Nothing Phone (1) Android Update 13 rolls out. How to get it?

In July 2022, Nothing introduced the Nothing Phone (1) to the Indian market. The Nothing Phone (1) runs Nothing OS 1.0, an Android 12-based operating system. Additionally, the business has pledged to provide the Phone with four years’ worth of (bi-monthly) security patch updates and three Android version upgrades (1).

This article will assist our readers in following upgrades to the Nothing Phone’s Nothing OS (1).

Nothing Phone (1) Nothing OS 1.5 Updates,

Let’s go. The official rollout of Nothing OS 1.5 has begun. Powered by Android 13 for our smoothest, most secure user experience.

To upgrade Phone (1), head to Settings > System Update.

Learn more: https://t.co/qfnlBmEDxu pic.twitter.com/ATlYAzfz5b

— Nothing (@nothing) February 21, 2023

Feb 21, 2022]

Nothing has announced the wide roll out Android 13 update with Nothing OS 1.5.2 update which is 1.25GB in size. Check out the official list of changes

 App improvements

● New custom Nothing weather app.
●  More refined camera app interface.
●  Up to 50% increase in app loading speed.

Customisation

● New Glyph sound pack. More Glyph ringtones and notification sounds.
● More “Material You”, meaning more colour schemes available for matching third party apps to wallpaper.
● Lockscreen shortcut customisations. Create shortcuts for camera, torch, device controls, and wallet.

Improved experience

● Easily switch data usage when using dual SIM with the improved network Quick Settings panel.
● New QR code scanner in Quick Settings and in the camera app.
● Multi-language support that allows different languages for different apps.
● Clipboard preview. Copied text appears on the clipboard in the bottom corner of the screen. So you can directly edit the text before pasting.
● Foreground services. Close active background apps directly from the notification centre to save battery.

Visual enhancements

● New look for Media Control. Puts album artwork on full display with a wider set of music controls.
● Improved volume control. Easily adjust individual volume sliders without unlocking the screen (e.g. music vs alarm).
● Less distracting notifications whilst in Game Mode. Now with Google Game Dashboard. Dashboard supports screenshots, screen recording, FPS display, and Do Not Disturb.
● Live caption: detects speech on your device and automatically generates captions.
●  Smoother animations when transitioning the display between on and off.

Privacy upgrades

● Photo picker. Choose which images you want to share with each app.
● Media permissions. Group the types of media you want to share e.g., photos and videos, music and audio, files.
● Alerts when an app accesses your clipboard. Then cleared history after a period of time to prevent unwanted access.
● Added Personal Safety app.

System performance

● Increased background memory. Reducing the wait for frequently used apps to load.
● New self-repair feature that keeps Phone (1) running like it’s new. By clearing unused cache and expired system dumps.
● Increased system stability.
● General bug fixes.

[Feb 16, 2022]

Nothing has finally rolled out stable Android 13 update with Nothing OS 1.5.2 update first for beta testers. It will gradually roll out for everyone. Check out the complete changelog below.

New features

Weather app

● New Nothing weather app
● Tapping a weather widget on the homescreen now directly opens the corresponding city in the app instead of opening a link.

Customisation

● All new Glyph soundpack for more ringtone and notification sounds.
● More color schemes available from the wallpaper selector.
● New collection of minimalist wallpapers.
● Icons can match your background color to make your home screen look more consistent.
● Lockscreen shortcut customisations. Create shortcuts for camera, torch, device controls, and wallet.

Improved experience

● Easily switch data usage when using dual SIM with the improved network Quick Settings panel.
● Automatically show the current network and display how much mobile data you have used in Quick Settings.
● Directly scan a QR code in the Camera app. Scanner also appears as a shortcut in Quick Settings.
●Select language preferences for different apps.

Visual improvement

●A New look for Media Control. Puts album artwork on full display with a wider set of music controls.
●Improved volume settings panel. Allows granular volume control without unlocking the device.
●Improved Game Mode light notifications. So there is less distraction when you are playing.
●Smoother animations when transitioning the display between on and off.
●More refined Camera app interface.

Privacy and safety
● Get an alert when an app accesses your clipboard. Cleared history after a period of time to prevent unwanted access.
● Added Personal Safety app.
● Better privacy protection including Photo Picker, nearby Wi-Fi devices permission, and select media permission.

System performance
● Fingerprint unlock accuracy has improved by up to 12%.
● App startup speed has increased by up to 71%.
● Standby power consumption has improved by up to 50%.
● Implemented a new self-repair feature to periodically delete unused system dumps and cache.
● Increased system stability.
● General bug fixes.

Nothing Phone(1) Water Proof test

Making a splash.

Phone (1) is IP53 rated. To test its grading we use a mechanism that sprays water at 0.84 L per minute. We then review for functionality.

No Glyph Interface damage. No distorted sound. No irregular connectivity. Nothing. pic.twitter.com/C5mVA4JtqQ

— Nothing (@nothing) February 23, 2023

Comment if you not get the update or find any bug on Nothing Phone(1).