iOS has essentially always used FBE and not FDE, you can see more about this in the iOS Security Guide [0], while yes, versions of Android up to 7.0 only allowe

iOS has essentially always used FBE and not FDE, you can see more about this in the iOS Security Guide [0], while yes, versions of Android up to 7.0 only allowed FDE. Google has since done away with FDE and it's no longer supported by AOSP in version 10 and above, where FBE is enforced. Whether or not this is more or less secure really depends on your threat level. IMHO, turned on, the data is more secure if apps are configured properly with FBE. Turned off, data is more secure with FDE (assuming both scenarios the same key). 0. https://www.apple.com/business/docs/iOS_Security_Guide.pdf https://www.apple.com/business/docs/iOS_Security_Guide.pdf