ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 61FEATUREor none of them could. Android 8.0 changes that to
make sideloading a per-app setting. It’s safer, sure,
but it’s also a bit of a pain to manage.
If you download or access an APK with the
intention of installing it in Oreo, the phone will give
you an error and send you off to a menu to change
your settings. You can find this menu in Apps &
notifications > Special access apps > Install unknown
apps. Apps that have tried to open APKs will appear
here. Each one has a settings screen where you can
toggle unknown sources on and off.
If you aren’t going to install APKs from an app,
make sure that it stays off. This prevents rogue
applications from trying to sneakily install APKs
by hijacking your taps.
- Customize Notifications
Oreo includes several changes to notifications,
including notification dots and notification channels.
If you want to filter out some of the noise, both these