diff --git a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/core/internal/application/IApplicationService.kt b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/core/internal/application/IApplicationService.kt
index ed27e918f6..14bc363a81 100644
--- a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/core/internal/application/IApplicationService.kt
+++ b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/core/internal/application/IApplicationService.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ interface IApplicationService {
      */
     val isInForeground: Boolean
 
+    /**
+     * Whether the device storage for the user data is accessible.
+     *
+     * Always return true for API 23 and below as the device booted into an unlocked state by default
+     */
+    val isDeviceStorageUnlocked: Boolean
+
     /**
      * How the application was entered.  This is writeable to allow for the setting
      * to [AppEntryAction.NOTIFICATION_CLICK] when it is determined a notification
diff --git a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/core/internal/application/impl/ApplicationService.kt b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/core/internal/application/impl/ApplicationService.kt
index 55f2612324..922144c645 100644
--- a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/core/internal/application/impl/ApplicationService.kt
+++ b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/core/internal/application/impl/ApplicationService.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import android.content.ComponentCallbacks
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo
 import android.content.res.Configuration
+import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.os.UserManager
 import android.view.ViewTreeObserver.OnGlobalLayoutListener
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import androidx.fragment.app.DialogFragment
@@ -70,6 +72,25 @@ class ApplicationService() : IApplicationService, ActivityLifecycleCallbacks, On
     private val wasInBackground: Boolean
         get() = !isInForeground || nextResumeIsFirstActivity
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieve whether the user data is accessible.
+     *
+     * On Android 7.0+ (API 24+), encrypted user data is inaccessible until the user unlocks the device for the first time after boot.
+     * This includes:
+     *  * getSharedPreferences()
+     *  * Any file-based storage in the default credential-encrypted context
+     *
+     * Apps that auto-run on boot or background services triggered early may hit this issue.
+     */
+    override val isDeviceStorageUnlocked: Boolean
+        get() = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
+            val userManager = appContext.getSystemService(Context.USER_SERVICE) as UserManager
+            userManager.isUserUnlocked
+        } else {
+            // Prior to API 24, the device booted into an unlocked state by default
+            true
+        }
+
     /**
      * Call to "start" this service, expected to be called during initialization of the SDK.
      *
diff --git a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/internal/OneSignalImp.kt b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/internal/OneSignalImp.kt
index d5a74cd648..5cfc5733c4 100644
--- a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/internal/OneSignalImp.kt
+++ b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/internal/OneSignalImp.kt
@@ -197,11 +197,16 @@ internal class OneSignalImp : IOneSignal, IServiceProvider {
 
             PreferenceStoreFix.ensureNoObfuscatedPrefStore(context)
 
+            val applicationService = services.getService<IApplicationService>()
+
             // start the application service. This is called explicitly first because we want
             // to make sure it has the context provided on input, for all other startable services
             // to depend on if needed.
-            val applicationService = services.getService<IApplicationService>()
             (applicationService as ApplicationService).start(context)
+            if (!applicationService.isDeviceStorageUnlocked) {
+                Logging.warn("initWithContext called when device storage is locked, no user data is accessible!")
+                return false
+            }
 
             // Give the logging singleton access to the application service to support visual logging.
             Logging.applicationService = applicationService