How Do I Reset My Encrypted Android Phone?
Contents How Do I Factory Reset My Encrypted Android? Note: for Android Phones on Android 5.0 or Higher, Factory Reset Protection May Be Enabled. … Boot the...
How do I factory reset my encrypted Android?
NOTE: For Android phones on Android 5.0 or higher, Factory Reset Protection may be enabled.
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- Boot the phone into either Recovery Mode or the Bootloader, depending on the phone.
- Navigate to and select Factory Data Reset. You may need to navigate and select YES after this step.
- Select Reboot or Reboot System Now.
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Does factory reset remove encryption?
Encrypting does not completely delete the files, but the factory reset process gets rid of the encryption key. As a result, the device has no way it can decrypt the files and, therefore, makes data recovery extremely difficult. When the device is encrypted, the decryption key is only known by the current OS.
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