Back in February, Nothing officially debuted the Android 13-based Nothing OS 1.5 for all users. The update brought along a mountain of changes to performance, privacy, and the overall user experience. Now, the company has started seeding out another update which squashes some bugs while improving performance and adding a couple of new features.

Nothing Phone (1) Android 13 based on Nothing OS 1.5

The Nothing OS 1.5.3 update adds support for manually adding games to Games Mode. Furthermore, the update also brings smoother animation for the popup view and improved fingerprint transition between the lock screen and AOD. The newest update comes with an innovative memory management algorithm that decreases app restart duration by more than 35% and minimizes CPU usage for better battery performance. You can read the detailed changelog with all the changes coming with the new update below.

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Nothing OS 1.5.3 Changelog

What’s New

  • New support for manually adding games to Game Mode (games not installed from Play Store will not be able to be used with the Game Dashboard).
  • Smoother animations for pop-up view.
  • Improved fingerprint transition between the lock screen and AOD.
  • New wallpapers.
  • Added support for Ear (2).
  • New memory management algorithm that reduces app restart times by over 35% and lowers CPU consumption to improve overall battery life. Improved system stability.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed abnormal appearance of Night Light mode in certain scenarios.
  • Fixed the flashing charging prompt on the AOD interface.
  • Fixed issue where Glyph lights did not show for incoming WhatsApp calls.
  • Fixed freeze issues during YouTube video playback.
  • Fixed issue where weather data did not show in the Quick Look widget.
  • Other general bug fixes.

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