Hey
I disabled encryption my Nexus 5X once I was on 6.0 using TWRP.
Now after upgrading to 6.0.1 the device is encrypted again.
How can I avoid that in the future? I want to device to stay decrypted when I upgrade.
Thanks
When upgrading, if you flash the stock boot/kernel and start up Android it will encrypt your data again. To avoid this make sure you flash a custom boot/kernel that does not force exception before booting into Android
So installing twrp and elementalx right after upgrading should be OK?
Upgrade
Flash TWRP
Format
Flash systemless SuperSU
Flash ex kernel
That's the order I did it in and my phone is not encrypted
If you are already decrypted, upgrade by flashing system.img (along with vendor, radio, bootloader). Don't flash data.img, so you don't lose your current data. You also won't need to format the data partition if you are already decrypted.
Just make sure you flash a modified boot.img each time you upgrade before booting back into the system (best to make sure the modified boot.img is for that specific build) - or go systemless and flash SuperSU that modifies the boot.img automatically to remove encryption.
Thanks I'll do that next time!
I'm completely stock and have the same issue after 6.0.1 upgrade. Phone shows as encrypted and nothing happens when I tap on it.
Any suggestions?
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hamedunix said:
I'm completely stock and have the same issue after 6.0.1 upgrade. Phone shows as encrypted and nothing happens when I tap on it.
Any suggestions?
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Then it already is encrypted. You need to format data in twrp and flash modified boot.img / systemless root / kernel that doesn't force encryption
All your data will be lost..
tacofromhell said:
Then it already is encrypted. You need to format data in twrp and flash modified boot.img / systemless root / kernel that doesn't force encryption
All your data will be lost..
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Coming from Nexus 4, I'm new to encryption by default. So nexus 5x is encrypted and there's no way a normal user could decrypt it. I think I'd be fine with that. [emoji4]
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hamedunix said:
Coming from Nexus 4, I'm new to encryption by default. So nexus 5x is encrypted and there's no way a normal user could decrypt it. I think I'd be fine with that. [emoji4]
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Well, if you're a "normal user" you'd probably don't even know your phone is encrypted.
You probably also won't even know what root is. Most users just want it to work and nothing more.
Forced encryption is an inconvenient thing for us 'advanced users' though.
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Well, if you're a "normal user" you'd probably don't even know your phone is encrypted.
You probably also won't even know what root is. Most users just want it to work and nothing more.
Forced encryption is an inconvenient thing for us 'advanced users' though.
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Been into rooting and stuff like that; however, I don't mind encryption as long as it won't affect my experience on N5X.
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I have seen several posts referring to disabling encryption but not a reason why I should. I am rooted, running 6.0.1, and I skipped the decryption step during the root. My phone says it is encrypted. I haven't noticed any lag but I have only had my phone for 1.5 weeks. One would "assume" that having it encrypted would be better. So why would I want to disable it? Is there a cumulative effect that I don't know about?
Thank you.
If you don't want to and you want to leave it encrypted go for it. An encrypted fs will have slower read/write speeds, and some people aren't worried about having their phone encrypted. You can always re encrypt in security settings just now you wont be forced to have it on.
For my personal device i never use encryption, without it devices are notably faster for me.
67p912 said:
I have seen several posts referring to disabling encryption but not a reason why I should. I am rooted, running 6.0.1, and I skipped the decryption step during the root. My phone says it is encrypted. I haven't noticed any lag but I have only had my phone for 1.5 weeks. One would "assume" that having it encrypted would be better. So why would I want to disable it? Is there a cumulative effect that I don't know about?
Thank you.
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It's more convenient for flashing ROMs if it's decrypted. Because TWRP recovery can't see an encrypted partition, you can't download a ROM to your phone's storage and then flash it in recovery. It would be nice if we could have two data partitions, an encrypted one and an unencrypted one.
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It's more convenient for flashing ROMs if it's decrypted. Because TWRP recovery can't see an encrypted partition, you can't download a ROM to your phone's storage and then flash it in recovery. It would be nice if we could have two data partitions, an encrypted one and an unencrypted one.
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TWRP has be able to 'see' encrypted storage for a while now.
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TWRP has be able to 'see' encrypted storage for a while now.
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Is there some kind of trick to that, or some setting in TWRP that needs to be enabled? It didn't work for me the first time I tried it.
Jacquestrapp said:
Is there some kind of trick to that, or some setting in TWRP that needs to be enabled? It didn't work for me the first time I tried it.
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It just works and has since November with TWRP version 2.8.7.2.
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Regarding encryption, if I were to do a twrp backup with 'encryption on', can i restore that backup on a 'encryption off' phone after.
My plan is to:
Nandroid backup with encryption on
Decrypt (which erases all user data)
Restore backup
How will this affect the backup since 1 has encryption on previously?
how to disable encryption?
cavalloz said:
how to disable encryption?
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Code:
fastboot format userdata
^^^This will wipe your internal storage^^^
Edit: Need a modified kernel that doesn't force encryption.
How about a few more details on turning off encryption please.
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Hi guys,
So I just started running Pure Nexus Rom... What I did was to flash 20F stock image, then 3.0.2.0 twrp and then flashed the ROM+Gapps. I don't want my phone to be encrypted because it supposedly causes lags and I'd like it at smooth as possible. How do I know if the encryption is running or not? TWRP does not ask for any passwords...
Thanks in advance!
Settings - Security
If it says encrypt then you are unencrypted.
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I know on most devices I've owned you needed a non-encrypted kernel and I had to perform a format of data to remove encryption. I have seen a few posts in a couple of other threads but nothing I saw was definitive. Does anyone know if unencrypting the XL is even possible? If so, which kernel are you using?
I also have the same question, I just want descrpt data partition to avoid risk when I turn to TWRP and MultiROM in future,
So anyone try this? I can not understand why I need Magisk here??
http://androiding.how/disable-verity-force-encryption-pixel-xl-decrypt/
Mike02z said:
I know on most devices I've owned you needed a non-encrypted kernel and I had to perform a format of data to remove encryption. I have seen a few posts in a couple of other threads but nothing I saw was definitive. Does anyone know if unencrypting the XL is even possible? If so, which kernel are you using?
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Azlun said:
I also have the same question, I just want descrpt data partition to avoid risk when I turn to TWRP and MultiROM in future,
So anyone try this? I can not understand why I need Magisk here??
http://androiding.how/disable-verity-force-encryption-pixel-xl-decrypt/
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Notice in the attached that it states that TWRP plus SuperSU decrypts file based encryption.... https://www.xda-developers.com/supersu-updated-to-work-with-twrp-on-pixel-and-pixelxl/
cam30era said:
Notice in the attached that it states that TWRP plus SuperSU decrypts file based encryption.... https://www.xda-developers.com/supersu-updated-to-work-with-twrp-on-pixel-and-pixelxl/
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" Dees_Troy to allow TWRP to decrypt the data partition involves modifying the same init binary " is NOT what I want according developer's
https://plus.google.com/+DeesTroy Pixel update 4 picture.
What I want is need the full device decryption permanently, on Anroid running time, not only on TWRP.
so, I think that is maybe more than TWRP can do, I guess a special boot.img or a kernel patch zip is need to reach what I need.
Mike02z said:
I know on most devices I've owned you needed a non-encrypted kernel and I had to perform a format of data to remove encryption. I have seen a few posts in a couple of other threads but nothing I saw was definitive. Does anyone know if unencrypting the XL is even possible? If so, which kernel are you using?
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Decrypting your pixel is possible. The process isn't much different than any previous Nexus. It differs due to the removal of the recovery partition thus the recovery fstab is now in the kernels ramdisk. So you must edit out forecencryption in both fstabs. (fstab.marlin,fstab.recovery).
Fastboot format userdata, flash a modified kernel, done..
Haven't seen any custom kernels that remove the flag yet so I modified ElementalX.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/pix...oem-unlock-t3498287/post69733387#post69733387
blueyes said:
Decrypting your pixel is possible. The process isn't much different than any previous Nexus. It differs due to the removal of the recovery partition thus the recovery fstab is now in the kernels ramdisk. So you must edit out forecencryption in both fstabs. (fstab.marlin,fstab.recovery).
Fastboot format userdata, flash a modified kernel, done..
Haven't seen any custom kernels that remove the flag yet so I modified ElementalX.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/pix...oem-unlock-t3498287/post69733387#post69733387
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I did use your modified Elemental kernel that was in the thread about the ability to show that your bootloader is unlocked.
Here is what I did...
Went into TWRP and did a format data from the wipe menu.
Flashed your kernel via USB SD dongle.
Rebooted.
Took about 5-8 minutes to boot but when I went into "Security" it still showed my phone was encrypted. I did this with every Nexus device I've owned but not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Mike02z said:
I did use your modified Elemental kernel that was in the thread about the ability to show that your bootloader is unlocked.
Here is what I did...
Went into TWRP and did a format data from the wipe menu.
Flashed your kernel via USB SD dongle.
Rebooted.
Took about 5-8 minutes to boot but when I went into "Security" it still showed my phone was encrypted. I did this with every Nexus device I've owned but not sure what I'm doing wrong.
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Don't you need to format user data with fast boot to decrypt?
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I'm on latest build of purenexus and my phone is encrypted. I would like the performance gains of a decrypted phone again
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stackz07 said:
I'm on latest build of purenexus and my phone is encrypted. I would like the performance gains of a decrypted phone again
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I'm not sure, but I think you need to flash a ROM unencrypted or somethink like that, and format internal sorage
stackz07 said:
I'm on latest build of purenexus and my phone is encrypted. I would like the performance gains of a decrypted phone again
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I'd say use the method you used for decrypting previously?
Use the "search", I think it's strong in this one. :angel:
Seriously try Heisenberg's guide to start with.
stackz07 said:
I'm on latest build of purenexus and my phone is encrypted. I would like the performance gains of a decrypted phone again
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Try flash factory image from Google and follow the steps that gives. But after flash, don't lock the bootloader if you want to install custom recovery and root again... Days before I had the same but when I flashed a custom kernel on Lineages my device goes encrypted. But I followed the steps that have Google , I lose my data... Before flashing do a backup of Important things( photos, music, videos etc...) And then. ...
hi, I unlocked and rooted my nexus with 5x stock rom 7.1.1
I try to disable the encryption of files by formatting the data partition, but if you check in the SECURITY settings, the phone is always encrypted.
What am I doing wrong? Thank you.
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Are you flashing SuperSu to patch kernel to remove forced encryp or flashing a custom kernel to remove it? If not, the stock kernel will re-encrypt upon boot.
I think that is normal, mine also shows encrypted currently with a stock kernel. Only time I need to decrypt is in TWRP, and instead of a password, I'm using a pattern.
TypNguy said:
I think that is normal, mine also shows encrypted currently with a stock kernel. Only time I need to decrypt is in TWRP, and instead of a password, I'm using a pattern.
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That's probably not the kind of decryption he was looking for.
The correct answer has been given
thanks for the answers, but I still have the same problem.
I rooted, I installed the latest TWRP recovery, as well installed nexus ...
Then I formatato the DATA partition.
Start the well nexus (latest version) and under the heading Safety, the phone is still encrypted!
The kernel of pure nexus is stock?