With Nothing OS 3.0 beta 1 on CMF Phone 1 , Nothing has added an toggle to switch back to NDot Font for Setting tiles.

To enable go to settings > Special features > Experimental features > Dot matrix title ( only available on CMF Phone (1) as of now )

Nothing Gallery App ( Early Access ) is now available to download from the Play store

Nothing Phone (2a) Plus gets OS 3.0 Open Beta 1 update

Update size : 1.7 GB

Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 1 update is out for Phone (1) users

Update size : 1.2 GB
Build no.: Spacewar_V3.0-241211-0926

Anyone who is facing any issues or wants the steps to install the OS 3.0 open beta 1 update on Phone (1)

Follow this thread
https://x.com/Technerd_9/status/1867530207890227255?t=Z6if4UDMIgSDRUwlur3u2g&s=19

Nothing Phone (1) gets new options on when to show Always on display with OS 3.0 Open Beta update.

Now you can set it to "tap to show" ,
"Always" or "schedule".

When you set it to "Tap to show", it shows AOD for a few seconds when you tap on screen and then turns off again.

To enable this go to settings > display > Lock screen > Always show basic info on lock screen

Nothing OS 3.0 based on Android 15 stable version is out for both Phone (2a) & Phone (2)

Update size : 280 MB

December 2024 security patch

Go to settings > system > system updates

Nothing Phone (2) & Phone (2a) got December 2024 security patch update with Nothing OS 3.0 Stable version based on Android 15.

Missing features in Nothing OS 3.0 Stable build for Phone (2) & Phone (2a) that will be added in future.

1. Countdown widget - it will be available on Google Play via the Nothing Widgets app later this month
2. More widgets as shared widgets ( pedometer , screen time )
3. Updated weather app with animated dot matrix icons for weather
4. New wallpapers
5. AI features in Gallery App
- Key Moments using image segmentation
- AI image categorization and Semantic search
- AI upscaling and Super Resolution
- AI image generation

Nothing OS 3.0 stable version adds option to freeze home screen layout , which prevents items on the home screen from being removed and repositioned.

Rollback package has been added for Nothing OS 3.0 Open beta on CMF Phone (1)

Link to rollback file : https://d2j3l8bo7dc01w.cloudfront.net/rollback-ota-package/ota_diff_20241205_005022_20241204_233811.zip?Expires=1993107858&Signature=J-8-uy6d1vjeEzBP7Ge8YtTy7CWXU9Gjdn3unQbeuB7sY5Y6gAO6mQkn1ThkTVuowmr0QWOg~Sg4YmmF2qiMybDPWq~PVHK2HETEkXTkmvX1WEnRvLWiSP063ankuvLT82aqtP8-VOIGZcyws3DZrbdxGklO-XtIg0QVoRssLo~0-fpYfbWsH6YKjLJPPvG5fm1LKd1~w-ucbH7ffm-6PO6EJBrcT1dzEQhG3Ar3MwDkHeZQRemuYmGuNqM-yk3KZkcjkfYYJk8sHkWcoN0Gg9ngYP5xPhiqbqoNGANeZ8VyQvxe~PCZ-k41v43rk29jgWxM~mtBGgu-BJqlgwdifw__&Key-Pair-Id=K1EOR8HYJKSWP1

Nothing Phone (2a) Battery test with Nothing OS 3.0 Stable Version

Battery remaining: 20%
Screen on time : 8 Hrs
Screen off time : 22 Hrs
Total Stand- By time : 30 Hrs


70% on Wifi , 30% on 4G mobile data
AOD on ( tap to wake )
Brightness ( Manual : 50% - 80% )
Refresh Rate ( High - 120 Hz )
Used bluetooth & location for 1 Hr


Moderate usage : X , Instagram, YouTube, Clash of Clans, WhatsApp, Telegram, Spotify

Nothing Phone (2a) Plus gets Hotfix update Version for Nothing OS 2.6 users ( Non - beta )

A compact smartphone from nothing ?