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21-year-old student locked out of his iPhone 13 after iOS 26.4 removed the Czech character from his passcode.
Locked-out iPhone user tells The Reg that Apple is scrambling to fix character flaw passcode bug
iOS 26 accidentally locked users out of iPhones by removing the Czech caron character (ˇ) from the keyboard, leaving anyone whose passcode relied on that diacritical mark unable to access their device.
Apple update looks like Czech mate for locked-out iPhone user
Apple's iOS 26.4 removes support for Czech diacritical marks in passcodes, permanently locking users out of their iPhones with no recovery option besides factory reset.
Apple update looks like Czech mate for locked-out iPhone user
iOS 26.4 removes Czech character support from the lock screen keyboard, permanently locking out users with caron-based passcodes until factory reset—a critical regression now in iOS 26.4.1 with no recovery path.