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Android 8.0 Oreo system images have been released:
Android 8.0 Oreo is shipping out across all the usual distribution methods. The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is getting the 8.0 code drop. OTAs will begin to roll out "soon" to the Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, and Pixel C, and system images should be up on developers.google.com soon. Any device enrolled in the Android Beta Program will also be upgraded to these final builds.
Thanks to several developer preview releases, we mostly know what's in Android 8.0 Oreo. The update brings a big revamp of the notification panel, with a new layout, colors, and features, like "snoozing." Google is clamping down on background apps for more consistent performance and better battery life. There are new, updatable emoji, a faster startup time, all new settings, and plenty of security enhancements, including the new "Google Play Protect" malware system. Most importantly, Android 8.0 brings Project Treble to new devices, a modularization of the OS away from the hardware, which should make it easier to develop and roll out new Android updates.
Google blog. And "When will your device actually get Android Oreo?"
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(Score: 1) by engblom on Wednesday August 23 2017, @04:59AM (2 children)
Oreo removes the install from other sources setting. They have some kind of new system for this. I wish to know if F-Droid is still working after this chance?
(Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Wednesday August 23 2017, @06:02AM (1 child)
Time to start pricing feature phones, then.
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 26 2017, @10:45PM
Why? Just stick to ones that can run custom ROMs. Third-party ROMs will keep this feature, or if they somehow can't, you can stick to a ROM on 7.x that provides the security patches for as long as the security patches are available. But most likely you'll still be able to install apks from third-party sources, it is just that thinks they have made it safe enough that you don't need to tick a box to enable it.