notch housing the front camera and Face ID sensors.
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