Can an S8 encrypt data before factory reset?

[Android Central Question]

I'm trading in my S8 for a new phone. I want to encrypt my data before I do a factory reset and return it. There's no path through any menu to do this.

Android version 9
kernel 4.4.153-17214672

 

[mustang7757]

You need to factory reset through setting before you trade it in , make a back up before you do.

I'll leave a Link to register so you can communicate here as a guest account you can only post questions but can't reply
https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=409154

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! It's encrypted by default: https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/190224/encryption-in-samsung-galaxy-s8. There's no need to encrypt it further.