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When you're ready to turn on encryption:
1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Security & location > Encryption &
credentials > Encrypt phone.
2. Read the information about encryption carefully.
The ENCRYPT PHONE button is dimmed if your battery is not charged or your phone's not
plugged in. If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, touch the Back key.
WARNING!
If you interrupt the encryption process, you will lose data.
3. Touch ENCRYPT PHONE.
4. Draw your screen lock pattern or enter your lock screen PIN or password.
5. Touch ENCRYPT PHONE again.
The encryption process starts. Encryption can take an hour or more, during which time your
phone may restart several times.
When encryption is complete, you’ll be prompted to draw the unlock pattern, or enter your PIN
or password.
Subsequently you must draw your unlock pattern, or enter your PIN or password each time you
power on your phone to decrypt it.