Originally Posted by
chx1975
I have the swipe screen but not a lock screen. What for? If the phone is stolen any competent thief will factory reset it in a heartbeat. If I lose and it's a benign lost-and-found I will want the kind person finding my Nexus 7 to be able to discover it is mine. So... what for?
The lock screen isn't to prevent theft but more so to prevent data loss. I think since 6.0 on Android they started encrypting phones from the factory. But you're right, someone steals my phone they can factory reset quickly and it's ready to go.