Iā€™ll be sharing the issues Iā€™ve encountered with my Nothing Phone 2 (Running Latest Nothing OS 2.6), which I hope will be addressed in the upcoming Nothing OS 3 update. I encourage community members and followers to share their own problems and suggestions as well. Here are the issues Iā€™ve faced:

1. Animation Lag: There are noticeable lags when switching between apps quickly, and sometimes even during normal use. The camera app, in particular and also other apps, exhibits poor animation performance. This lag diminishes the experience of using a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 phone, so I hope this is addressed in the next major update.

2. Mini Pop View Delay: Thereā€™s a slight delay when opening and minimizing the mini pop view across various apps like Google Maps, YouTube, music players, and WhatsApp.

3. Glyph Light Behavior: When adjusting the volume via Bluetooth earbuds, the Glyph lights behave erratically, even though the volume changes correctly. This needs fixing.

4. Wallpaper Selection: The current wallpapers for Nothing Phones could be more appealing. Adding more attractive wallpapers would enhance the user experience.

5. HDR Video Playback: HDR video playback shows strange flickering for a second when pulling down or up the notification panel. Thereā€™s also potential lag when playing videos in 2160p or 1440p on YouTube, although Iā€™m unsure if the lag is real.

6. Glyph Light Pattern: The Glyph light patterns for ringtones work correctly in settings, but the lights behave randomly when receiving calls and this issue is present since the day, I unboxed my phone 2. This issue also affects apps like Skype, Google Meet, and WhatsApp. It seems to be a persistent software problem that needs urgent attention.

7. Torch Brightness Control: Adding a feature to control the brightness level of the torch, similar to whatā€™s available on Samsung and iPhone devices, would be beneficial.

8. Camera Improvements: Significant improvements are needed in camera performance and photo processing. Features such as processing photos after capturing them while recording videos, enhancing app fluidity and animations, and reducing shutter lag (beyond the current burst mode) should be prioritized.

9. WhatsApp Performance: Whenever I need to send a photo to someone and rotate it to the correct orientation, it takes a few seconds (about 3 seconds) for the edit to apply after I press ā€œDone.ā€ Iā€™ve tried clearing the cache, restarting my phone, and reinstalling WhatsApp, but the issue still persists, please look into this matter since itā€™s not a heavy task at all.

I will update this discussion as I recall more issues. I hope NOTHING takes these suggestions into account to improve our overall experience furthermore I would appreciate the moderatorsā€™ assistance with these issues and their efforts to bring them to the attention of the higher team responsible for the software.

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    1- Nothing phone 2 is just a hyped phone, I am using it myself.
    2- Its camera or brightness does not justify its price.
    3- After the update it is becoming slow and boring and I am also facing a battery draining problem.

    They have only 3 phones in the market right now and they didnā€™t give proper support for their models. feeling really bad choice

    Firmware (bot) Is this the latest android 14 update?

    Iā€™ve disabled auto-updates.

    So far when a major update is launched (at least in another brands), everything goes to hell.

    I believe nothing team does a better job at that, but even new android stock brings bugs.

    Hell, My phone is perfect as it is and good luck hacking me if i miss a security update.

    How was your experience with Nothing Phone 1 people?

    I donā€™t want to be a test subject again or break functionalitys due to googleā€™s horrible job at pushing updates.

      Iā€™m facing issue with nothing phone 2 , your updates are making phone lagging and sometimes not responsive, begin I was facing battery issue now lagging

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        Please improve the game mode for more better performance

        Abdul-Muhaymin So, Iā€™ve been using the YouTube app, and guess what? The screen goes black when I try to watch a new video or shorts. And wait for itā€¦ YouTube shorts are playing tricks on meā€”the thumbnail doesnā€™t match what actually plays!

            On my Phone 2, YouTube app is showing multiple issuesā€¦ Strange grains like flickering near top notification panel when trying to minimise YouTube app by pulling from bottom using gestures.. Also sometimes the video playback becomes dark empty screen while audio continues to play..

              FaizanG_ oh bro thats sad to hear although on my phone 2 the youtube app is working fine , also kindly tell can you see my comment above which says the issues and stuff , it is showing me but instead of my username it says deleted

                Iā€™m encountering a similar issue with the YouTube app. The screen turns black while the video continues to play, and the shorts donā€™t match the thumbnail

                  I am still waiting phone 2 update almost 2 months completed, nothing provided best software experiences šŸ˜€šŸ˜€šŸ˜€šŸ˜€

                  Updated to the latest version 2.6 and feel smooth as of now no issues.

                  Thank you Nothing

                  I got an update with September security patch of 681 mb.does it safe to install on nothing 2.