V previous versions Android apps not found in Play Store, could have been installed if the corresponding checkbox was checked in the device's security menu. This has changed in Oreo.
How installing apps from unknown sources works
In previous versions of Android, if you wanted to install an application that was not found in the Play Store, then you had to go to Settings> Security and. This essentially meant that the phone ignored the security protocols set for applications outside of official channels, and allows you to install them.
This is a great feature for a number of reasons. It allows developers to release their apps for testing outside of the Play Store. It gives users the ability to manually update apps before the update is officially available on their phones. For the most part, this is good.
But, like all good things, there is back side... Enabling this feature opens the door to viruses and other types of malware. software that can get onto the phone. For example, some of the biggest threats to Android were with apps that could self-install directly from SMS messages without any user interaction.
How installation from unknown sources changed in Android Oreo
So, in Oreo, Google decided to change the way it works. unknown sources... Instead of a simple toggle that allows any application to download and install third party applications, this feature is now enabled on a per-application basis. This is an incredibly good move.
For example, I often install apps downloaded from APKMirror. Since they are all loaded through the default browser - Chrome, I can simply allow only this application to install applications. This means that any APK (package Android Package Kit) which I download from using chrome, can bypass settings Android security(including Google Play Protect), but if I tried the same using any other browser, even others Chrome versions, this installation will be blocked. I'm sure you already understand how good this is.
Another great example is Amazon Underground. It's Amazon and Appstore in one package. Google does not allow installing app stores from Google play therefore, the Amazon Appstore cannot be downloaded directly from the Play Store. Amazon found a way around this limitation by offering Underground a free download from the Internet. With the Underground app, users can install everything that is available in the Amazon Appstore.
So, the new install policy from unknown sources is really beneficial. Historically, users using App Store Amazon kept the Unknown Sources option enabled, so apps could be easily installed or updated. However, in Oreo, Unknown Sources install can only be enabled for the Amazon Underground app. This will allow you to install applications as needed, as well as protect the rest of the system.
How to allow installation from unknown sources in Android Oreo
Now that you know what has changed and why, let's talk about where you can find these new settings.
First, pull down the notification panel and click on the gear icon to go to the Settings menu.
Here, click on Apps & Notifications and then click on the Advanced Settings drop-down menu.
Select "Special Access", then "Install unknown applications" at the very bottom of this menu.
This article will walk you through all the ways to install Android apps. Several ways to install APK from Google Play store, file hosting and adb.
Method number 1. Install Android Apps
From device to official store
Almost all Android devices shop installed Google applications Play. In this store you can find millions of all kinds of applications - video and audio players, navigation, sports, office, and games.
In order to download and install applications from Google Play, you must:
Method number 2... Haveget android apps
From PC to device in the official store (remotely)
In Android, there is a way to remotely install applications, the main requirement is that your Android smartphone or the tablet was connected to Internet networks on mobile network or Wi-Fi.
Method number 3... Haveget android apps
From unknown sources
In Android, unlike IOS, there is an official ability to install applications not from the Google Play store, that is, you can install applications from various torrent and file sharing sites. Be careful, as instead of useful application you can download the virus to your Android tablet or smartphone!
To install applications from unknown sources:
Video example of how to enable "Unknown Sources" in Android:
Method number 4. Install Android Apps
ADB debugging tools
ADB is a tool for debugging and android development(). To install the application on Android:
- connect android to pc
- Go to command line and enter the command:
For example - adb install C: \ Users \ Vitaliy \ Desktop \ Vkontakte.apk
If you don't like this way installing applications, I advise you to use the Adb Run program, which can do EVERYTHING + unlocks the Android pattern
Method number 5. Install Android Apps
embed APK app
This method requires Root rights and certain skills. In more detail how to perform this procedure described in the article - Embed Android Application.
If you want to learn more about applications, learn how to edit them, translate and much more, then you will be interested in the section - apk editing.
Do you still have additional questions? Ask them in the comments, tell us what you did or vice versa!
Can't install apps and games on android due to security lock? This is not a problem in this article, you will learn how to open access to the installation.
If you downloaded games or applications from the Internet and want to install them on your android, then you can see on the screen Android message of this type "For security reasons, the installation of applications from unknown sources is blocked on the device." Also, the installation can be blocked if you accepted the application via bluetooth or wi-fi from another phone, computer, laptop, tablet or other device. All this, of course, is done for the safety of your android, since now you can download and install great amount applications with a virus that can lock your phone and extort money from the owner to unlock it.
Never install applications and games from unknown sources on your android, especially if you downloaded them from the Internet. But if you know that files from reliable sources or applications received by bluetooth from another android you trust, then you can unblock the installation from unknown applications and continue the installation on Android.
Now let's see how to allow installation of applications on android from unknown sources... Before installing applications or games, go to the Android settings and look for the security item, then we find the item unknown sources and set a checkmark opposite. Now you can install applications on Android from unknown sources that have been blocked for security reasons. You can then uncheck the box again and thus you will again block the installation of unwanted applications.
Also, if you have already started the installation and saw a message about the prohibition of installation on the device for security reasons, then you can immediately allow the installation. When the message is displayed on the screen, there is also a link to the settings by clicking on which we immediately get to the security item and we can put a tick in front of the item unknown sources and continue with the installation started. After such an installation, you do not save the checkmark in the security settings, that is, you need to allow the installation of applications every time.
Do not install applications from unknown sources unless you are sure that there is no danger of a virus infection. Apps can charge your number, block your device, or damage your device.
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06-01-2018
18 hours 24 minutes
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Thanks! Well, I have a problem, you can tell me what to do if they write: Error when parsing package. What to do?
02-01-2018
15 hours 46 minutes
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Help the phone blocked the installation of the application not from the play market. Downloaded from chrome I press open but does not install
18-12-2017
11 hours 11 minutes
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Hello, everything that you described on the topic "On android, when installing applications and games, a message pops up that the installation from unknown sources is blocked on the device." I read the recommendations and did the same result
31-10-2017
23 hours 05 minutes
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the point is that my LG L70 does not even allow me to put a bird to lift the ban ...
26-09-2017
00 hours 27 minutes
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I can’t click on the checkmark, when I clicked on the checkmark, it didn’t turn on for me
11-09-2017
03 hours 37 minutes
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Or you can write an article like this: Before installing applications or games, go to android settings and we are looking for the item security, then we find the item unknown sources and put a tick in front of it. .. and life gets longer .. without your snot in 6 paragraphs.
28-03-2017
20 hours 06 minutes
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I have a checkmark next to "Install software from unknown sources", but the phone still blocks the installation. Meizu phone Note3. This is fine? Previously, I did not deal with Meizu.
17-12-2016
20 hours 52 minutes
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And I have another problem that is constantly being put arbitrarily in 15-30 minutes a tick on this item with an unknown source. What I didn't do - otkat to factory settings, antivirus software installed, and it puts everything and puts the bird. Help!
05-12-2016
22 hours 52 minutes
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Sofia try to uninstall the application through the settings and applications there can be disabled or completely uninstalled.
05-12-2016
22 hours 05 minutes
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Help! I downloaded the game from an unknown source now I can not delete ((
31-10-2016
21 hours 47 minutes
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There is a problem related to the fact that (due to a similar firmware curve), I do not have access to the "Security" tab in the settings. After entering this tab, Throw it out on the slave. table, with a message like "Application" Settings "is not responding. How can I NOT activate the installation of" left "applications through the settings?
Installing apps from unverified sources has always posed a pretty big threat to smartphones and tablets. Fraudsters, using cunning tricks, easily deceive not the most experienced users internet environment. And not every experienced user will be able to separate the safe from the dangerous. Google presented latest version Android 8.0 which protects the device and is described as faster, more powerful and more convenient. The main tangible plus of this version is that dangerous applications cannot pose a threat to the gadget. The changes are not so much about design as about user protection. Outdated unsafe technologies will no longer hang like a sword of Damocles over every device, putting owners at risk.
What changed?
Up to this point, when installing applications, users had the opportunity to unreasonably risk by giving permission to install from an unidentified source. This could be easily done in the Android settings by simply checking the box in the desired window. However, users were strongly discouraged to do this, because the risk of installing unreliable and simply malicious applications was extremely large. This threat- downloads of unsafe applications - last year ranked second in terms of danger, b O the biggest threat.
The version of Android Oreo is embodied cardinal decision: Removing the option to allow the installation of applications from unknown sources at a time. Now the opportunity to resolve a similar attitude from an unknown source screwed to each specific application separately. On the one hand, this feature allows you to download what you want. After all, some developers place their applications not only through application stores, but also through their own Internet pages. This strategy can be chosen by both small startups at the testing stage and huge market leaders such as PokerStars. And on the other hand, superfluous, unnecessary ones will not go uncontrolled, dangerous options applications that, for example, steal data from the owner of a smartphone.
Now every Android user must allow or deny a specific application to load from an untrusted source. At the same time, some can be blocked at the same time, access can be opened to others. All this is regulated by the security settings. This option allows you to control the process and prevent the actions of intruders. Without the user's permission, it will be impossible to install the software in any illegitimate way.
Such a model of actions allows you to avoid dangerous downloads, since the user controls the installation process on his own: in the absence of permission, there is no possibility of deceiving the installation. In the settings, you can specify which applications are approved for installation. If necessary, the permission or prohibition can be revoked at any time.
These important improvements will dramatically improve system security and protect it from malware and spyware... Unsecured web servers simply won't be able to connect. Access of all applications to the system becomes limited. Identifiers in this version operating system always different. This prevents developers with unscrupulous thoughts from tracking users of one application using another.
In general, to summarize, Android Oreo:
- blocks access to unsecured web servers;
- filters and limits options for applications to interact with the device kernel;
- sandboxes web content, making it inaccessible to the intruder site.
Thanks to such innovations, users will be able to use software of any third party manufacturers while avoiding the danger of unwanted downloads. In addition, updates for security patches will be released constantly, which means that users' devices will be protected reliably, much more thoroughly than in previous versions. Official release happened on August 21, so Android users in the very near future are waiting for pleasant and long-awaited improvements for their devices.
