Originally Posted by
mzman That's because starting with newer Android versions, only the basic OS boots unencrypted. The user data and most functionality is hidden in an encrypted partition. I can't remember the exact name of the feature. You'll notice you basically can't do anything before entering the PIN. Notifications won't fire either, since the apps aren't visible to the OS while encrypted.
I've heard the same with versions of 6.0 and higher (or 7.0 and higher, I cannot remember) but like I previously said, my BlackBerry KEYone and Moto e4, both running 7.1.1 out of the box, have the Secure Startup option offering what I'm assuming is full disk encryption while my Honor 7x which is still running 7.0 for the time being does not have the Secure Startup option and in turn, is what I'm assuming is file based encryption. And then of course the Essential, does not have this option as well. Perhaps it's dependent upon the OEM as to why some 7.x devices offer that option and some 7.x devices do not?
It's just different to me since I've only had my EP-1 for two weeks and my 7x for a few days. I guess I'm just used to seeing that screen pop up upon reboot that asks for my device password to start Android.
If security remains the same, if not better, than it's all good in my book.
Thanks guys and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.