It seems like things are getting out of hand: the Nothing team, probably already overwhelmed by the launch of new devices at a pace that could rival Apple, is no longer able to develop the software component in line with the need for it to function correctly and be free of defects.

As a result, even in the software component, just like in the hardware, significant effort is invested in the name of continuity with the Nothing philosophy, which prioritizes aspects of aesthetic exclusivity and user experience—sometimes at the expense of the essential purpose for which users buy a smartphone: being able to download data at maximum speed with 5G, listen to music by connecting their headphones via Bluetooth, or take, store, and perhaps edit photos.

The fact is that this seems to be exactly what’s happening: everything is beautiful, smooth, and wonderfully Nothing, but sometimes also tremendously useless, like Nothing Gallery, or incredibly flawed, like NothingOS 3.0. This operating system not only lacks some features from Android 15, on which it’s based, but also presents evident issues in basic smartphone use, to the point where many users miss the previous NothingOS 2.6.

Thus, the tuning and debugging of the software ends up being the responsibility of the end users, who, against their will, become beta testers, flooding the online community with reports and complaints.

All of this happens without a comment from Nothing, which we hope is choosing to act rather than talk. Perhaps they should act quickly, before the user experience definitively defeats customer satisfaction.

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    They are systematically destroying this company for the sake of profit, cutting the staff of developers and making poor software. It is literally Xiaomi, only without flagships.

    I don’t see any issues, aside from a few minor charging issues, with NOS 3.0.

    Also, at the bare bones price point of £169 in the UK, what can one expect when the hardware is so solid.

    I don’t see any unexpected surprises, so what catastrophic failures am I missing?

    I am quite happy with my Nothing Phone 2a running Nothing OS 3.0. It’s running much smoother than Nothing OS 2.6, battery is more efficient, app response feels improved and generally speaking the whole experience seems to be refined. To be honest there is only one thing that I kinda miss from beta 1 which is the hardware diagnostic feature in settings. I would appreciate if Nothing dev team kindly implemented that features as standard.

    I fail to understand comparisons of Nothing with Apple or Xiaomi in any shape or form. For me simplicity is key and Nothing has been very coherent so far in their communication and decisions.

    Anchorman I have a nothing phone 2 and the truth is I am very satisfied with the hardware and software, it is what I expected for the cost, there will always be things that we do not like how they are implemented, but that is the advantage of this great There are many options in the market and I assure you that you will not agree 100% with any of them. Enjoy your device and let the company advance.