Encryption in Galaxy phones

[Anonymous]

Hi,

 Are Galaxy phones already encrypted like the iPhone, or do we have to manually do it?

Also, does encrypting your phone slows it down?

[Notadeveloper · Accepted solution]

They are already encrypted. It wont slow down your device

[GalaxyGamer]

All the Samsung galaxy smartphones are encrypted.

[Sidhabhi · Accepted solution]

Yes, in most of the Android devices, its automatically encrypted(if am not wrong after android lollipop/Marshmallow introduction).

That's part of biometrics and security..

yeah, sometimes it slows your device as encrypted files take a bit longer to open up than non-encrypted.

[Anonymous]

I can't find the "encrypt" option in my S20+.
Can you find?

[Sidhabhi]

👇

[Ehsank]

phones are encrypted but if you used sd card then it needs to encryption

[Anonymous]

What are the advantages of encrypting SD card?

Why should we do it?

[Ehsank]

Just like device encryption,
By encryption it locks the information and if in case your sd card stolen or removed by someone and if try to move your content/files on it ,then its useless for them and can't be readable.

[Ehsank]

more info in my post which i posted here few days ago

https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Tech-Talk/SD-Card-Encryption/td-p/5052396