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qasdfdsaq · 20-09-2014, 01:34

Lots of Android phones have had full phone and/or SD card encryption for several years, this is nothing new. They're just integrating popular existing features added by the vendors into the core OS, which is also nothing new - they've been doing that for years too.

'Full' encryption encrypts the entire user-data partition in the onboard memory. All data or apps you download, store, configure, or modify are stored there. The system partition is unencrypted, but that's also read-only so you couldn't put any sensitive data there deliberately or otherwise.

P.S. As Android core OS features are added in future releases, you're unlikely to see it in your phone anytime soon, especially if you are still on 4.2.2. Android is already up to 4.4.2 and if your manufacturer hasn't provided this to you yet they're even less likely to provide 4.5+

20-09-2014, 01:34	#3
qasdfdsaq cf.mega poster Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,207	Re: Android encryption. Lots of Android phones have had full phone and/or SD card encryption for several years, this is nothing new. They're just integrating popular existing features added by the vendors into the core OS, which is also nothing new - they've been doing that for years too. 'Full' encryption encrypts the entire user-data partition in the onboard memory. All data or apps you download, store, configure, or modify are stored there. The system partition is unencrypted, but that's also read-only so you couldn't put any sensitive data there deliberately or otherwise. P.S. As Android core OS features are added in future releases, you're unlikely to see it in your phone anytime soon, especially if you are still on 4.2.2. Android is already up to 4.4.2 and if your manufacturer hasn't provided this to you yet they're even less likely to provide 4.5+