You'll see Install unknown apps at the bottom of the page, and tapping on it brings up a list of apps and their setting as far as the Install
Unknown apps permission is concerned.
So, as useful as the new Install
unknown apps permission is, it might not curb malware where it matters most.
The Install
unknown apps permission replaces the Allow unknown sources setting that would let you install apps from third - party sources.
Not exact matches
Now each time you choose to install an
app from an
unknown source, you are required to grant the «Install
unknown apps»
permission.
In Android Oreo, Google eschewed the setting for a new «Install
unknown apps»
permission that's tied to each
app.
Android Oreo ditches «Allow
unknown sources» installs and instead introduces per -
app permissions.»
With this update, each individual
app has its own «Install
unknown apps»
permission.
Now, when you try to load an official APK or an
app from an
unknown source for the first time you'll have to give explicit
permission from the
app itself, not just for the file.
But instead of being a user setting, Google has turned it into an «Install
unknown apps»
permission that a developer has to explicitly enable for an
app.
Google's Android 8.0 Oreo mobile operating system also keeps hostile
apps from running on your smartphone without your
permission, as you can now allow the installation of
unknown APKs per - source.