Apple adds iPhone 11 Pro Max and Watch Series 3 to vintage list

Apple on September 30, 2025 added the iPhone 11 Pro Max and every model of the Apple Watch Series 3 to its vintage products list, moving both devices into a status that limits the availability of parts and repair services as stock permits. The change marks a transition in Apple’s long-term support schedule for two products that helped shape the company’s smartphone and smartwatch lines.

Under Apple’s support policy, a product is labeled vintage once it has not been distributed for sale for more than five years but less than seven years. Vintage designation means Apple and Apple Authorized Service Providers may continue to offer repairs only while replacement parts remain available. After seven years out of distribution, a product may be classified obsolete, at which point Apple stops offering hardware repairs entirely.

The iPhone 11 Pro Max was released in 2019 as Apple’s first iPhone with a rear triple-camera system and the larger-screen iteration of the initial Pro-branded models. Apple added the Pro Max to the vintage list while the smaller 5.8-inch iPhone 11 Pro has not been similarly listed, a difference that suggests the standard Pro model may have remained in distribution...