Although Apple releases several devices with feverish fanfare each year, many more are quietly consigned to the tech scrap heap.
And 2024 is no different, as the multi-billion dollar company has quietly added several popular devices to its dreaded list of obsolete products.
It means that users around the world will have no support if something goes wrong with their device.
These highly regarded devices, released less than a decade ago, allow users to listen to music the old-fashioned way, without streaming apps.
So do you still have one?
Apple has once again updated its dreaded list of obsolete products, sending more technology to the trash (file photo)
first noticed by MacRumorsProducts added to the list are its latest iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle models, as well as the iPhone 6.
The tech giant sold several generations of the iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle between 2005 and 2015.
The iPod Nano was marketed as the mid-range model of the iPod family, while the small iPod Shuffle was famous for coming without a screen.
But the ones that were just added the list of obsolete products They are the final models that it launched, back in 2015.
These are the £129 seventh-generation iPod Nano in six colors (gold, silver, blue, pink, space gray and product red) and the £49 fourth-generation iPod Shuffle in six colors: blue, pink, silver, gold , space gray, and Product Red.
In 2017, Apple discontinued the iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle, meaning it was no longer selling them.
But now the devices have lost support, meaning they are no longer eligible for repair at an Apple Store or an authorized third-party service provider.
The iPod Shuffle (4th generation in new colors introduced on July 15, 2015) offered a sleek design with up to 15 hours of battery life, 2 GB of storage for hundreds of songs, and a VoiceOver button to hear a song title , playlist name, or battery status
The £129 seventh-generation iPod Nano in six colors (gold, silver, blue, pink, space gray and product red) is now obsolete
Basically, it means that if the product stops working, Apple is under no obligation to fix it, making it little more than a relic of the past.
Apple has also added the standard iPhone 6 model to the list, having deprecated the larger iPhone 6 Plus in April.
The iPhone 6 is a bit older, having been released in 2014, although some say a lifespan of less than a decade is unreasonable for a tech device.
Tech companies, including Apple, have faced harsh criticism for fueling an “e-waste crisis”, in which piles of electronic waste are piling up in landfills.
After disposing of a device and heating e-waste, toxic chemicals are released into the air, damaging the atmosphere.
Apple also added the standard iPhone 6 model (pictured) to the list, having deprecated the larger iPhone 6 Plus in April.
E-waste in landfills can also leach toxic materials into groundwater, affecting animals and plants.
According to Apple, it considered its products obsolete when it stopped distributing them for sale more than seven years ago.
The iPhone 7, iPhone 8, iPhone X, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 have been discontinued in recent years.
So it’s only a matter of time before these once-popular devices (all retailing at £500 or more at the time of their release) also become obsolete.
MailOnline has contacted Apple for comment.
