Google is stepping up and mandating full disk encryption in Marshmallow (again). This time, we hope the feature sticks.

However, between an Android device and an iPhone, there currently is no encryption. The industry is at least telling us that they are working on it.

Here's how to remove or rename devices in the Android Find My Device app so it doesn't get overly cluttered.

Since Android 10, all new devices use file-based encryption. For older devices on an older OS, you might have optional encryption, but it isn't enabled by default.

The arrival of end-to-end encryption for messaging between Apple and Android devices remains uncertain, though progress is underway.

CTIA Device of the Day: Galaxy Tabs feature device-level encryption, a first for any Android device, and Samsung, unlike Apple, had the enterprise in mind when developing its tablets.

At least 74 percent of Android devices can be remotely reset by Google if law enforcement requests it. Android phones running 5.0 and up have encryption.