Nothing announced the Android 14 beta program for Phone (1) during this year’s Google I/O. In fact, the company was one of the first Android manufacturers to make such an announcement. True to its words, Nothing has started releasing the latest Android 14 Beta 3 to Phone (1). The startup has also announced the timeframe for the release of its Nothing OS 2.0.
What’s new in the Android 14 Beta update?
As per a Twitter/X post dated Wednesday, Android 14 Beta 3 is now live for the Phone (1) as part of the company’s Developers Preview Program. The update brings a number of new features, including support for API level 34 based on Android 14 Beta 3. It also pre-installs Nothing apps like the Launcher, Weather, and Recorder. You also get Nothing widgets.
Since this is a beta build, it comes with several known issues. Nothing lists them as:
- Fingerprints can’t be registered
- Face unlock unavailable
- Glyph features unavailable
- Battery sharing unavailable
- No Portrait Mode or slow motion feature in the camera app
- No pre-installed Nothing weather and Nothing X apps
- Screen cast to TV connection unavailable
As a word of caution, upon installing the update, all your data will be erased, and your phone’s storage will be formatted. If you want to try out the beta build on your daily driver, consider backing up your data.
Nothing also announced that it will launch its native custom skin, Nothing OS 2.0, later this month for the Phone (1). The newly launched Phone (2) runs the software out of the box. It brings interesting features, along with a new Glyph Composer with sound packs available from Swedish House Mafia.
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