[Q] Encrypted performance

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Hello there,

For all those of you that have encrypted their Xoom. Have you noticed any decrease in performance? I'd like to also encrypt mine, but not at the expense of performance.

Best,

A few seconds longer boot time but no performance lost in linpack or quadrant. Is you have auto time setup it will change on you after every reboot though. Very odd bug but for me nothing major.

James

I've been thinking of encrypting mine as well but the concern I have is whether this could lead to incompatibilities or issues that are not known to date. Also while it may not be measurable, there will be a performance hit due to the nature of encryption.

Quick question, if you encrypt do you only have to decrypt via passcode at power on or after sleep? Reason is I hardly ever power mine off so if someone found it or figured out how to unlock it, at that point it'd be decrypted. Not seeing the advantage of this as opposed to a regular passcode/security at the lock screen.

The difference is that while your Xoom is encrypted & locked, you can't access data from a PC. This means that if you lose it no-one can access your data. A major plus if you ask me.

Originally Posted by burden010

The difference is that while your Xoom is encrypted & locked, you can't access data from a PC. This means that if you lose it no-one can access your data. A major plus if you ask me.

But I though the decryption only happens once at startup (after poweron) so while it's on it's decrypted right? Also I don't think USB works when the device is locked even if it's not encrypted.

I think we should have an official statement from Google about how this encryption works. For personal use it is not a big deal, but if someone is going to use his/her xoom at work, it is very important, specially when one has to deal with the computer and technical department.

Originally Posted by mobilehavoc

But I though the decryption only happens once at startup (after poweron) so while it's on it's decrypted right? Also I don't think USB works when the device is locked even if it's not encrypted.

I'm not sure exactly. I should be getting my Xoom in the next couple of days so I'll test it before I customise it too much so I can factory reset easily enough.