Things do not last forever, and in the tech world, they rarely live for five years. Apple has given a list of old products, which is called a vintage list, consisting of products in which the company stopped selling five to seven years ago five to seven years ago. And if you have purchased your iPhone in 2018, the iPhone XS, your phone is now officially vintage.
The iPhone XS launched in 2018 and was officially closed in 2020 after its entire stock was expired in 2020. The iPhone 7 Plus, two iPhone 8 models, iPhone XS Max, and the iPhone 6S Plus are included, all of them have been added to the list since the calendar 2025.
Now that he is there, the iPhone XS will spend the next two years as a vintage device on Apple’s roster with the above mentioned iPhones. Once he targeted the seven -year -old mark, these phones will be moved to the obsolete list. Apple’s recently obsolete device is the 5th generation iPad.
You have a vintage phone, so what now?
The good news is that having a vintage phone does not mean too much in the short term, but it will be before the end of the year.
Apple’s products have for five years after leaving the store shelves, but it can still be repaired after a five -year mark, provided that some parts are still available. This means that the iPhone XS and other models entered are no longer officially supported, but the repair tax can order parts as long as Apple has.
Such parts are likely to be very likely as the phone has just entered the vintage list. However, in the next two years, it will be difficult and difficult for repair shops to find official parts of the iPhone X. Therefore, if your phone is broken next year, there is no guarantee that the repair shop will be able to find official parts to fix it.
In terms of software, this is the same story. Apple is still issuing iOS 18 updates and will continue until iOS 26 comes out. Subsequently, Apple stops supporting the previous generation of iOS. Since the iPhone XS has not been included in the list of devices according to iOS 26, the software support will mostly expire later this year when a new version will come out once.
Apple also did last year, with the final iOS 17 updates released on November 19, 2024. Apple usually guarantees support for devices for five years, and since the iPhone XS has emerged in 2018, it has long been revealed after crossing its symbol.
Putting on the vintage list can be considered as a light warning by Apple that your phone will not be helped soon. If you have an iPhone XS, you will receive software support by November when the iOS 26 launches, and you will receive repair support until these sections are finished. Today you don’t need a new phone, but this is something you want to find soon.
