{"id":122408,"date":"2026-04-12T09:26:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/apple-update-turns-czech-mate-for-locked-out-iphone-user-the-register\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T09:27:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:27:56","slug":"apple-update-turns-czech-mate-for-locked-out-iphone-user-the-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/apple-update-turns-czech-mate-for-locked-out-iphone-user-the-register\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple update turns Czech mate for locked-out iPhone user \u2022 The Register"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/go.fiverr.com\/visit\/?bta=1052423&nci=17043\" Target=\"_Top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fiverr.ck-cdn.com\/tn\/serve\/?cid=40081059\"  width=\"601\" height=\"201\"><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"body\">\n<p>A college scholar within the US is in information limbo after Apple eliminated a personality from its Czech keyboard, stopping him from getting into his iPhone passcode.<\/p>\n<p>Connor Byrne, 21, adopts the unusual however security-minded method to iPhone passcodes, utilizing an alphanumeric string as an alternative of the usual four-number passcode.<\/p>\n<p>He up to date his iPhone 13 from iOS 18 to iOS 26.4 on April 5, however in doing so misplaced the power to enter his passcode. He has been locked out of the machine ever since.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\">\n        <noscript><br \/>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/personaltech&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2adtlObmKMrJHrpqrHvKMqAAAAgI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/personaltech&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2adtlObmKMrJHrpqrHvKMqAAAAgI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><br \/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/div>\n<p>It is because iOS 18 was the final working system model that allowed iPhone customers to enter the particular character \u2013 on this case, the caron\/h\u00e1\u010dek (\u02c7) \u2013 utilizing the previous keyboard on the lock display screen.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\">\n            <noscript><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/personaltech&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44adtlObmKMrJHrpqrHvKMqAAAAgI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/personaltech&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44adtlObmKMrJHrpqrHvKMqAAAAgI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\">\n                <noscript><br \/>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/personaltech&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33adtlObmKMrJHrpqrHvKMqAAAAgI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/personaltech&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33adtlObmKMrJHrpqrHvKMqAAAAgI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><br \/>\n                <\/noscript>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It has left Byrne with out entry to his machine, which, given its age and chipped display screen, doesn&#8217;t maintain a lot worth, in contrast to the previous photographs saved on it, which carry sentimental significance.<\/p>\n<p>The coed has not backed up the recordsdata to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/02\/24\/rather_than_add_a_backdoor\/\">iCloud<\/a> both, in order that they can&#8217;t be retrieved through a separate machine. Apple assist workers have steered the one technique to regain entry to the iPhone 13 is by restoring it, which might erase the recordsdata of worth.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\">\n            <noscript><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/personaltech&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44adtlObmKMrJHrpqrHvKMqAAAAgI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/personaltech&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44adtlObmKMrJHrpqrHvKMqAAAAgI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/div>\n<p>Byrne hoped that the following replace, 26.4.1, would introduce a repair for this, however its launch this week has not helped.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The telephone&#8217;s very cracked, so, at this level, the photographs contained in it are extra priceless than the power to make use of the telephone itself,&#8221; he informed <em>The Register<\/em>. &#8220;They&#8217;re the primary information that I care about and have not backed up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do not anticipate a bespoke resolution being supplied, however I am hopeful that the problem will likely be resolved within the subsequent iOS replace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" id=\"story_eagle_xsm_sm_md_xmd_lg_xlg\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xmd=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-lg=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\">\n            <noscript><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/personaltech&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33adtlObmKMrJHrpqrHvKMqAAAAgI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_onprem\/personaltech&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33adtlObmKMrJHrpqrHvKMqAAAAgI&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/div>\n<p>When the h\u00e1\u010dek might nonetheless be used within the iPhone&#8217;s passcode, it sat on the underside row of the keyboard, whereas simply above it was an acute accent mark.<\/p>\n<p>Publish-update, when getting into the passcode, the keyboard now shows an equivalent accent mark within the h\u00e1\u010dek&#8217;s place, a function Byrne described as &#8220;pointless; they&#8217;re encoded the identical.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve purchased an inexpensive Android telephone to make use of whereas I await a repair,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I am going to give it a month or two and can purchase a nicer Android telephone if the mud settles and not using a repair.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Provided that iOS 18 was launched in 2024, and Apple has not reintroduced the h\u00e1\u010dek since, it appears unlikely Cupertino will make good on the scholar&#8217;s hopes, particularly contemplating that he&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/iphone\/comments\/1odyvs1\/locked_iphone_because_special_character\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">not the only user to encounter the same issue<\/a> in current weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout in-house testing, which concerned taking an iPhone 16 from iOS 18.5 to iOS 26.4.1, <em>The Register<\/em> discovered that Apple has saved the h\u00e1\u010dek within the Czech keyboard, however eliminated the power to make use of it in a customized alphanumeric passcode. The OS won&#8217;t enable customers to enter the h\u00e1\u010dek as a personality. The important thing&#8217;s animation triggers, as does the keyboard&#8217;s key-tap sound, however the character is just not entered into the string.<\/p>\n<p>If the scholar have been in a position to get into his iPhone 13, he would discover the h\u00e1\u010dek in his keyboard because it was earlier than he up to date it. It is just the lock-screen keyboard that replaces it with a second acute accent mark.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, Byrne has gone to nice lengths to tinker and tease iOS into accepting or discovering the h\u00e1\u010dek, or to seek out difficult methods of bypassing it.<\/p>\n<p>He tried getting into the identical accent mark that changed the h\u00e1\u010dek, within the hope that it was merely displaying incorrectly. He additionally researched downgrading to iOS 26.3.1, with a view to altering the passcode to at least one that is appropriate with the brand new keyboard, to no avail.<\/p>\n<p>Lengthy-pressing each key to disclose a hidden h\u00e1\u010dek didn&#8217;t work, nor did writing the password on paper (and in addition with a pc phrase processor to account for handwriting errors), and utilizing AutoFill to scan it in. On this case, he stated that the h\u00e1\u010dek was solely learn as a citation mark or diploma signal.<\/p>\n<p>Apple Help organized for Byrne to attend a Genius Bar appointment, the place the staffer behind the desk made no progress and even began restoring the telephone with out searching for the scholar&#8217;s consent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He supplied no suggestions earlier than doing so,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>And in the event you&#8217;re questioning &#8220;why not allow <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2017\/11\/14\/is_facial_recognition_good_enough\/\">Face ID<\/a> within the first place? Biometrics are fairly safe.&#8221; Properly, it is not safe sufficient for this person, and it would not matter both, even when it did meet his requirements.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do not take into account Face ID safe sufficient as a result of it offers no safety in circumstances the place somebody has management of each you and the telephone \u2013 police or customs, for instance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It would not have helped anyway, since it&#8217;s important to enter the passcode as soon as after updating to allow Face ID.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For a similar purpose, plugging in an exterior keyboard can be a no-go since freshly up to date iPhones are positioned in what&#8217;s generally known as a Earlier than First Unlock state, which prevents wired equipment from working till the passcode is entered.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Register<\/em> contacted Apple a number of occasions to get its aspect of issues, nevertheless it didn&#8217;t reply. \u00ae<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<iframe data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/gig_widgets?id=U2FsdGVkX18x7XQvttUTrv1oEqmGNGTgvvCUiUoJ\/AP4z\/UyMz8lXGOLpu15jIMxBbTR0gmD5uBoFvhC4KWeALQRp3h\/X\/AwcVD0K8Wj9H\/ZzYKzcCNHosB9oS4SCJJFWiN85P9ICAc4OgCoE\/wHKIY7CDkf2\/DQ1vqGvk4smVe5cRDEmrLPCWi4FC8p40VUhSmWQ5udCm0zoJtorgWv3vbDQw0kKYkwn39ozAnQXDe+YvWMxkLFWA+O3TFwkJvdkIK+\/AUSnRssPKt5WHY0FhNOxnSPcLslEL4G4\/RfP95ve99U+kRnDy3X+KtzdQLY+u935ghON\/o3UE4IMv9oN6JX9RnxzL\/LRcOgnHigxStSGPKsZYtnz8RWNVT\/rOLAibqiWJadC5MYHRbekF3eg6FOGrQGkXYbsn0+a5aovnlLCbLwIqY9fcS17UX8J235iQ6cdmHNbrPeS84CMm34RA==&affiliate_id=1052423&strip_google_tagmanager=true\" loading=\"lazy\" data-with-title=\"true\" class=\"fiverr_nga_frame\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-mode=\"random_gigs\" onload=\" var frame = this; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.addEventListener('load', function() { window.FW_SDK.register(frame); }); script.setAttribute('src', 'https:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/gig_widgets\/sdk'); document.body.appendChild(script); \" ><\/iframe>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2026\/04\/12\/ios_passcode_bug\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A college scholar within the US is in information limbo after Apple eliminated a personality from its Czech keyboard, stopping him from getting into his&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":122409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-universe"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Apple update turns Czech mate for locked-out iPhone user \u2022 The Register - mailinvest.blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Technology is forever changing, and there are always new pieces of technology to replace obsolete ones. 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