Why isn’t LUKS2 the default yet?

Yes?

But what?

See the Calamares installer github issue tracker

See → LUKS2 unusable in current state · Issue #2129 · calamares/calamares · GitHub
See → Allow to select between luks and luks2 when creating encrypted partition · Issue #1643 · calamares/calamares · GitHub

GRUB2 support of encrypted root is limited to LUKS1 and the decryption phase is taking a long time.

See → [root tip] [How To] Use Calamares to install encrypted root using unencrypted boot

You can install using LUKS2 but it is a manual operation and requires the use of systemd-boot or using unified kernel image for direct efi boot.

See → [root tip] [Utility Script] Encrypted Manjaro Linux using Verified Boot

Other resources

https://root.nix.dk/en/manjaro-cli-install/encrypted-cli-installation
https://root.nix.dk/en/manjaro-cli-install/systemd-boot-luks-ext4
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