Tag: android lollipop

  • Google backtracks from Android Lollipop encryption

    Ars Technica reported on Google backtracking from compulsory encryption for Android Lollipop devices. Last year, Google made headlines when it revealed that its next version of Android would require full-disk encryption on all new phones. Older versions of Android had supported optional disk encryption, but Android 5.0 Lollipop would make it a standard feature. But…

  • Android L will have built-in encryption, just like iOS

    Digital Trends reported on built-in encryption for Andriod L. The next major version of Android is going to come with one feature that will please the security-conscious: built-in encryption. It means anyone who grabs hold of your mobile device—from petty thief to law enforcement officer—will find it much more difficult to extract data from it.…