# Encryption activated - Phone cannot be unlocked

**URL:** <https://community.iode.tech/t/encryption-activated-phone-cannot-be-unlocked/697>\
**Category:** System and Apps\
**Tags:** SamsungA5\
**Created:** [14 August 2022 09:14 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/encryption-activated-phone-cannot-be-unlocked/697 "2022-08-14T09:14:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![vince31fr](https://community.iode.tech/user_avatar/community.iode.tech/vince31fr/32/13_2.png) [@vince31fr](https://community.iode.tech/u/vince31fr)\
**Post date:** [18 August 2022 11:53 UTC](https://community.iode.tech/t/encryption-activated-phone-cannot-be-unlocked/697/3 "2022-08-18T11:53:28Z")

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I confirm that there is an issue when:

- encrypting the phone after defining a PIN code
- and/or allowing Secure Boot (the PIN is asked at system startup, before arriving to lockscreen)

So, to successfully enabling encryption on A5:

- unset PIN code before encrypting
- do not enable Secure Boot

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