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Nothing has recently published the rollout timeline for Nothing OS 5.0, and three phones were missing from the list: the original Phone (1), Phone (2), and CMF Phone 1. The Phone (1) is too old to receive an OS upgrade, but many Phone (2) users were expecting to receive Android 17.
During a recent “Ask Me Anything” session on Reddit, many users expressed their disappointment over the Phone (2) not getting the Android 17-based Nothing OS 5.0 update. Responding to the query, Nothing’s CEO, Carl Pei, said the kernel is unfortunately too old, and that Android 17 won’t be supported by the chip vendor.
“The kernel is unfortunately too old, and Android 17 won’t be supported by the chipset vendor. This phone was originally advertised as having 3 major updates but got 4 (13/A14/A15/A16), with security patches to 2027. So I think what we’ve done is pretty fair if we were clear about the support at the time of purchase, and then went above that,” said Carl Pei
Carl incorrectly claimed that the Phone (2) received four major upgrades, but in reality, it received three. Later, he edited the message to include the correct details.
Even though the Phone (2) isn’t getting the Android 17 update, Nothing stood by its promise. At the launch, the brand committed to offering three major OS releases to the device, and it did. The last major OS upgrade was Android 16, and that will be it for the rest for the lives for Phone (2) users.
The Nothing Phone (2) will continue to receive security updates until July 2027, per the official update policy.
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From the users’ point of view, it’s fair to ask for more OS updates, especially when brands like Samsung offer their mid-range phones up to six major Android updates. Many budget Galaxy phones also carry the same update policy, while Nothing is stuck with three for most of its phones.
Only the flagship Nothing Phone (3) is eligible for five major OS updates. Even that can’t match what Samsung and Google promise to their high-end phones.
In 2026, three OS updates for mid-range phones sound like an outdated update policy. Nothing needs to rework on its update policy and offer longer OS support to its devices.
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