Provider: MetroPCS
Device: Samsung A21
Android Version: 11
My job is requiring that my device is encrypted before I set it up to access email, etc. on it. Per their documentation, I should be able to go to Settings > Lock Screen and Security > Encrypt Device to set this up. Unfortunately, I do not have the "Encrypt Device" option. Is there some other way to secure my device? I have no problem installing KNOX to make this happen, but I am just trying to cover all of my bases.
Enforced encryption is active on Android 11 I believe by default.
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Hi all,
I recently purchased a Quantum7+ tablet (my first!) and wanted to try out encryption, but am unable to find the Personal ->
Security -> Encryption option mentioned in guides on the internet. The
Security settings page has only "Screen Security", "Passwords", "Device
Administration" and "Credential Storage" headings.
I've made Screen Lock password-protected and the device is plugged into the
mains and fully charged. I've rebooted since adding the Screen Lock password but to no avail. Any idea what might be wrong?
The Android version is 4.1.1. and am using the stock firmware version:
([email protected])_([email protected])_N2.59_V411.01_TL12
Does anyone have any idea why this could be, or whether the "Encryption" settings might be hidden away elsewhere?
Many thanks!
Hmmm ... just got a reply from Tabtronics tech support confirming that Encryption is not available on this tablet, which is a bit confusing to me - isn't encryption all done in software on Android?
E2306 on Android 5.0
After we lost the phone, we used Android Device Manager and locked the phone.
Went into
Settings > Security > Screen Lock
and both the 'None' and 'Swipe' options are greyed out.
There is the message 'disabled by administrator, encryption policy, or credential storage'.
I've since gone into Device Administrators and unchecked Android Device Manager.
I've also went into Trust agents and turned of 'Smart Lock (Google)'.
Unfortunately both 'None' and 'Swipe' are still disabled in the Screen Lock options.
My 2 questions are:
1) how do i remove the password settings so that i can go back to 'swipe' as an option.
2) after said 'screen lock' option is fixed, should i turn Trust Agent back on? What does 'Smart Lock' do?
PlayerThirteen said:
E2306 on Android 5.0
After we lost the phone, we used Android Device Manager and locked the phone.
Went into
Settings > Security > Screen Lock
and both the 'None' and 'Swipe' options are greyed out.
There is the message 'disabled by administrator, encryption policy, or credential storage'.
I've since gone into Device Administrators and unchecked Android Device Manager.
I've also went into Trust agents and turned of 'Smart Lock (Google)'.
Unfortunately both 'None' and 'Swipe' are still disabled in the Screen Lock options.
My 2 questions are:
1) how do i remove the password settings so that i can go back to 'swipe' as an option.
2) after said 'screen lock' option is fixed, should i turn Trust Agent back on? What does 'Smart Lock' do?
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Your device is encripted so you will not be able to use none or swipe. Does your phone ask for password when you turn it on ?
Hi everyone,
A month ago, I encrypted my phone (Galaxy S5 Plus - kccat6) currently under LineageOS 15.1 (Android 8.1.0) and TWRP 3.2.3-0.
Normally, after the encryption, when I started my phone, I would get a password request to decrypt my phone before launching Android. Access to TWRP was also password protected.
However, for a week now, for no apparent reason, I no longer have any password requests at startup and TWRP no longer asks for a password either.
In the "Security and Confidentiality" section, under "Encryption and identifiers", the phone is always indicated as encrypted... so it's impossible to request the encryption of my data again. At the same time, when I use Trust (integrated with LineageOS), it says "Encryption : Disabled".
I don't understand it. I did nothing in particular to have the encryption deleted.
Do you have any idea what to do to recover the encryption on my phone? And eventually why I may have lost the encryption?
Thank you in advance
OK I found a solution. It seems that it's a bug well known since many versions of Android. Strange that it has not been corrected...
Here's what helped me to fix the problem (found here : https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/37010136 )
How to reproduce:
1. Go to Settings -> Accessibility -> Switch Access
2. Enable Switch Access service
3. Go to Security -> Screen lock
4. Incorrect warning text appears under Pattern, PIN, and Password options
How to fix
1. Go to Security -> Screen lock
2. Select one of Pattern, PIN, and Password options
3. Select "Require pattern to start device" on the next UI
4. Finish setup
5. Go to Settings -> Accessibility -> Switch Access
6. Enable Switch Access service
7. Incorrect text ("If you turn on Switch Access, your device won't use your screen lock to enhance data encryption") on the prompt. It's incorrect and misleading because "Require pattern to start device" is already set and screen lock will apear on start up.
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Hi,
After accidentally setting up password on startup (Settings -> Security -> ScreenLock -> Password -> Require password on startup), I can't for the love of Pete remove it. I restarted number of times, set screenlock to none, set different password, set PIN and the confirming 'No Thanks'. The device password never gets replaced by anything I set up there.
The phone is encrypted by default. TWRP is installed, the system is otherwise fully accessible.
Running RR 5.8.5 on Nougat 7.1.2
Anyone have an idea how to remove this password?
Hello guy`s
i`m searching since days for a solution for my Android car system.
It has Android 8.1.0 installed, i can access the filesystem via adb root, the system itself is not rooted.
I have two issues with the device.
since a factory reset, when booting the system it does start into the "normal" slide to unlock screen, before the reset it booted directly into the Car GUI.
I searched also for disabling this, but only found how to reset or delete the passwords, and disable it on old Android 2.3 4.0 or 5, but not on Android 8.
it would now be easy said to just disable it at the system security settings under Display lock, but here is the second issue, the option seems to have been disabled by the manufacturor.
the same is with some other Option menu`s that are missing at settings.
i`m not that firm with android os itself, so i can`t finde the right command or modification to change this.
can someone help me how to disable slide to unlock, and how to reactivate deactivated system settings ?
sincerely Chri