My lamenting will be about the overall way in which device encryption is implemented in Android. This is mostly a collection of links where you can find out more about how it ~~worked across the recent versions~~ all went south. This article strictly expresses my own, badly informed opinion and you should check all the provided references carefully before forming your own. <a href="https://blag.nullteilerfrei.de/2017/07/28/encryption-on-android-gets-worse-in-every-version/#more-4191" class="more-link">`read();`</a>