VeraCrypt Android: Download and Setup Guide (Protect Your Privacy on Mobile)

Alright, so I wanted to check out VeraCrypt on my Android phone. I’ve been using VeraCrypt on my computer for a while now to encrypt some sensitive stuff, and I thought it would be cool to have that same security on my phone, you know?

First, I went digging to see if there was an official VeraCrypt app for Android. Turns out, no dice. But, I found some folks talking about this app called EDS. Apparently, it can handle VeraCrypt volumes on Android. It sounded promising, so I figured, why not give it a shot?

I grabbed EDS from the app store. It wasn’t free, but it wasn’t too pricey either. I paid for it and installed it.

Next, I had to actually get a VeraCrypt volume onto my phone. I already had an encrypted file container that I made on my computer. I just copied it over to my phone’s storage. Easy peasy.

Then, I opened up EDS and tried to mount the encrypted file. The app asked me for the password, the usual VeraCrypt stuff. I typed it in, held my breath, and boom! It worked! I could see all my files, just like on my computer.

• Download EDS: Find EDS in the app store and install it.
• Transfer encrypted file: You have to copy the VeraCrypt container to your phone first.
• Mount in EDS: Open EDS, select the file, and enter your password.

I played around with it a bit, made sure I could open files, copy new ones into the volume, and all that jazz. Everything seemed to be working smoothly. I even tried unmounting the volume and mounting it again, just to be sure. No problems there.

So, yeah, that’s pretty much it. It wasn’t too complicated, to be honest. If you’re already using VeraCrypt and want to access your encrypted files on your Android phone, EDS seems like a solid option. Just remember that you need to create the encrypted container on your computer first, since EDS can’t create them from scratch.

Oh, and one more thing. EDS apparently only works with file containers. So, if you have a whole encrypted partition or USB drive, you’ll have to use it normally and put a VeraCrypt file container on it instead. This method worked for me, but there might be other ways to do it too, who knows? Anyway, that’s my experience with trying to use VeraCrypt on Android. Hope it helps someone out there!