Popular Apple device is now OBSOLETE - and it will leave users without any support if something goes wrong

It was 1 of the astir hotly-anticipated devices successful Apple's caller history. 

But now, the tech elephantine has consigned its 2nd procreation Apple Watch to the scrap heap. 

It means owners of the $269/£269 device, released backmost successful 2016, volition beryllium near without immoderate enactment from Apple if thing goes incorrect with it. 

First noticed by MacRumours, Apple has added the Apple Watch Series 2 to the official database of products it deems obsolete.

Apple considers a merchandise obsolete erstwhile it stopped distributing it for merchantability much than 7 years ago. 

It means the instrumentality has mislaid enactment and is nary longer eligible for repair astatine an Apple Store oregon an authorized third-party work provider. 

Essentially it means if the merchandise stops moving Apple is not obliged to hole it – rendering it hardly much than a relic from the past.

Apple explains connected its website: 'Products are considered obsolete erstwhile Apple stopped distributing them for merchantability much than 7 years ago. 

'Apple discontinues each hardware work for obsolete products, and work providers cannot bid parts for obsolete products. 

'Mac laptops whitethorn beryllium eligible for an extended battery-only repair play for up to 10 years from erstwhile the merchandise was past distributed for sale, taxable to parts availability.' 

At the clip a much-anticipated follow-up to the archetypal Apple Watch, the 2nd procreation model came with added waterproofing and built-in GPS. 

MailOnline's 4 prima reappraisal called it an 'excellent smartwatch' with a strong betterment successful artillery life, but not 'necessarily the extremist redesign galore were hoping for'. 

Apple Watch Series 2's aluminum and stainless alloy variants – which primitively retailed for $269 (£269) – are connected the database meaning they are present obsolete. 

However the much costly ceramic mentation ($369/£369) is yet to added, meaning Apple should inactive supply services for it. 

If you bash person this ceramic mentation of Apple Watch Series 2, it whitethorn beryllium worthy getting immoderate repairs sorted arsenic soon arsenic possible. 

Meanwhile, Apple has listed 2 smartphones arsenic 'vintage' – the iPhone XS Max (launched successful 2018) and iPhone 6s Plus (launched successful 2015). 

'Vintage' means Apple stopped selling it much than 5 years agone and arsenic a effect it whitethorn oregon whitethorn not beryllium capable to person Apple services. 

Although Apple releases respective devices to feverish fanfare every year, adjacent much are softly consigned to the exertion scrap heap. 

But biology campaigners judge a beingness of little than a decennary isn't tenable for a tech instrumentality retailing respective hundreds of pounds. 

Tech companies including Apple have faced fierce criticism for fuelling an 'e-waste crisis', wherever piles of physics discarded are gathering up successful landfill. 

After a instrumentality is discarded and e-waste is warmed up, toxic chemicals are released into the aerial damaging the atmosphere.

E-waste successful landfills tin besides seep toxic materials seep into groundwater, affecting animals and plants.

'Electronic discarded is the world's fastest increasing discarded watercourse and represents a planetary crisis,' said Nathan Proctor, elder manager of Public Interest Research Group's close to repair campaign. 

'Companies that usage bundle to forestall compatible spare parts from moving afloat marque this occupation worse, portion harming consumers and undermining section repair shops.' 

Earlier this year, Apple listed its past ever iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle models arsenic obsolete, arsenic good arsenic the iPhone 6.

The tech elephantine sold respective generations of the iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle betwixt 2005 and 2015 – affectionately remembered by euphony lovers and tech fans alike.

iPod Nano was marketed arsenic the mid-range exemplary successful the iPod family, portion the small iPod Shuffle was celebrated for coming without a screen.