Nothing released its second smartphone, the Phone (2), last month. It came with Nothing OS 2.0, the second version of Nothing’s Android customization skin. Earlier this month, the company’s founder, Carl Pei, confirmed that the Nothing OS 2.0 update for the Phone (1) would be released by the end of August.
As promised, Nothing’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle shared that the update will start rolling out to Phone (1) handsets next week. However, the company has yet to share a specific date for the release of Nothing OS 2.0 for the Phone (1), so we can expect the update to be rolled out gradually over the next week.
Nothing OS 2.0 update for Phone 1
While Nothing’s announcement on X did not reveal any details about the new software, we know that Nothing OS 2.0 is based on Android 13. Some of the notable features of Nothing OS 2.0 include monochrome app icons, new widgets, lock screen customizations, the ability to lock individual apps and clone app support.
More importantly, Nothing is sticking to its promise of offering a clean user interface. There is no bloatware installed, and you still get the classic dot-matrix font throughout the UI.
The update is in line with Nothing’s promise to provide the Phone (1) with three years of major Android updates and four years of security updates. This means that the Phone (1) is now due to receive Android 14 and Android 15 updates, and then security patches for an additional year.
Android 14 is expected to be released soon, and Nothing is also running the Android 14 beta program, so you can try out Android 14 on your Nothing Phone by downloading the latest beta. However, it’s important to remember that beta versions are pre-release software, so they may not be stable and could contain bugs.
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