5 security features present in android Oreo 8.0
Google officially released the next flavour of android under the name Oreo.This update brings a lot of features focusing on the speed and efficiency resulting in improved performance.Apart from the amazing features android oreo also has some little security enhancements that are important as other features.In this article have compiled a list of security features that are present in android 8.0 Oreo.
1.Sideloading apps is now safe
Previously sideloading apps without verification was a huge risk.But with android Oreo,you need to toggle this setting on a per app basis.For example you can allow manual installation of apps from the chrome,but block installation from any other sources.
2.Protection on public WI-FI
It is risky to connect to public wifi as you know it can have security issues,moreover your data traffic can be monitored.So to solve this problem Android Oreo comes with Wifi assistant feature that helps users to connect to high quality WIFI network and secure it with a VPN back to google.As of now this feature only works in Project Fi and Nexus/pixel devices.Hope Google will roll this feature to all Android devices.
3.Android verified Boot 2.0
Android verified Boot built in since Android 4.4.A clever Android malware with root has the ability to hide making them undetectableto security
apps.This prevents the device from booting up.To fix this Android Oreo comes with Android verified Boot 2.0 which has rollback protection.This feature prevents booting in case if it is downgraded to a more vulnerable version.It can be done by storing the operating system version inside
a special hardware.
4.Dismissive system Alert overlays
The android allows apps to create popups on top of other Android apps.This results in picture-in-picture(pip) mode.But some hackers started exploiting this feature asking for ransoms.But in this Android there is a notification whenever there's a system alert overlay.
5.Physical security keys
Google rolled out tow factor authentication few months back for security reasons but it is sometimes frustarating as we have to enter unique codes as the second form of authentication.In order to replace this Android oreo brongs support for physical keys when you are connected to your phone
using Bluetooth or NFC.
1.Sideloading apps is now safe
Previously sideloading apps without verification was a huge risk.But with android Oreo,you need to toggle this setting on a per app basis.For example you can allow manual installation of apps from the chrome,but block installation from any other sources.
2.Protection on public WI-FI
It is risky to connect to public wifi as you know it can have security issues,moreover your data traffic can be monitored.So to solve this problem Android Oreo comes with Wifi assistant feature that helps users to connect to high quality WIFI network and secure it with a VPN back to google.As of now this feature only works in Project Fi and Nexus/pixel devices.Hope Google will roll this feature to all Android devices.
3.Android verified Boot 2.0
Android verified Boot built in since Android 4.4.A clever Android malware with root has the ability to hide making them undetectableto security
apps.This prevents the device from booting up.To fix this Android Oreo comes with Android verified Boot 2.0 which has rollback protection.This feature prevents booting in case if it is downgraded to a more vulnerable version.It can be done by storing the operating system version inside
a special hardware.
4.Dismissive system Alert overlays
The android allows apps to create popups on top of other Android apps.This results in picture-in-picture(pip) mode.But some hackers started exploiting this feature asking for ransoms.But in this Android there is a notification whenever there's a system alert overlay.
5.Physical security keys
Google rolled out tow factor authentication few months back for security reasons but it is sometimes frustarating as we have to enter unique codes as the second form of authentication.In order to replace this Android oreo brongs support for physical keys when you are connected to your phone
using Bluetooth or NFC.
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