Phone (2) and Phone (2a): Nothing OS 3.0 based on Android 15 is distributed 13 comments
Image: Nothing
The company is now following the open beta of Nothing OS 3.0 with the general distribution of the new operating system based on Android 15. In addition to the innovations introduced by Google, Nothing OS 3.0 is characterized by a specially developed photo gallery, common widgets and a new lock screen.
To start with Telephone (2) and Telephone (2a)
The Nothing OS 3.0 OTA update is currently being distributed for Phone (2) (Test) and Phone (2a) (Test), with Phone (1) and Phone (2a) Plus expected to follow early in the year. next year. . The CMF Phone 1 is also mentioned in the Nothing community.
Nothing’s photo app
Nothing uses a number of its own apps and features on Android 15, including the specially developed Photo Gallery. The internal photos app has been adapted to the minimalism and UI aesthetic of Nothing OS 3.0 and is purist. There are still editing tools such as filters, markings and suggestions.
Shared Widgets Lock Screen
Nothing OS 3.0’s redesigned and fully customizable lock screen is also a play area for new common widgets that can be shared with other users. Widgets shared by one person with another are currently only supported between Nothing devices. Additionally, only photo widgets can currently be shared. As Nothing explains in its own forum, support for other widgets will be added “quickly”.
Nothing OS 3.0 (Image: Nothing)
New widgets and smart drawer
New productivity widgets, like the countdown widget, are designed to help users stay on track. The countdown widget is expected to be made available through the Nothing Widgets app on Google Play. And the AI-controlled Smart Drawer automatically sorts apps into folders if you want. The aim is to make the organization of applications and folders on the smartphone more efficient and to allow better access.
Nothing OS 3.0 also introduces an improved context view, revamped Quick Settings, visual changes such as updated typography, and unspecified performance improvements for the company’s smartphones.
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