> Byrne was hoping that the next update, 26.4.1, would introduce a fix for this, but its release this week has not helped.
Even if Apple restores the háček in a future update, wouldn't he still need to unlock the iPhone to install it?
That's what I was thinking, but the phrasing seems to imply that he did update to 26.4.1? Not sure how that was possible.
afaik you can update your locked iPhone with a Mac or Windows in iTunes... but it will still require a passcode after update, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You can always reboot to recovery and install an update that way.