- Apple deems iPod Nano, Shuffle, iPhone 6 obsolete
- Devices released less than a decade ago
- E-waste concerns grow due to obsolete tech
Although Apple releases numerous products with great fanfare yearly, many more are silently thrown into the technology garbage heap.
And 2024 is no exception, as the multi-trillion-dollar corporation has surreptitiously placed several popular items to its dreaded list of old-fashioned products.
This means that people worldwide need support if something goes wrong with their devices.
These popular devices, released less than a decade ago, let users listen to music in the old-fashioned way – without streaming apps.
So, do you still have one?
According to MacRumors, the goods added to the list are Apple’s final iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle models, and the iPhone 6.
Between 2005 and 2015, the tech giant sold multiple iPod Nano and {Shuffle iterations.
The iPod Nano was marketed as the iPod family’s mid-range device, whereas the little iPod Shuffle was well-known for lacking a screen.
However, the most recent additions to the defunct product list are the final models released in 2015.
The iPod Nano 7th generation costs £129 and comes in six colours: gold, silver, blue, pink, space grey, and Product Red. The iPod Shuffle 4th generation costs £49 and comes in six colours: blue, pink, silver, gold, space grey, and Product Red.
Apple discontinued the iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle in 2017, so they are no longer available.
However, the devices have now lost support, making them no longer repairable at an Apple Store or an authorized third-party service provider.
If the product stops operating, Apple is not obligated to repair it, making it little more than a relic from the past.
Apple has also added the iPhone 6 regular model to the list after making the giant iPhone 6 Plus obsolete in April.
The iPhone 6 is slightly older, having been released in 2014 – though others argue that a lifespan of less than a decade is reasonable for a technological product.
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Tech corporations, including Apple, have come under fire for contributing to an ‘e-waste catastrophe’ in which mounds of electronic debris accumulate in landfills.
When a gadget is discarded and e-waste is warmed up, harmful compounds are discharged into the atmosphere, harming the environment.
E-waste in landfills can leach harmful compounds into groundwater, harming animals and plants.
Apple deems its goods obsolete, having stopped selling them more than seven years ago.
The iPhone 7, iPhone 8, iPhone X, iPhone 11, iPhone 12, and iPhone 13 were all discontinued in recent years.
So it’s only a matter of time before these once-popular devices, which cost £500 or more when they were first released, become obsolete as well.
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