As it turns out, Google did indeed drop the requirement for full-disk encryption on new devices running Android 5.0 “Lollipop” because of “performance issues.” In a statement issued to Engadget, Google confirmed that a change was made to their final Lollipop hardware requirements document, going with “recommended” instead of “must” for new devices.

Google made it clear that this change was because “partner” devices were the ones experiencing issues, not their Nexus line. A couple of reports suggest differently, but either way, Google remains committed to making default encryption a requirement at some point down the road.

You can’t win them all I guess.

Here is the full statement: