Encrypted device after update

[shivadow]

Has anyone else's device decided that it would be a great idea to encrypt itself after an update?.

Seems a bit random of htc or Google to do that..

Beamed in by telepathy.

 

[michaelbsheldon]

Has anyone else's device decided that it would be a great idea to encrypt itself after an update?.

Seems a bit random of htc or Google to do that..

Beamed in by telepathy.

Have you done a factory reset from Recovery to try and cure that?

 

[shivadow]

Nope..

Beamed in by telepathy.

 

[Conan1986]

Has anyone else's device decided that it would be a great idea to encrypt itself after an update?.

Seems a bit random of htc or Google to do that..

Beamed in by telepathy.

do you mean that it requires your PIN upon boot up? If that is what you're referring to, it is actually there whenever you power down or restart the device, not applied when it was updated.

 

[Galactus]

Devices that ship with 6.0 Marshmallow are encrypted by default. If you are seeing a password screen before boot, that is device protection to stop a thief from being able to use the phone.

 

[shivadow]

It specifically said "your device has been encrypted". I think it asked for the pin to continue, of which it then restarted straight into "optimising apps" and it was as it booted up after updating.

The pin request on boot is totally different. The screen I encountered was a white background with green writing. It was not part of the lock screen.

Beamed in by telepathy.

 

[buttie]

It specifically said "your device has been encrypted"

Yes, it does, and it's a bit confusing because it's not related to encryption at all (which is forced anyway). Remove "Require PIN (pattern/password) to start device" in Settings -> Security -> Screen Lock -> chosen screen lock method. It will turn off that weird menu after reboot.

 

[Davebnly]

I've had this same issue with my old htc u11 (running 8.1 Oreo). after i decided to do a factory reset it came up with this message "Phone is decrypted, enter your pin" before it finishes booting.
Luckily I knew the pin as it was the one I had previously used which had been stored in the OS. You can either go into settings and completely disable the screen lock, or set up a fingerprint. Doing either of these will remove the annoying decrypted message on boot up.