Nothing OS 5.0 | Open Beta Feedback

Zac 🛸 · 2026-08-26T12:26:00+00:00

Hey everyone, ⚡️ The Nothing OS 5.0 beta is rolling out, and if you’re on it, you’ve probably already got thoughts. This thread is the place to share them. 💬 Whether you’ve come across a bug, found a feature that you want to share, or just want to hear what others are experiencing, jump in. The more people comparing notes, the easier it is to work out what’s a widespread issue and what’s a one-off. A few things worth discussing: Bugs you’ve encountered and how much they’re affecting day-to-day use Surprising features and how you are using them Anything that’s actually working better than anticipated What you’d want addressed before the stable release 🚨 While this thread is a great place to discuss, the official feedback channels are still the most reliable way to get issues in front of the team, so if you’ve found something reproducible, make sure it’s logged there too with the following steps right on your device. ⚙️ Settings > System > Feedback.

GinnoDizon

Zac 🛸 i kindly feel that the touch or typing of the keyboard becomes harder. Im not sure if im the only one. But i just got annoyed by it.

Mrk_xBzVtZ2aFA

Zac 🛸

First time encounter, apps taking too long to open, even settings app.

Had to close open few times.

And battery draining abit faster after the update.

Already submitted feedback.

Had to shutdown for few seconds, cause restarting won’t solve the problem.

GinnoDizon

Just noticed that the typing is a lot harder, and i miss pressing the letters very oftenly now the touch is different on nothing phone 3

ill

Til21 🇩🇪 this!!! It’s way too sensitive.

xxx_xxx

Is it just me or lockscreen notification need multiple swipe to expand now

DocYBA

GinnoDizon

Yep. You aren’t alone facing this particular issue

NP3User

OHMIC yep I can confirm this … tint and black crush is still not fixed … I see some people don’t have this issue so I think this is only effect a batch of mobile , if this is not fixable atleast provide us a proper screen replacement program @Daniel @Zac 🛸 @Carl @Akis

PareekshithSundar

Zac 🛸 I use a Nothing phone 3 and I just downloaded the Nothing OS 5 Beta. Mostly it’s been good. But once of the biggest selling point, the Lucent theme, is missing on my phone. Does anyone know what to do?

Leathers123

Struggling with touch sensitivity on my Phone 3, lots of miss characters. It does have a screen protector applied from Spigen.

I will replace the screen protector and report back.

MatthewBrown_GJNtGsF5Qy

All was going fine, but now apps are crashing, pages won’t load in chrome or edge, email won’t send. Instagram has no connectivity issues! I restarted and very laggy loading apps. Had coloured circles rather than alls for about 20 seconds

grepGander

NP3User I’m at this point basically a professional parrot but…

grepGander the issue cannot be resolved because there is no issue. The panel is low quality, this is related to its physical characteristics. The only fix would be to order an entire batch of new custom panels from another vendor (they didn’t even specify the vendor for this one, so that alone says enough) and physically replace the whole display. This is the (3)'s subpixel matrix:

It has a low 90 Hz PWM with trash amplitude:

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nothing-Phone-3-smartphone-review-Top-class-hardware-combined-with-unrivaled-design-and-secondary-display.1096614.0.html#c14221640

So just as you can’t push a software update to turn a 32″ IPS TV into a 64″ OLED TV (and fix the “issue” of the former being an IPS), you can’t push a software update to change the PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS of a piece of hardware. No amount of updates will change that.

Edit:

I’ll quote myself:

grepGander Most OLEDs have twice as many green pixels than blue or red (because red and blue subpixels degrade faster, and because green produces more light with less current, so lower power consumption). Which is why you never see a “red tint issue” or a “blue tint issue”.

https://geometrian.com/resources/subpixelzoo/

This is the (4a) Pro for example:

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Hidden-gem-with-outstanding-design-Nothing-Phone-4a-Pro-review.1291726.0.html#c16169118

Green tint is annoying but it’s not an issue, it’s just a feature of OLED technology, and it’s how OLEDs work (how much you see it depends about PWM and/or DC dimming). But people wanted OLED instead of IPS, so here we are…

UpawNothing

PareekshithSundar Not available in the beta release, will be part of the full release scheduled for mid October.

NP3User

grepGander i think we already had this conversation in some other thread ..

Okay, I agree it’s the hardware limitation , But that doesn’t mean that we should just accept it. It’s still their responsibility to fix the problem whether it’s software or hardwares problem , from a customer perspective we shouldn’t bear the consequences of an mistake decision made by the manufacturer.

grepGander

NP3User And I’m absolutely not saying anyone should accept it, don’t get me wrong on that matter, please. Just saying that software can fix hardware bugs, but it can’t change hardware characteristics.

NP3User

grepGander thats why I’m asking for a proper screen replacement program for people who are effected by this .. hope they see this @Daniel @Carl @Zac 🛸 @Akis

np3_cmf1

NP3User but why is the being done in the NOS 5.0 feedback thread?

It looks like you did an excellent analysis and I prefer a different thread and use a different phone as a control (NP2 is have access as users state that screen is far superior.)

Can you post more rigourous analysis.

Also, I’m not convinced that the Made in India hardware is the same as the Made in China hardware, I.e. panels, but I have not evidence to pack this up.

Please entitle the thread as detailed NP3 screen analysis and not ’black crush" or some “greening.”

I would enjoy the discourse between you and the other user above (grep…)

AMALDEV

After installing the Nothing OS 5.0 Beta version, my phone is overheating significantly. Consequently, the battery drains very quickly, and sometimes it doesn’t charge when plugged in. What steps should I take to resolve these issues? 🥲🥹

sreevinsatheesan

My nothing phone 3 is getting hanged after the beta update. Particularly after opening chrome browser. If I open chrome then in 2min none other new apps or phone settings open. It’s getting hang and force stops…. Then I have to restart the phone. As of now I have use the phone without chrome. Anyone else facing this issue ? Am having this issue after the beta update

Sirius_EU

sreevinsatheesan

Daniel Enable developer options and reboot, Chrome will work.

DocYBA

grepGander

Does this also mean for the black screen crush issue or only the green tint issue

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