I have 2 Android 5.0 phones and neither forced encryption on. That said I'm no fan of encryption since many folk fail to backup their stuff. You have to be gentle with folk that want their pictures back from an encrypted phone that something went wonky on. It was hard enough before they encrypted.
If you want to ensure that even you will lose stuff, encrypt and never whine that it's gone forever.
Hello:
I'm sorry if the information can be found elsewhere, I didn't see anything directly answering my questions in the forums. I'm also aware I'm a bit behind the times. I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 (Model number: SM-G900V) running Android version 5.0. I'm trying to learn ways to make my phone more secure. Is it correct that if I factory reset my phone, then encryption will be forced on by default with the Android 5.0 update? Is a PIN still the only option for decrypting the device? I had a hard time understanding this from the articles I've read already.
I'm also interested in setting up a SIM card lock. What are the pros and cons of this, as encrypting a phone definitely has some cons in possible performance issues and the inconvenience of decrypting each time.
Thank you for your time.
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