Nothing beats Samsung to stable Android 15
Ryan Haines / Android Authority
long story short
- Nothing has announced that the stable version of Nothing OS 3.0 is now available.
- The new software is available for Nothing Phone 2 and Nothing Phone 2a users.
- Own a CMF Phone 1, Phone 1 or Phone 2a Plus? Then you need to wait until early 2025.
No content available for preview No operating system 3.0 It’s been a while, but what if you’ve been waiting for a stable release? Thankfully, the wait is over for some users.
No news of stable version announced Android 15Based on the software now available in Nothing Phone 2 and Nothing Phone 2a devices. The company clarified that this release will be staggered until the end of the year.
Stable Nothing OS 3.0 software will be rolled out to CMF Phone 1, Nothing Phone 1 and Nothing Phone 2a Plus “The beginning of the year” 2025.
Nonetheless, this version was released before Samsung launched One UI 7. You can definitely argue that One UI 7 is a more ambitious version than Nothing OS 3.0, but considering the scale of Nothing, it’s still a noteworthy turn of events.
No OS 3.0 functionality
The new software offers several features and tweaks. One, Previously leaked Nothing Gallery app Available now. There is no indication that the app includes “advanced” search capabilities and more editing features (such as filters, tags, and suggestions). Unfortunately, there’s no mention of previously confirmed AI features like image classification, AI upscaling, and super-resolution.
Another noteworthy feature is the share widget feature, which lets you (surprise) share widgets with other friends who don’t have phones. You can only share the square photo widget for now, but the company says it’s “rapidly” developing support for other widgets.
Nothing will also bring a countdown widget via the Nothing Widgets app later this month, and a smart drawer feature will let you automatically sort apps into folders. Other tweaks mentioned by the brand include improved popup view, unspecified visual and performance enhancements, and better quick settings.
Regardless, our first experience with the Nothing OS 3.0 beta back in October was very positive. Colleague Ryan Haines tentatively described it as “nothing that we never wanted to make in the first place.” So we hope the stable version lives up to these impressions.
2024-12-18 12:37:59