Nothing OS 3.0 Beta for the Nothing Phone (2) released

Nothing OS 3.0 Beta

The new version brings numerous improvements and features aimed at personalization and smarter use:

•  Shared Widgets: An innovative feature that allows users to share widgets with friends and family, so that the other person's widget appears directly on their home screen. Currently, only square photo widgets are supported, but more widget types are planned.
•  Lockscreen improvements: Users can now place more widgets on the lock screen, customize the clock style, and long-press to access a new customization menu.
•  Smart Drawer & redesigned quick settings: An AI-powered smart drawer feature automatically categorizes apps into folders and lets you pin favorites to the top for quicker access. In addition, the quick settings have been optimized and given a modern design.
•  Camera and pop-up view improvements: The camera now starts faster, HDR processing time has been reduced, and the portrait effect has been adjusted for better depth of field. The pop-up view can now be moved freely, pinned to the edge of the screen, and easily resized.

Nothing is introducing Nothing OS 3.0 in a staggered release across the device series. Telephone (2a) was prioritized as the first device for the test phase at the beginning of October in order to collect as much feedback as possible from a larger user base and thus tailor the optimizations for the other devices. This gradual introduction, similar to industry giants such as Samsung, is intended to ensure that the quality of the update meets expectations.

user of NothingPhone (2)who want to check out the update to Nothing OS 3.0 can simply perform the system update to version 2.6, install a special APK (Link to the instructions and APK) and then initiate the update in the system menu. However, Nothing indicates that the beta version may cause data loss or even require a factory reset. Therefore, a backup of all data before installation is strongly recommended.

Source: Nothing Community