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Help Constant ticking noise and "Type password to decrypt storage" message

can00k

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I actually won my tablet from KitKat last month and I love it, but I have this annoying issue that I can't find any information about. I've encrypted my tablet, but when not using it for a while (such as leaving it overnight, or after I get home from work) I find it making a ticking noise every 10-15 seconds and displaying the message "Type password to decrypt storage". I keep the tablet muted, but the annoying thing is that it un-mutes itself to make these ticking noises.

I'd post a picture but I'm not allowed, it is NOT the normal password screen. You can see at [i dot imgur dot com/gBXpq28.jpg] It's not a make-or-break deal, but it is incredibly annoying. Especially when it starts ticking randomly while I'm trying to sleep.

Anyone else have this or know what's going on? I just got the tablet and don't have many apps installed on it. But like I said, I did encrypt it shortly after I got it.
 
I guess it never really occurred to me that the device was rebooting but that's exactly what's happening. I'll try uninstalling apps to see if that changes anything.

At this point I'm more annoyed by the fact that the device un-mutes itself when rebooted, which leads to the annoying click sounds. Is there any way to stop that?
 
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