RIP, Apple Watch Series 4

[MacRumors]

It's nearly the end of the road for the Apple Watch Series 4, which was added to Apple's public-facing vintage products list today.

All aluminum and stainless steel 40mm and 44mm models of the Apple Watch Series 4 are now considered vintage worldwide. Apple considers a device to be vintage once five years have passed since the company stopped distributing it for sale. Apple and Apple Authorized Service Providers may offer repairs for vintage devices if parts remain available.

Apple Watch Series 4 models launched in 2018, ushering in a major new design with a thinner case and a 30% larger display than before.

The latest watchOS 11 update dropped support for the Apple Watch Series 4, as well as the Apple Watch Series 5 and the original Apple Watch SE.

Apple also added the final 15-inch MacBook Pro model to the vintage products list today. This particular model launched in May 2019, and it was pretty quickly succeeded by the first 16-inch MacBook Pro in November of that year.

Article Link: RIP, Apple Watch Series 4

 

[michael666]

Anyone else thinks 5 years is a bit quick nowadays?

 

[sw1tcher]

Time for Apple to start selling Watch 4 on their refurb store like they did with the Watch 3

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[seanmcbay]

Anyone else thinks 5 years is a bit quick nowadays?

Perception of time gets faster the older you get.

This watch was a good value and lasted a long time at 7 years but the longer electronics get updates, the better.

 

[Ghost31]

Anyone else thinks 5 years is a bit quick nowadays?

Maybe it’s just me, but I remember when companies would only support their products for a year maybe two. Five years sounds great. Does anybody actually keep their devices for longer than that? That’s like from 2019 until now.

Edit: these “disagree” reaction are so funny. Yes. Reality here. 5 years is a good run with any modern device and even then, you can keep it longer. You’re not forced to buy anything. But the simple fact is yeah…5 years is quite awhile. Disagree all you want

 

[jgreg728]

7 years is not a long time to be considered “vintage”….

 

[jz0309]

Perception of time gets faster the older you get.

This watch was a good value and lasted a long time.

And the perception that it stops working when it does not receive OS updates anymore.

 

[dumastudetto]

A truly remarkable device back in the day that really elevated the Apple Watch experience. Thinner, bigger display, it was a joy to strap to the wrist. I'll pour a bottle of whisky out later to AW4. 😢

 

[Benz63amg]

My 44mm Hermes Series 4 is still working as good as new

 

[UliBaer]

Well, my Seiko Kinetic is from 2009 - and it is still running and looking like new...

...and it doesn't need updates/upgrades either!

 

[Spock]

Went from the 0 to the 4, it was a great device.

 

[Mr. Heckles]

7 years is not a long time to be considered “vintage”….

It’s technology. A 2 year old computer is considered old and out of date…. Let alone a 7 year old one.

 

[XboxEvolved]

Maybe it’s just me, but I remember when companies would only support their products for a year maybe two. Five years sounds great. Does anybody actually keep their devices for longer than that? That’s like from 2019 until now.

Yes. Yes they do. Anyways, I guess that makes sense for the 4 but I’m wondering how they will handle the 6-8 since they are all three essentially the same watch minus a sensor or two and slightly bigger screens.

 

[volfreak]

My 44mm Hermes Series 4 is still working as good as new

Mine too. Its battery doesn't last as long but I was my AW8 during the day and AW4 overnight for sleep tracking. No more updates for it but it's still chugging along nicely

 

[BelgianChoklit]

Part of what made the Apple Watch Series 4 so fascinating was the new Infograph watch face. The wow effect would have been much less if it had been announced with another watch face. I had the stainless steel model, now I'm on the Series 10 and I'm very happy with the progress I've seen over the many generations that have come in between.

 

[diamond3]

And yet it's still capable of sending notifications and everything else. I feel like this is a situation where they're stopping support for it just because. I wouldn't even consider updating mine if it wasn't for the Tesla app requiring the latest OS to be able to use it as a key without the phone. It feels like a way to force the update. My battery still makes it through the day with zero issues.

 

[FasterQuieter]

That was the first Apple Watch I owned that I thought was fast enough. Prior to the 4 I found them frustratingly unresponsive.

 

[spazzcat]

Anyone else thinks 5 years is a bit quick nowadays?

Hardware replacement has always been 3 to 5 years. Getting five years of life out of anything that has a rechargeable battery is expected.

 

[Foxglove9]

Still using my series 4, aside from some connection issues with iPhone since they are on different OS’s, it works great. Maybe it’s time to upgrade when the new 2025 watches get released.

 

[CWallace]

I loved my Space Black Stainless Steel Series 4 and it was a revelation compared to my Stainless Steel Series 0. I go four years between watches, so it will be a couple more years before I upgrade my Series 8 Gold Stainless Steel.

 

[AllergyDoc]

My wife will be sad to hear this… So I gues I won’t tell her. 😀

 

[Valen1]

It's nearly the end of the road for the Apple Watch Series 4, which was added to Apple's public-facing vintage products list today.

All aluminum and stainless steel 40mm and 44mm models of the Apple Watch Series 4 are now considered vintage worldwide. Apple considers a device to be vintage once five years have passed since the company stopped distributing it for sale. Apple and Apple Authorized Service Providers may offer repairs for vintage devices if parts remain available.

Apple Watch Series 4 models launched in 2018, ushering in a major new design with a thinner case and a 30% larger display than before.

Apple also added the final 15-inch MacBook Pro model to the vintage products list today. This particular model launched in May 2019, and it was pretty quickly succeeded by the first 16-inch MacBook Pro in November of that year.

Article Link: RIP, Apple Watch Series 4

IS it only me who thinks that Apple is real good at making perfectly good hardware obsolete? for a company that constantly talks about the environment, they contribute significantly via this practice to electronic waste and environmental manufacturing pollution to replace "obsolete" hardware.

 

[Polinsky]

Anyone else thinks 5 years is a bit quick nowadays?

Nope. Not at all. 5 years is very fair and reasonable, except for those who still expect their VHS players to be supported.

 

[dominiongamma]

7 years is not a long time to be considered “vintage”….

in the tech world its ancient

 

[dannyyankou]

Yet they’re still giving $50 for a trade in, lol. I was a little surprised when I saw that.