If so, would you be so kind as to answer two questions for me?
(1) Do you have to enter your password each time you unlock the screen, or does the phone still let you set a delay of up to an hour (during which time you only need to swipe to unlock)?
(2) Is there an option to revert to a decrypted device, or is factory-reset the only way?
I went ahead and enabled device encryption, so now I can report the answers:
(1) The password-delay setting still works.
(2) There is indeed an option that offers to decrypt the device (though I haven't tried using it).
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If you use device encryption, do you then have to enter a password each time you turn the screen on, or only each time you power the phone on after it had been powered down?
And can you later decide to undo the encryption?
After further searching, I've discovered that the device-encryption password is only entered when the device powers up (reboots). However, the UI forces the same password to be used for the unlock screen as for the device encryption, so it's just as though the device-encryption password has to be used for each unlock. (There are hacks to work around that restriction, but they require rooting.)
New question for anyone using device encryption, please: Are you still able to set a long delay (up to one hour) before the lock screen engages, or does it always engage immediately when the device is encrypted, requiring password entry each time you pick up the phone?
Also, still wondering if anyone who's tried it knows whether device encryption can later be reversed/disabled. If so, I'll just go ahead and experiment. But I'd rather not do so if I'd have to factory-reset in order to undo it.
Somehow my password pattern is suddenly not detectable and it shows as wrong password. As there is no more option in lollipop for "forgot password" and using the gmail account to log in. How do I reset the password on a HTC M8 without doing a reset? I've tried logging into the google account, and I can use the "find" option in the device manager to locate the device, but if i press the "lock" button and try to enter a new password, for a split second it says "We have sent a lock request to the device", but then it says "Since Google has verified that a screen lock is already set, the password you entered won't be needed." Wtf is going on? I am stuck with a pattern locked phone of whose password i know but the phone doesnt detect it anymore. Is there another way to reset the password?
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Well.......
Let me start by saying that this is a delicate matter, what if the device is stolen and somebody wants to get the info or device to work without wiping it. I know that this is probably not your intention and that it is hard to prove otherwise. But the possibility could be there in the worst case scenario !
Now don't get the above personal, it's written from another point of view, as i am running HTC phones for the past 6 years and never encountered this all of a sudden at any point. So from my point of view i find it difficult to believe.
To get to your point ...... not sure if it can be done otherwise but to reset the device. Depends if it's rooted or not for instance ?
Cheers
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According to the story, looks like either : 3rd party apps are interfering (can also be malware/virus) OR someone physically got hold of the device and changed the password(perhaps he thinks its his own)
Try restarting the device while holding the volume up button only, android will go into safe mode and disable all 3rd party apps. If the password still doesn't work, then you have 2 options:
1) if S-ON : factory reset and lose all user data
2) if S-OFF or bootloader unlocked: remove password (this is the most details I can give without being an accomplice)
Hi Guys,
My OnePlus 3 ist rooted, open Bootloader + TWRP.
Oxygen OS 3.2.4 is running. First time I used the device, encryption was offered to me - so I set it up.
I than used the phone for about 2 months, always had to enter a Passphrase when I rebootet.
I noticed, that if I use TWRP I can browse through my personal files without entering any credentials.
System-Preferences says: "Phone Encrypted".
Do you have any suggestions for me?
I´ve found the solution by myself.
Anyone who is having the same issue, read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/help/questions-encryption-unlocked-op3-t3427360/page2
You have to set up the display security again and activate the checkbox "PIN/Passphrase is needed to start the device".
I just rooted my brand new 1+3 and put CM13 on it, with TWRP recovery. I haven't set any sort of screen guard or fingerprint yet, since I'm not sure if that will end up encrypting the disk as well.
I've seen other posts about how people could not use the recovery because it prompted for a password - and typing the PIN didn't work for them. I have already taken a nandroid backup of the original OxygenOS, and saved it elsewhere (i.e. not on the phone). So if I go ahead and set a password, will it cause any problems later, if I have to use the recovery? Is it better to stick to a PIN instead of the pattern lock?
Edit - now when I go into recovery, the log says 'successfully decrypted with default password'. What's this default password? If I set a screen PIN, will it change to the PIN, or is it something else? Will setting the PIN/fingerprint prevent me from mounting data as I can now?
My father in law died last weekend and we don't know the pincode of his stock Nexus 5X. We can access his Google account and we know the pincode of his sim card. I hope someone can help us out to get access to his phone. Things we've tried:
- The vingerprint reader was setup but we've tried a lot of possible pins. We've tried his vinger yesterday but because of the attempts the pin is also required now.
- With a pattern lock you'll get a possibility to unlock through the Google account password after some attempts but his phone was secured with a vingerprint and/or pincode. Only the delay between attempts get increased, currently 16 minutes between them.
- The lock option from https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager, but because there is already a pin lock it doesn't work. The pin doesn't change.
- I've tried to access the phone through ADB, booted into the recovery but "adb devices" doesn't see the phone. When I choose to "install update through adb" I see the devices with "adb devices" but I can't use "adb shell", only sideloading works.
- Installing a custom recovery could work but the bootloader is locked, when I unlock it a full wipe will be performed so we still can't access the data.
- From the Play store in the browser on my Mac I've installed the androidlost.com app on the phone, but the app needs to be opened once before it can be used.
- A rubber ducky could help us out, but I don't have one and the time between attempts get increased and increased... it would take weeks, months or years to unlock.
What other possibilities do I have?
First sorry for your lost!
Second, i don´t know for sure, but maybe get the phone to the store where you bought it and explain the situation, maybe they will give a correct advice or like you said the phone is registed in google ( device manager) maybe if you contact them they will help you with that ( the problem is they probably will take a long time to reply or don´t reply at all) or wait for a more expert user than me here in xda,
again, sorry for your lost and hope you solve this problem,
cheers
If the phone was rooted with a recovery installed, YES, you could delete the passcode files and get into it, without root/recovery, you cannot get into it without the password, that is the point of encryption and passwords and all that jazz.... Yes there is probably a way for some high level hacker to do it but good luck finding that.... If you just want to be able to USE the phone, do a factory reset from recovery....