diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a35b2ce..b9a7e25 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ zip(sourcePath, targetPath)
 
 ***NOTE: the string version of source is for folder, the string[] version is for file, so if you want to zip a single file, use zip([file]) instead of zip(file)***
 
-***NOTE: encryptionType is not supported on iOS yet, so it would be igonred on that platform.***
+***NOTE: On iOS, AES-256 and AES-128 both use AES-256 encryption.***
 
 Example
 
diff --git a/ios/RNZipArchive.m b/ios/RNZipArchive.m
index 51e92ba..c4fbeb1 100644
--- a/ios/RNZipArchive.m
+++ b/ios/RNZipArchive.m
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //
 
 #import "RNZipArchive.h"
+#import <zlib.h>
 
 #if __has_include(<React/RCTEventDispatcher.h>)
 #import <React/RCTEventDispatcher.h>
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ -(void)stopObserving {
     if (success) {
         resolve(destinationPath);
     } else {
-        reject(@"unzip_error", @"unable to unzip", error);
+        NSString *errorMessage = error ? [error localizedDescription] : @"unable to unzip";
+        reject(@"unzip_error", errorMessage, error);
     }
 }
 
@@ -156,7 +158,8 @@ -(void)stopObserving {
 
     BOOL success;
     [self setProgressHandler];
-    success = [SSZipArchive createZipFileAtPath:destinationPath withContentsOfDirectory:from keepParentDirectory:NO withPassword:password andProgressHandler:self.progressHandler];
+    BOOL useAES = encryptionType && ![encryptionType isEqualToString:@"STANDARD"];
+    success = [SSZipArchive createZipFileAtPath:destinationPath withContentsOfDirectory:from keepParentDirectory:NO compressionLevel:Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION password:password AES:useAES progressHandler:self.progressHandler];
 
     self.progress = 1.0;
     [self zipArchiveProgressEvent:1 total:1]; // force 100%
@@ -181,6 +184,7 @@ -(void)stopObserving {
 
     BOOL success;
     [self setProgressHandler];
+    // Note: withFilesAtPaths doesn't have AES class method, using password only
     success = [SSZipArchive createZipFileAtPath:destinationPath withFilesAtPaths:from withPassword:password];
 
     self.progress = 1.0;