Phone (2a) Plus - Nothing OS 4.0 Feedback

Kastello · 2025-10-01T09:43:45+00:00

![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m2M93EJezzurnWkq4nBRhj.jpg "banner") **Nothing OS 4.0 Beta is here for Phone (2a) Plus!** Use this thread to discuss the build and share feedback on your experience. For the installation guide, or rollback instructions, head [here](https://nothing.community/d/43141-nothing-os-40-open-beta "NOS Beta Instructions").

HYPERCCXBLUEFLAME

So far , all is good except it’s lacking features for now in the 2a plus , I really loved the stretch camera but I really desired more features for the glyphs.. they got ignored this time.. and so far I’ve noticed a small issue which is , when u pull from the side (the arrow shows up) but when u like try wiggle it up and down it goes back in and because of this , the keyboard (gboard) think that it closed itself making my screen full like there isn’t a keyboard , and as for the app optimisation.. it would’ve been better if I could choose which apps to optimize

pilkiad_nothing

Kastello the update has essential search, is it also supposed to have essential space?

HYPERCCXBLUEFLAME

pilkiad_nothing that’s for 3a and 3a pro and 3 ig?

mathis

LakshyaChauhan I would like to see more of their website design in the os

Naveenyakshit

Dear sir plz Battery icon change option and Home screen icon option change plz add feautres Nothing os 4.0 best update

Honey

According to me this was just the worst Os update by NOTHING ever, cux they really did nothing in this which is really disgusting, they just give cool features to their new models like 3a series and Cmf 2 but no such ai features for old 2a series which is really disgusting and disappointing and they wasted our one OS update by giving OS 4.0 actually, really disappointed from you guys.

UnbreakableTom

Had an app drawer glitch where half of the drawer is black. Can only resolve by restarting.

DJ

Feedback Suggestions for Phone (2a Plus)

Hi team, I’d like to share a few suggestions and improvements that could enhance usability, customization, and overall experience on the Nothing Phone (2a Plus). These points focus on UI polish, system features, and performance enhancements.

1. Share Option in App Drawer / Home Screen

Add a share option when long-pressing an app (similar to OnePlus, Realme, etc.).
Enables quick sharing of Play Store links or APKs.

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2. Block Internet for Specific Apps

Provide a system-level option to disable Wi-Fi/data per app without third-party tools.

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3. Modern Icon Customization

Support additional icon shapes: Squircle, Pebble, Rounded Square, and Circular.

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4. Advanced Lockscreen Styles

More clock styles, depth effects, and enhanced media controls.
Subtle fade/swipe animations when unlocking or switching ambient display.
Double tap to turn off the screen directly from the lock screen.

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5. Brightness Bar Access

Make brightness slider accessible with a single swipe.

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6. Camera App Improvements

Smoother, more responsive UI when swiping between modes (Photos, Portrait, Video).
Fix contrast issue in direct sunlight where photos appear overly contrasty.

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7. Dark Mode Enhancements

Pitch Black in Nothing OS 4.0 beta is a good addition but currently applies only to Settings.
Extend Pitch Black to Control Center and other UI areas.
Make UI elements (buttons, settings menus, control panel tabs like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.) slightly darker to remove the green tint and ensure consistency.

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8. Smoother Animations and Transitions

Improve system-wide animations and transitions for a more fluid, polished experience.

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9. Volume Slider in Control Center

Add a volume slider directly in the Control Center for quick access.
Allows users to adjust media, ringtone, or alarm volumes without opening Settings.

ToXic_192cJ4dRGM

DJ you mentioned everything I wanted, thanks lol

ToXic_192cJ4dRGM

Volume Slider in Control Center please.

Add a volume slider directly in the Control Center so that we don’t need to use physical buttons.

PratyushBaral

Nothing, we were hoping for Nothing’s take on material 3 expressive by pixel , we are highly disappointed ! We waited for this 4.0 but what we got is same old plain bland food without salt !

Santhoshkumar_Pharmacist

Camera

Front Camera image quality is not looking well after the Nothing OS 4.0.

2. Battery

Irrelevantly battery draining observed.

Try to resolve and I’m waiting for your future endeavours.Nothing Phone Series Nothing OS

HYPERCCXBLUEFLAME

Santhoshkumar_Pharmacist wdym bad quality? Check ur phone dude , use the new filters to take pictures I went from meh it’s good picture with high quality to woah wth is up with the level of this picture? The Nothing OS 4.0 actually made my camera like 3x better

(I own a Nothing Phone(2a)Plus

ChintuMoniRajbongshi

Only two font style

Can you add more font…….

HMRJ

ChintuMoniRajbongshi yeah, Space Grotesk font is nice because they are using it on their community web. But adding a OTF or TTF upload custom font would be amazing

GLENHENLEYLAMPANO

Hi. I feel like the extra dark mode only works on the settings? 😞

M3Mz

Kastello good job tho! Screen HDR/gamma issues ARE COMPLETELY GONE! And I noticed that the blue colour delay is gone too

DebankarChaku

I use Nothing 2A plus, I installed Nothing OS 4.0 , open Beta today. I used my phone for a while after installing it. It looked pretty good except camera because only six consecutive photos are being clicked , then the camera’s capture button no longer works. I either have to wait a while or restart my phone to take a new photo. Kindly fixd it as soon as possible.

DeimossRider54

Everything so far has been smooth. But I really wish we got some form of the “Essential Space”, really sucks that we won’t be getting anything related to that because of a dumb button. I thought one of the major difference between other software skins is that Nothing OS would be the same across all devices, doesn’t matter if it’s from the budget CMF side, (a) series or the more expensive Nothing Phone 3, everyone would get the same OS experience no matter what. That’s my only gripe right now.

Ajay008

Kastello please some different new update notification starts bar like apple