Nothing Phone (1), the first smartphone from the Nothing brand founded by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, released the first Open Beta build of Nothing OS 1.5 back in December.
After a brief period of testing, the company has now officially started rolling out the first stable build of the Nothing OS 1.5 based on the Android 13 operating system to the users of Nothing Phone (1).
According to reports from a number of users, the stable Android 13 update for the smartphone is available in the form of Nothing OS 1.5.2. It is around 157MB in size if the user is upgrading from the last public beta version, which is a very small size in comparison to the update from other brands.
The newer version of the software comes with the January 2023 Android security patch. This mark the first stable build of the Nothing OS 1.5 but the rollout may be limited to users who are Open Beta participants and the rollout for all the users should take place in the coming weeks unless it faces any issues and the company needs time to fix them.
Here’s the changelog for the new Nothing OS 1.5.2 based on the Android 13 operating system for the Nothing Phone (1):
- Weather app
- New Nothing weather app
- Tapping a weather widget on the home screen now directly opens the corresponding city in the app instead of opening a link.
- Customization
- All new Glyph sound pack for more ringtone and notification sounds.
- More color schemes are available from the wallpaper selector.
- New collection of minimalist wallpapers.
- Icons can match your background color to make your home screen look more consistent.
- Lockscreen shortcut customizations. Create shortcuts for the camera, torch, device controls, and wallet.
- Improved experience
- Easily switch data usage when using dual SIM with the improved network Quick Settings panel.
- Automatically show the current network and display how much mobile data you have used in Quick Settings.
- Directly scan a QR code in the Camera app. The scanner also appears as a shortcut in Quick Settings.
- Select language preferences for different apps.
- Visual improvement
- A New look for Media Control. Puts album artwork on full display with a wider set of music controls.
- Improved volume settings panel. Allows granular volume control without unlocking the device.
- Improved Game Mode light notifications. So there is less distraction when you are playing.
- Smoother animations when transitioning the display between on and off.
- More refined Camera app interface.
- Privacy and safety
- Get an alert when an app accesses your clipboard. Cleared history after a period of time to prevent unwanted access.
- Added Personal Safety app.
- Better privacy protection, including Photo Picker, nearby Wi-Fi devices permission, and select media permission.
- System performance
- Fingerprint unlock accuracy has improved by up to 12%.
- App startup speed has increased by up to 71%.
- Standby power consumption has improved by up to 50%.
- Implemented a new self-repair feature to periodically delete unused system dumps and cache.
- Increased system stability.
- General bug fixes.
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