Nothing OS 3.0 Release Date, Eligible Devices, Features

Nothing powers its phones with the Android-based Nothing OS and the tech brand has started releasing the third iteration of Nothing OS. The Android 15-based stable Nothing OS 3.0 is now available for Nothing Phone (2) and Phone (2a).

If you are a Nothing phone user, you must be interested to know when you will get to experience Android 15 and Nothing OS 3 on your Nothing and CMF phone. Here I will share Nothing OS 3 Release date, supported devices, and its features.

Google released the stable Android 15 for Pixel devices in October after releasing the Android 15 source code to AOSP in September. This time Vivo was the first to release stable Android 15 for its phones even before Google. Nothing has started releasing the stable Android 15 in December.

Nothing OS 3.0 Release Date

The new smartphone brand has started releasing the stable Nothing OS 3.0 for its phones. Currently the stable update is available for Nothing Phone (2) and Phone (2a). Other three eligible phones will get stable update in early 2025.

Here is the current status:

Phone (2a): Stable Available
Phone (2): Stable Available
Phone (1): Beta Available
Phone (2a) Plus: Beta Available
CMF Phone 1: Beta Available

Nothing OS 3.0 Supported Devices

If you have a Nothing phone, you might be curious to know if your Phone will get the upcoming Android 15 update. Here you will find your answer.

Nothing has a three OS update policy for its smartphones. This makes all Nothing phones eligible for the Android 15 update. Yes, even the Nothing Phone (1) is eligible for Android 15, however, this will be the last update for the Nothing phone 1.

Here is the list of Nothing OS 3 eligible Nothing phones.

Nothing Phone (1)
Nothing Phone (2)
Nothing Phone (2a)
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
CMF Phone 1

Nothing OS 3.0 Features

If you are a tech enthusiast, you would know that Carl Pei is the man behind the Nothing brand. In one of his tweets, he himself leaked a couple of Nothing OS 3.0 features, giving us the first official look at Nothing OS 3 in Summer. And now with the Nothing OS 3 beta release for Nothing Phone 2a, we know a lot about the upcoming update.

https://twitter.com/getpeid/status/1801798577959878696

As per the leaked screenshots, we can assume the upcoming major OS will have a major redesign, especially in the control center.

Recently, the Smartprix team also managed to install a preliminary release of Nothing OS 3 and revealed the upcoming update changelog. Well, this may not be the complete changelog as the company may add more features with each beta. But this changelog reveals most of the features.

Text/Font style change

As per the early reviews of the closed beta, Nothing OS 3 has switched the dot matrix font to a different font style. The dot matrix is not completely gone, it is still present but only in some places. Nothing likely made this change to make fonts more readable for everyone.

More options for Lock Screen Customization

The lock screen will have new clock designs that you can use for a better lock screen look. Users can enter the customization page by long-tapping the lock screen.

Redesigned Control Center

Nothing is also joining brands that have majorly redesigned their control centers. In the newly redesigned control center, you will get big toggles in the first swipe, whereas the second swipe will reveal additional toggles in a circular design that you can resize.

The toggles are resizable using the small resize icon that appears in the edit mode. The control center background now changes based on the dark/light theme.

In the control center, the brightness bar is now bigger, which is easy to slide and hosts a shortcut for the auto brightness option.

Archive an App

Similar to iOS’s offload, Archive lets you remove the app without deleting its data. When you reinstall the app, its data will be reinstated. You can access the archive option in the App info settings.

Reorganized Settings

The settings app also has a redesign. Related settings are grouped together that make users easily find related settings and options.

Battery Health and Cycle Count

In the Nothing OS 3, users can check their phone’s battery health as well as battery cycle count. It can be found in the new settings named Device Diagnostics.

Complete Changelog

Here is the full changelog:

What’s new

Effortlessly tailor your shortcuts via the all-new Quick Settings.
Refreshed Clock face design of lock screen, allowing you to enter the customisation page by long-pressing the lock screen.
Added option to reset home screen layout to Nothing’s default style with a tap on top-right button on customisation page.
Added support for auto-archive function to automatically free up storage space without removing apps or data from your device.
Set up partial screen sharing, so you can record just an app window rather than the entire screen.
Refreshed Settings interface design for more intuitive user experience.
Updated setup wizard to version 3.0 for smoother introduction.
Enabled predictive back animations for apps that have opted in.

Camera enhancements

Optimised portrait effects by fine-tuning blur intensity based on face size.
Boosted camera performance in low-light environments.
Removed vertical stripes in front video and time-lapse modes.
Smoothened user interface after countdown photos.
Regulated zoom slider display.

Experience improvements

Optimised design of fingerprint unlock dialog.
Refined gesture navigation on home screen for better sensitivity.
Extended standby time by Network Power Save Mode.

So this is everything about the Nothing OS 3.0 which will soon be available in public beta followed by the stable release. If I missed any important information, feel free to share in the comments.

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Nothing OS 3.0 Release Date, Eligible Devices, Features and More