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Heres the fastest way to get Android Oreo on your Nexus or Pixel right now Heres how to get the Android Oreo on your Nexus or Pixel device. Android Oreo, and if youre looking to install it on your phone or tablet, there are a bunch of ways to do it. But first � can you do it? Which devices support the Android Oreo update? The preview is supported on the following phones and tablets: Pixel Pixel XL Pixel C Nexus 6P Nexus 5X Nexus Player Download Android Oreo If you dont want to mess with unlocking your bootloader or the command line, you will get an update to Android Oreo if youre part of the Android Beta program . That means that if you have one of the above eligible devices, you can simply visit the Android Beta portal and opt-in to the beta, which will then prompt Google to send your phone or tablet an over-the-air update. If youre already in the public beta, you will receive an over-the-air update to the final version of Android Oreo shortly. Head to Android Beta program portal on ...

Heres why sideloading apps is safer with Android O Sideloading apps is safer than ever with Android O. Android has always had a default restriction on installing apps that didnt come from a first party app store. Apps from Google Play or a manufacturers store like Samsung Apps are deemed to be more trustworthy and safe, so they are considered first party app stores, but apps you downloaded from the internet or from another marketplace are not. While the setting was easily disabled, this was the first line of defense to make sure you werent installing apps that had malware embedded in them. By default. only Google Play or other first party app stores have permission to install an app. Android O brings a much smarter system with a new runtime permission (that means a thing that you will need to approve when you install an app) called Install Unknown apps. With Android 8.0, the first time you attempt to install an app from any third-party method, like a web browser or a messaging app, yo...