How to encrypt your Android device

Your Android device is a pocket-size container of important information that you don't want to fall into the wrong hands. Imagine your emails, SMS messages, contacts, credit card numbers, files, photos, etc. being exposed to total strangers. No one wants to be in that vulnerable scenario. That's why you lock down your Android device with a combination of protective security measures, one of which is encryption, a pretty important one.

In this guide, learn more about what encryption is, how it works, and how to encrypt your Android device.

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*How to encrypt your Android device*

Your Android device is a pocket-size container of important information that you don’t want to fall into the wrong hands. No one wants to be in that vulnerable scenario. That’s why you can lock down your Android device with a combination of protective security measures, one of which is encryption, a pretty important one.

Learn everything about what encryption is, how it works, and how you can encrypt your Android device from this guide.

By Alvin Ybañez 

[LeoBruka]

simple, clear,no music and a great narrator
What a great documentary to listen and learn!!

[brucevilla]

So the encryption is controlled by a corporation. The corporation would turn over information to the authorities if served by a warrant.

[lancelindlelee]

Useful, but I'll just stick with not putting in data that can be used to harm me.

[method]

Thank you for such instructions in how to use encryption. You answered my questions and more. Thank you.

[ghayyasqureshi]

I was thinking to encrypt my phone and then factory reset it before selling it so would the buyers be able to use phone after buying but not accessing or retrieving my data?

[coolstuff]

Thanks for the information. Android authority is the best news source for Android lovers!

[FaithAdoptmegamer]

Very interesting! This video taught me that I do not want to use encryption on my tablet. It could be a very good tool, I agree. I am all for security. It just sounds like too much work. Besides, couldn't "someone" just obtain your decryption password?

[iZacq]

So After Encrypt my phone & hard reset it
its better before selling my phone ?

[dlkfilms]

If you choose to encrypt your android device, it may only take a few minutes if you have little storage used. For example, I have 3.12GB of used storage (internal) and it took five minutes maximum for my android to encrypt the data.

[rh]

Question. i use Dropbox alot to move files or i connect my phone to pc via cable, how will this affect me moving photos or videos ive taken on my phone and getting them to the PC? also if i Dropbox or cloud storage images or videos or even files from my phone and then access them from a remote computer how will this encryption effect that? 

[DrDarp]

Looking forward for more videos from this guys he is very good at explaining.

[adnanshafi]

Face unlock in 2013(this is android)but face id in IPhone X (2018. A new innovation)

[AmirulSyafi]

if i encrypt images for example, can the image be read on my pc?

[NiohNiohYT]

I would really appreciate some answers:
- Do you need to wait long every time you power on a phone (my Nexus 5 with 16 Gb and it's almost completely filled with apps and music)?
- Since it's the same password/pin for both unlock screen and decrypting on boot what's the point? If someone don't know PIN he can't access data anyway since the phone is locked (same for the PC mounted storage, can't access before unlocking the screen). So if someone don't know PIN he can't access anything anyways, and if he knows PIN he can access everything anyways (just by typing it on boot) so what's the point? What are the actual advantages?
- Will I be able to receive normally updates of new Android versions? (Since new versions need to be installed from boot, and from boot everything is encrypted right?)
- Does new music for example that I store on my phone after the encryption gets instantly encrypted too or it stays "unlocked"? (or any other data for that matter)
- How much does it affect real life performance? I've read it can slow down your phone/tablet and I'm concerned cos I literally have always 95% filled storage space on my phone (so that means it will non-stop encrypt new things I store on it?).
Thanks in advance, I've tried multiple forums but I haven't got any (useful) answers. 

[GacktKawagishi]

can you encrypt before you do anything with your phone. will it encrypt any future apps? i hope it works that way.

[DOCSAFETUBE]

You're the man Mark thanks a lot buddy

[dvlegal-vuzd]

Is there a phone that you can purchase that will automatically encrypt your text messages, voicemail, email, and internet... PLS HELP I NEED THAT KIND OF CELL PHONE

[bosaleh]

Pretty interesting topic, very good instructions and fairly easy to imitate. I like this video.

[MrAliAlain]

Very useful information, thank you sir