Encryption Question

[sbudaj]

If a phone has a lock screen and is then encrypted, is there an additional password screen that has to be entered after unlocking the phone every time the phone is accessed?

Thanks.

 

[UJ95x]

No. Encrypting the device asks for a password with 6+ characters and at least 1 number. That password will work exactly the same as if you were to setup a "regular" lock screen password, but you now have the benefit of having an encrypted device.

 

[sbudaj]

Thanks. No pattern unlock after encryption?

 

[UJ95x]

Thanks. No pattern unlock after encryption?

No. Only passwords :-\

 

[tulsa40]

For the sake of clarity in my own mind: If I encrypt my Samsung Galaxy S5 I have to use a password, which must contain a number and be at least six characters long, every time I unlock my phone? A PIN is no longer an option even if I'm just unlocking the S5, rather than restarting it from power off?