How to disable notification dots on Android 8 Oreo

Notification badges have long been features of both iOS and certain Android launchers or manufacturer-made skins. It's the little circle, usually in red, that gets pinned on top of an app's icon to let you know that you've got unread notifications within said app.

With the introduction of Android 8 Oreo, Google made Notification Badges a built-in feature of Android. Well, they are Notification Dots here, as they are much smaller and less intrusive, but it's also worth noting that they don't have a number inside them to show exactly how many notifications you have waiting for you.

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