{"id":345662,"date":"2026-01-01T02:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T02:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/345662\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T02:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T02:17:09","slug":"apple-says-iphone-11-pro-is-vintage-heres-what-that-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/345662\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple says iPhone 11 Pro is \u2018vintage,\u2019 here\u2019s what that means"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iphone-11-pro-front-and-back.jpeg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"iPhone 11 Pro\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Apple keeps a <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/102772\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">running list<\/a> of products dubbed \u2018vintage\u2019 and \u2018obsolete,\u2019 and the latest additions to that list include the iPhone 11 Pro, Apple Watch Series 5, and more.<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 11 Pro, Apple Watch Series 5, and more now considered \u2018vintage\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Apple is generally known for making long-lasting hardware. But at a certain point, the company is unable to offer repairs or service parts for its older devices.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where the company\u2019s vintage and obsolete products list comes in.<\/p>\n<p>On Apple\u2019s website, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/102772\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">you can find a full list of products<\/a> that have been marked either \u2018vintage\u2019 or \u2018obsolete.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2019Vintage\u2019 means it\u2019s been over five years since the product stopped being available for sale<\/p>\n<p>\u2019Obsolete\u2019 means the product has hit the seven-year mark since being discontinued<\/p>\n<p>What difference does it make? Obsolete products are no longer are eligible for servicing, while vintage ones are. Essentially, the vintage designation is a sign of the dwindling opportunity for repairs in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the latest additions to Apple\u2019s vintage list (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/12\/31\/final-intel-macbook-air-apple-watch-series-5-vintage\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via MacRumors<\/a>) include iPhone 11 Pro, Apple Watch Series 5, 2020\u2019s 13-inch MacBook Air with Intel, the iPad Air 3 with Cellular, and the last remaining iPhone 8 Plus model (with 128GB storage).<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 11 Pro is perhaps the standout from the list, since it\u2019s a model that still receives the latest iOS software updates. It is, however, the <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/09\/15\/ios-26-supports-these-recent-iphones-but-drops-three-models\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">oldest iPhone model<\/a> that can run iOS 26.<\/p>\n<p>For now, users can still get iPhone 11 Pro repairs done through Apple. But being added to the vintage list means there are only two years left before the device is considered obsolete and becomes ineligible for servicing.<\/p>\n<p>Best iPhone accessories<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple keeps a running list of products dubbed \u2018vintage\u2019 and \u2018obsolete,\u2019 and the latest additions to that list&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":345663,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[2306,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-345662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-mobile","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}