Upgrading encrypted Android devices
If you encrypt your Android device, the standard over-the-air (OTA) upgrades don’t work, because /sdcard can’t be mounted in recovery.
If you encrypt your Android device, the standard over-the-air (OTA) upgrades don’t work, because /sdcard can’t be mounted in recovery.
Apparently, when your Android device’s busybox installation gets broken for whatever reason, this doesn’t cause your phone to come to a screeching, grinding halt. The breakage is much more subtle.