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Protecting Your Phone With Encryption
You can encrypt all the data on your phone: your accounts,
application data, music and other media, downloaded information,
and so on. If you do, you must enter a numeric PIN or a
password each time you power on your phone.
WARNING!
Encryption is irreversible. The only way to revert to an
unencrypted phone is to perform a factory data reset, which
erases all your data.
Encryption provides additional protection in case your phone is
stolen, and may be required or recommended in some
organizations. Consult your system administrator before turning it
on. In many cases, the system administrator controls the PIN or
password you set.
Before turning on encryption, prepare as follows:
● Set a lock screen PIN or password.
● Charge the battery.
● Keep the phone connected to the charger.
● Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process: you
must not interrupt it or you will lose some or all of your data.
To turn on encryption:
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Security > Encrypt
phone.
2. Read the information about encryption carefully.