Apple Addresses iPhone Passcode Glitch Caused by Absent Czech Keyboard Symbol

Apple is preparing a software patch for an iOS 26 bug that removed the Czech caron (ˇ) character from the lock-screen keyboard; affected users who included that character in custom alphanumeric passcodes were unable to authenticate and faced data-loss-prone factory restores. The issue was publicized by a locked-out user and press coverage; Apple engineers are reportedly working on a fix and users are advised to avoid obscure special characters until the keyboard is restored.