For the future you can enable this, http://www.androidcentral.com/how-set-android-device-manager-lock-and-wipe-your-phone and remote wipe your device. On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 10:11 PM, der.hans wrote: > Am 16. Jul, 2015 schwätzte Nathan England so: > > moin moin Nathan, > > From my experiences with encrypted hard drives in both the windows world >> and linux land, I have been hesitant to encrypt my phone. I use the Moto G >> on a prepaid verizon plan, so if the phone dies, I can pick up a new one >> for $60 bucks at walmart, meaning I'm not concerned about sending it in... >> > > My phones cost a bit more :). I also generally use them for several years > if the provider is sufficient. > > Regardless, I've pondered encrypting it, but dreaded the performance >> loss. What has your experience been on the 6? Is there a significant >> performance hit? Do you just feel it is worth the privacy protection and >> deal with it? Is it not even noticeable? >> > > I haven't noticed. I'm also not that critical. I'm not a gamer except that > I've been getting into sgt's puzzle collection, especially galaxies :). > > Phone calls work, camera works. Playing music works. Haven't stressed it > much beyond that. I do use lots of f-droid apps, but the only things that > were sluggish were a few of the games I tried. > > My windows machine with bitlocker is unbearably slow, at least compared >> to my SSD machines. And the encrypted HDD with Fedora is painful as well, >> though not near as bad as windows. >> > > Debian with full disk encryption was fine. > > Using $HOME encryption bit me as I use unison and both the encryption and > unison make longer file names. As a result lots of files couldn't be > synced because the file name was too long. > > Could I get a functioning display and screen reader, I would be fine on > the phone as well, but I can't, so the encryption is causing me problems > in this particular case. Then again, I'm fairly certain my data is safe. > Nothing of value to anyone else, but still... > > ciao, > > der.hans > > On 2015-07-16 15:35, der.hans wrote: >> >>> Am 16. Jul, 2015 schwätzte Stephen Partington so: >>> >>> moin moin, >>> >>> it's encrypted :). >>> >>> At least OEM will have to work hard to get my data. Well, unless they >>> have >>> a back door from the NSA... >>> >>> ciao, >>> >>> der.hans >>> >>> If you encrypted the device. Not likely. If you have no encryption you >>>> can >>>> unlock and flash a bootloader and the push a backup and gain access via >>>> usb/add and pull your backup. >>>> >>>> That's the best i can think of. >>>> On Jul 16, 2015 1:55 PM, "der.hans" wrote: >>>> >>>> moin moin, >>>>> >>>>> broke the touchscreen on a nexus 6 and the screen went out as well :(. >>>>> >>>>> I have a pattern lock on booting, but can't input the pattern or see if >>>>> the phone has been unlocked. Certain it hasn't, but would like to get >>>>> it >>>>> unlocked and booted. >>>>> >>>>> The nexus 6 doesn't have mhl. It does have slimport, but you have to >>>>> root >>>>> the phone to enable slimport. >>>>> >>>>> Aside from ripping it apart and hooking up a new screen, anyone have >>>>> some >>>>> ideaѕ on how to get it to boot? >>>>> >>>>> I want to get final backups and wipe it before returning it. >>>>> >>>>> Is there a super-secret button combo to get a reset? >>>>> >>>>> ciao, >>>>> >>>>> der.hans >>>>> -- >>>>> # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.PhxLinux.org/ >>>>> # Keine Ahnung, was ich dir sagen soll, >>>>> # keine Ahnung und keinen (.)plan. -- die Toten Hosen >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > -- > # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.PhxLinux.org/ > # "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read > and > # write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." -- Alvin > Toffler > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen