Folks,
We often get requests for an Android version of AES Crypt. At long last,
we finally made one available and it was published today on Google Play
as a modestly priced download.
This is the initial release, so there may be some improvements to make.
However, the encryption engine is the exact same software we use in the
desktop products, so it's fully compatible, rock solid, fast, and
well-tested. You might notice that, while this is the initial release,
the version number is 4.6.0, which is to align with the currently
released desktop products.
AES Crypt for Android, like the desktop products, is designed with
simplicity in mind. There is a minimalist initial screen from which you
can select the files you want to encrypt or decrypt. After selecting the
file(s) to encrypt, the names will be rendered in a scrollable window,
where you are then prompted for a password (and verification if
encrypting). Following that, the program will iteratively progress
through each file, showing a progress meter on the screen for each file.
For short files, that meter often hardly moves, since it's not updated
somewhat infrequently for performance reasons. The current filename
being processed appears below the progress meter. Once finished, a
message indicating "Encryption Complete" or "Decryption Complete" will
display as a "toast" on the screen and the screen moves back to the
initial page. If there is an error, there will be a persistent
notification message and a special error screen with an "OK" button.
Just as with the desktop products, the output file will be placed in the
same location as the original file, but with ".aes" appended (or
removed, as appropriate), so you do not have to hunt around for the
output file. If there is an error, the output file will be removed.
Also, just as with the desktop products, the original file is never
removed.
Cheers!
Paul
