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[Android Apps and Games] grafit99:
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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Borocay:
I like he case, but the branding on the front is the big turn off for me.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] stothy862:
Wow that bulk! Guess you'll be happy it's safe I guess ;)
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] RavenY2K3:
I know, mental ain't it! you need to have big hands to handle this with one hand, I'm 6.1" have sizeable hands and can just manage to handle it.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] felloffthetruck:
These cases were originally copied from a company called Lunatik.

Lunatik really dropped the ball making anything outside of the iPhone only cases.

That Note 4 version sure looks huge. Makes the Defender look slim.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
A kickstand would have been nice. If it had a holster I'd buy it. I particularly like the glass protection screen considering there isn't a glass protector that fits properly w/o a halo available and I like the water resistant feature. Did you test it making calls and know your voice doesn't sound muffled?

From a bulk standpoint it doesn't look any bulkier than any other highly protective case like the Defender for example.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] R$08:
I see where others are talking about seeing the case, but I don't see any pictures that are posted. Were they taken down?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] RavenY2K3:
Nope, looks fine to me and others, just you I'm afraid dude.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Mayonesa:
How is the reception with the case one? Lose signal since its metal?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] shong43826:
the finger scan doesn't work with the case does it?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] RavenY2K3:
Just when I thought I'd covered everything.... [emoji12]

I'll check on that today, reception wise, I didn't see any changes but didn't check GPS etc, so I'll check that too.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] iridaki:
All the rugged cases look ugly. :(

Why isn't there a more girly one, that doesn't look like a fat robot?

iR¡D@k!* from i9505 via Tapatalk 4
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] RavenY2K3:
....... You could always spray it pink? [emoji12]
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] felloffthetruck:
or just get the Pink Otterbox Defender :p
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] iridaki:
We only get the black and glacier in the UK. It's a bit of pain to order from the US because I always end up paying custom fees and the case itself is pricey already. :( And then I don't want to buy from a reseller because I am not aware of any reputable ones. You never know whether it will be genuine. I bought one for my S4 and it was a really bad clone. Oh well!
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] raihan4:
A rugged case for a phone that looked damn sexy naked? Hm...
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] RavenY2K3:
It wouldn't maintain it's looks if you worked on a building site and dropped it on concrete [emoji12]
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] shEEEsh:
I always put a rugged case on my new phones for a couple of months. By then I have my eye on something new. Then I take off the bulky case and enjoy the phone for a while before I sell it.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Catche:
Thanks for the detail review,firstly I'm hanging on between love mei case and lunatik takkit,now I will go for love mei to have my N4 under extreme protection....
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Matthew Woodwords:
This case seems solid on protection,no other cases will have a better performance on guard...
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] OxyEthane:
Question How heavy is it compare to supcase unicorn beetle pro case? Has you drop it anytime since install it? It look like alot of dust/sand in there (dirty)? I have supcase drop 2 time, yet nothing happen
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] RavenY2K3:
I can't comment on the other case you mentioned, but it does add some extra weight, there isn't any point of entry for dust to get to the screen, so there is no worry about that happening on the Love Mei.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] OxyEthane:
Thk for reply. Shud i buy the one from ebay which is ~$30?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Wooba99:
Holy crap. I just received mine ($30 on ebay - looks the same as the one posted without the packaging). I cannot believe how big this thing is.

I'm getting the QI back cover next week though.. I can't see this working with it so I'll probably not even install it.

It sure looks rugged though! I work in construction which is the reason I bought it.. certainly looks like it could handle it no problem.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] heartyparty:
I received a silver one yesterday. .... and i thought the defender case was big!

This case makes your phone look more like a tablet but i do like it a lot. Protection looks great and design is good if you like that sort of thing.

Still getting used to the capacitive buttons as it seems there is a knack to working them, you do need to apply a little pressure.

Not sure how tough the silicon port covers will be as they are held on by a fairly thin degree.

However this thing is tank like so I'll see how it goes.

Cheers for reviewing op.

Heartyparty
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] JippleStar:
Just a few questions:

1) Can you post up a picture with the micro usb plug? I've heard that some cases make those weird and it can damage your micro usb port?

2a) Does this case require your phone to 'snap-in' to something? The SUPCASE Unicorn Beetle required this and I was not expecting that T:

2b) Does this case lift off easily after removing those screws (or whatever they are)?

3) I believe this case has some metal, right? Does that interfere with your signal? (someone asked already I think)

4) Do you have a screen protector underneath? If so, does it work well with the case? (I assume it does since there was no complaint, but meh :shrugs: )

Thanks for posting up those pictures by the way~ Really useful because there are no useful ones on Amazon (last time I checked).
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] heartyparty:
I found that. ...

1. No interference with charge port as no pressure applied by port cover.

2a. No snap in. It just sits in an opening.

2b. Yes.

3. Yes to some extent. It is very thick. I still get 4g where i get a strong 4g signal but this is reduced when signal is not so strong.

4. I don't use a screen protector underneath. Works great without it. Shouldn't need one as the case has glass protector built in.

I like it a lot.

Cheers.

Hp
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] sinoning:
i like it, where you brought?

i like it, where you brought?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] heartyparty:
Ebay ☺
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] itscaleb:
just got mine.

I just got this case today. I have had issues with other cases in the past not fitting properly in the past with the QI back on it. It is a little snug but the case does go together properly. I can't find my charging pad so I haven't been able to test to see if it still works with the case on. When I first put it on, I had a glass screen protector on under the case and it didn't let me press the middle button. Once I took it off, it worked fine. I do notice the left and right buttons sometimes take a little pressure at times, but it isn't too bad. As far as price, I got it for $10 from the geek app by wish. It was advertised as a water proof case, which it isn't, but it is still a very rugged case that I wouldn't be afraid to use in the rain.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] xdm9mm:
maybe this is good for others, especially when people use the phone in rugged environments, but this is not my type of case. I go with minimalistic cases, like a bumper case...
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] kevinw0312:
cool

wow~ It is so cool,could you tell me where we can buy this case and how much??
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] SNOWFLAKESANDSUNSETS:
No the fingerprint option doesn't work in this case. I just got one but for the waterproof feature of the case...I'll sacrifice. It's bulkier than my Otterbox defender that I've used for years and makes my phone feel extremely heavy. Twice the weight! Over all I like it...but I've only had it for one day. We'll see.

I got the love mei powerful in color yellow.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] QA Bot:
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[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AustinRawr:
Why would you want to disable encryption? A

theoretical

increase in write speeds for

guaranteed

reduction in security?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evo_Shift:
We aren't all Jason Bourne. Encryption is pointless for 99.9999999999999999999999% of people. I'd rather my Nexus 6 be faster than my Nexus 5. My lock screen along with the ability to remotely wipe my device is perfectly fine for me. I don't keep my highly classified government information on my personal cell phone.

It is pretty obvious just looking at that comparison video of a guy with a nexus 6 vs a nexus 5 that the phone does everything slower. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014...premium-price-still-comes-with-compromises/2/
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cupfulloflol:
Because of the children.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jairusz:
Has anyone flashed this using TWRP and did it work?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kashk5:
It's not a flashable zip, you have to push it with fastboot
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
You can always use flashify or make a flushable zip with the kernel.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atlharry:
no encryption boot.img for Nexus 9

Sooo... Is there any way that we can get this for the Nexus 9 as well?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PaisanNYC:
I am sure that 99.999999999999999999999999999999% you quote is blatant exxageration, if you have proof, i'd love to be proven wrong and only be part of the 0.000000000000000000000001

You see, I am a federal employee, and there are hundreds of thousands more just like me. Some of them like Android phones over the standard Blackberry.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
I'm sure that you can but this isn't the place to ask or look, check the N9 forums.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alsip1023:
If you were a federal employee who had read their employee handbook, I'm sure you would know you are forbidden from storing any classified or sensitive material on your personal device.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lensgrabber:
Trust me, it doesn't stop them.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atlharry:
Gotcha, thanks!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alsip1023:
Hah, I totally know! I was just poking...as if anyone pays attention to that stuff.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] digesh9870:
Hey there everyone. First of all, it's good to hear that we could disable encryption on this device. Being my first nexus device and also a noob, I would like to ask few questions that may sound weird. Is this thing possible without root ? If yes, will the warranty be void after disabling encryption as we are modifying something that we are not supposed to. After disabling encryption, do we still get OTA and if yes, after the OTA update, do we need to do this process again ? Thank you.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Is it possible without root? Sure. But you need your bootloader unlocked.

Warranty? Don't worry about it. Its easy to relock the bootloader.

Can you get OTA? Sure.. you're only changing the kernel but once accepting the OTA you'll go back to a kernel with forced encryption.

In my eyes, if you tinker with your device. Tinker all the way and not half tinker.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 2850315:
It is most definitely possible without root, but it is not possible without unlocking your bootloader, which does void your warranty. Chances you'll brick your device beyond a repairable state are exceedingly low as long as you follow the instructions. Worst case you can always flash a factory image back to your phone and re-lock the bootloader before a warranty claim.

If you get the OTA it will overwrite the kernel (which is where the change is made) which will force the phone to encrypt again. If you manually flash the parts of the update (minus the kernel) and then wait for the updated kernel to be modified, you will be just fine. It is not hard to manually flash an update:

http://androidforums.com/android-sy...e-how-flash-nexus-factory-image-manually.html

Let me also state that this is a developer-class device! Nexus devices were MADE to be pure and open so you can change whatever you want!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] digesh9870:
Thank you very much guyz. Since I will be buying an unlocked N6 at it's full price, I guess there is no question of locked bootloader. Right ?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
No Nexus device will have a locked bootloader, not even AT&T.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 2850315:
It won't be locked in the typical way of "haha you can't unlock this because we have it encrypted!" but it will be locked and require unlocked with the following command:

fastboot oem unlock (this will wipe all data!!!)

That will 'unlock' the bootloader allowing you to flash whatever you want.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] digesh9870:
Here in India, where I will be buying the N6, there are no carrier specific contracts to buy devices. We simply buy devices at full price. So will it still have a locked bootloader ? And there is a way to check the status of bootloader, if you could tell me how ?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Just go into bootloader mode and it says whether or not its locked. Or turn your phone on, it'll show "Google" if the lock is shown then its unlocked.

All Nexuses have a locked bootloader out of the box, you can unlock the bootloader. There are no restrictions on making the N6 unlock the bootloader.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PaisanNYC:
Oh boy, if you only knew what rules and reqs were outside of whatever little bubble you live in. I am in full compliance with the USC. Now please, go and play, &let the adults talk here.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alsip1023:
Wow, take offense buddy? I was just picking at ya...as i clearly stated a few moments later. I could care less if youre in compliance or not. Im in IT and know full well what goes on. But whatever kid... Continue on with your "adult talk"...everyone is waiting over by the merry-go-round.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PaisanNYC:
Sometimes things are above your pay grade. (I always wanted to say that to a subordinate) ;)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dave2metz:
Not having encryption makes the Nexus 6 much faster. I just read about it online. I don't remember the site, sorry. One of the android news sites. They did benchmarks with and without and it was like 63% faster with it off. Benchmarks are to be taken with a grain of salt, but that seems quite a bit faster.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moncaii:
New to Rooting

I would like to remove the encryption in my Nexus 6, however my rooting experience is vastly limited evo/gs2 one click roots for simple wifi hotspot. Can anyone give me a hand on what to do exactly?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ice0901:
My device encrypts again after rooting and wiping data in twrp losses root so my choice is no encryption or no root.

Never mind, I see there's a post stating root tool kit removes encryption.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atlharry:
This post is in regards to the NEXUS 9 TABLET because the OP wanted to consolidate QA threads.

All in all, it doesn't look like there's much overhead on the N9. I was actually hoping that there would be more of a difference to explain some of the baffling lag on the damn thing. My Nexus 6 saw HUGE differences once I ran it unencrypted.

(Encrypted results were snagged from AndroidPolice's on the N6 (which included some N9 benchmarks). Because it didn't seem like it had much of an affect on performance, I restored the stock boot.img and ran the tests again after the encryption process completed. They're listed as Re-Encrypted below. Some odd results, but that can probably be attributed to the fact that I only ran the tests once (maybe twice).

4KB RW (MB/s)

AP - Encrypted - 3.14

Unencrypted - 3.12

Re-Encrypted - 4.33

256KB SR (MB/s)

AP - Encrypted - 39.4

Unencrypted - 40.55

Re-Encrypted - 39.48

4KB RR (MB/s)

AP - Encrypted - 18.41

Unencypted - 19.88

Re-Encrypted - 17.57

EDIT: This makes sense because nvidia comes right out and says that their HW crypto is being utilized by Google on the N9. "New cryptography instructions for accelerated AES and SHA-1/SHA-256 (Google is using these for full disk encryption on new 64 bit Android Lollipop devices including Nexus 9)."

That begs the question as to why Google isn't using the 805's built in crypto module on the N6. ...someone's got some 'splaining to do! Or at least some updating to do!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marc.ientilucci:
Has anyone tried SuperSU 2.27 BETA with this? If so, did it work alright?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Yes it works.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acheney1990:
Disabled forced encryption last night. Worked like a pro.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freddienux:
Sorry for being a nobby nob. I rooting n6 as we speak using wugfresh. After root all I have to do is flash it wit flashify?

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hauj0bb:
I have read that it's likely because the 805's crypto module is proprietary.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Linkanton:
After Nexus 6 de-encryption, can I update normally?

If I do the process shown here: http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/development/disable-forced-encryption-gain-root-t2946715

can I update normally whenever google releases OS updates? and should I do the process all over again after updating to remove encryption again?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sultan of Speed:
Can't we simply flash Android 5.0 by downloading the zip from https://developers.google.com/android/ ? Wouldn't that turn off encryption? Anyone tried it?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
No it would not turn off encryption, its the same thing as you get out of the box. Thats why they're called factory images.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sultan of Speed:
Dang. I do hope google comes out with an Android 5.0.1 that gives us an option to decrypt our phones and get the original performance. Or better yet just simply improve performance the way +Paul Reioux did with encryption on.

Or just have both. Way to decrypt and also improve performance with encrypt on.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drawde40599:
The way Paul .... Did ?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sultan of Speed:
I saw his link on some post / forum here in xda. I don't have the source link to his XDA post. But that XDA post, pointed to this Google+ post. I am pasting the URL that I got from my history.

https://plus.google.com/+PaulReioux/posts/GUCEGZEKsfW
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drawde40599:
I figured it was a kernel . I'm trying to leave" stock" this year .;)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdalcanto:
Is the Note 4 encrypted like the Nexus 6?

I'm thinking about un-encrypting my Nexus 6, but I am a little nervous about loosing the extra security. Is the Note 4 encrypted too, or would I be at the same "risk" level as a Note 4 user if I un-encrypt the Nexus?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
The only devices that are encrypted out of the box are nexus 6 and 9. Every other device is not encrypted out of the box including those devices that are running lollipop.

You as a ordinary user shouldn't worry about your phone being encrypted or not.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdalcanto:
Is it more important to encrypt if we start using the phones to "pay" for things at the grocery store instead of our actual credit cards? In other words, is that payment information less safe without encryption?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jsunn:
Found a tutorial on Youtube

http://nexus5.wonderhowto.com/how-to/disable-forced-encryption-nexus-6-for-faster-performance-0158696/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcLbA64Hb4k&list=WL&index=3

Wanted to post this, not sure if it has been posted.

I also wanted to confirm that this is all correct.

Also, a question:

Do I need to root and install TWRP? Or can I just stop at the flashing the non encrypted image?

Thanks,

-Jason
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZombieUsr:
I searched and looked through the forums, but did not see anything pertaining to my question. I just received the N6. I turned it on, did not set up anything, unlocked, rooted, and installed TWRP. However I did not update to LRX21O. I am still at the build of LNX07M.

So my question is, can I use these files here without any possible issue? Or do I need to install normal android recovery and update the build number?

Thank you
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj14:
This encryption (being discussed here) is for the data that is stored on the phone. Not for communication with the web or with other devices. So, if you are using NFC (or BT or WiFi), that communication is not impacted by this encryption.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Princesation:
So I flashed the no encrypt image and did an FDR. When I rebooted it, it asked for my password. Put it in and it said decryption failed, password was correct but my data was corrupt. I clicked the reset phone option and it came back to this screen. Any help?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdalcanto:
Great tutorial with youtube video showing each step. I'm a complete newbie with no understanding of what anybody is talking about on these forums, and I was able to follow the steps and remove encryption without rooting the phone.

Video called: Disable Forced Encryption on the Nexus 6 for Faster Performance [How-To]

There is a link below it to the tutorial with links to the files that need to be downloaded.

I then tried to use the toolkit v1.9.8 to root as well after completing the steps above, but could not figure out how to do that. Giving me some ADB error, like it couldn't find the phone, even though USB debugging was active.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xXghostXx313:
Reinstall drivers maybe. Also check if your device is still encrypted because I try to root using wugs and someone how my phone got reencrypted but I figure it out.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mouse100:
In the main topic there's written that you have to flash the boot.img but in the youtube video he also speaks about the userdata.img file. Why in this topic userdata.img file is not mentioned? And what is this file?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mallman:
no TWP or Root required, you just have to unlock your bootloaded which will format your internal storage. If your bootloader is already unlocked you have to format your internal storage anyway because you cant "decrypt" a phone if it is already encrypted. Formatting the internal storage "decrypts" it and having the new kernel disables it from being encrypted again on first boot.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj14:
Regardless of whether you flash userdata or not, your internal storage will be wiped out. when you decrypt You decide whether or not you want to do that. (personally, since it won't take more than a couple of seconds, I'd flash userdata)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mouse100:
So is it something optional? We can skip this step because we can wipe user data directly from recovery or android settings. Is it right?