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.

sundarpanda

jb_01 yes from home setting you can change style , and settings> display size> large , you can set the size

UpawNothing

np3_cmf1 I tested my NP3 using this link in your post and no black crush issue for me. I’m running the 5.0 beta. I never tested on 4.1 though. I have never been disappointed with the display on my NP3 even though many are. The green tint issue is a non issue for me, in normal use with automatic brightness setting the display has been just fine I cannot see any green tint at all.

MidhilajMohammed Settings, battery, battery usage, can you see which apps are draining your battery. Turn off back ground usage for those applications to see if that helps. I’m running 5.0 beta and battery life feels about the same to me.

VashisthRaval

I recently downloaded nothing os 5 on nothing phone 3.

Initially good experience, bit facing app opening issues & app crashing issues regularly with Google chorme, Google app, chatgpt & some of upi apps.

App does not open frequently.

Provide update after resolving the bugs

Thedraco

Zac 🛸 heyy Zac just wanna let you know that in CMF Phone 2 pro after the security patch update some of the images create a double effect

See for an example we definitely need a good camera update :⁠-⁠) cause it’s getting some weird glitches like this plss let the team know about this ..

Daniel

VashisthRaval Initially good experience, bit facing app opening issues & app crashing issues regularly with Google chorme, Google app, chatgpt & some of upi apps.

Enable developer options in device settings and reboot, that will fix the Chrome issue.

MohannadHany

I am currently on the Nothing OS 5.0 Beta and I mainly use my data, Wi-Fi is turned off, Suddenly every now and then Wi-Fi turns on on its own without me turning it on and it happens randomly, I tried to report it using the feedback app but it’s asking for the logs and I can’t really recreate the issue myself since it just happens on its own on random times. Like I sleep making sure Wi-Fi is off only to wake up with my phone on Wi-Fi instead of the data.

SHRESTH SHARMA

The thing is while watching some detailed videos of latest update on yt, I saw that few got an update of 7gbs nearly and the rest (including me) got an update of 2.9gbs.

Isn’t it unfair like same device had different type of update package.

ChrisJ_Joseph_P1NpRo6vMr

So we are close to nothing phone 4a pro open beta , right???? Early September should be in days

MidhilajMohammed

UpawNothing it shows instagram and YouTube consumes most of the battery. I’ve denied the background access on both. Let me check for a while and revert.

Now also the phone is having severe heating issue.

Thank you for your reply.👍🏽👍🏽

SRIHARITHOTA

There is a small bug with the notification swipe-down feature. It prompts for the phone password when you open the notification panel, and the notification bar only reappears after you restart the device.

UpawNothing

MidhilajMohammed Try switching the phone off and back on again. Turn off all data comma for a while and see if it cools down. If it does then turn wifi on first and see what happens and then cellular data if it runs cooler on wifi. Good luck.

ElancheranVisagan

Zac 🛸 i guess the issue with chrome is not only on the chrome, I feel all the chromium are affected, tried brave too and it also got struck today and went unresponsive

MidhilajMohammed

UpawNothing it cools down after I denied the background usage of Instagram & YouTube.

Chrome is working after I enabled the developer options. But some the apps won’t work on developer options. Mostly the banking apps. Hope the software teams comes up with a fix for that by an update at the earliest.

SHRESTH SHARMA

I got this beta update download today at nearly 1.30pm IST and had been facing issues like network failure, screen touch malfunction {touch doesn’t work often time although I keep on trying to use a certain things but it doesn’t respond}, apps not opening, I have got irritated by seeing the pop-up that contains message regarding the extra charges that I may may not bear by using Mobile data.

Also have been having issues related to improper rollout version.

Nothing developers please look into it it’s an serious issue that i have been facing and it’s not wrong if I say we all Nothing Phone 3 uses are facing.

We need better UI response and experience. Do solve the problems and suggest a specific date or time for our next bug fixing update

SHRESTH SHARMA

Also have been having issues related to improper rollout version.

Nothing developers please look into it it’s an serious issue that i have been facing and it’s not wrong if I say we all Nothing Phone 3 uses are facing.

We need better UI response and experience. Do solve the problems and suggest a specific date or time for our next bug fixing update

NiNzY

Got the beta on Phone 3 - So far, zero issues. I DO see some features missing. I see ONE new clock face, but that other funky one that I really liked is not there yet. The Glyph App is AMAZING. Soooooooooooo much easier to use and program what glyphs display and under what conditions. So unless I come across something else weird, so far so good.

No excessive battery drain.
No overheating (convinced it’s those silicon carbide batteries - not lithium polymer).
Settings layout is much more compact, and easy to navigate.
The swipe down from left for notifications and swipe down from right for the control panel is a very welcome feature.
Got the blocky clock only and no transparency - I think the rest come out later?
Zippy, snappy, no lag or stuttering.
Nothing X working fine.
Zero audio issues with calls.

Can’t wait to see the rest!

Kudos to you and your team @Zac 🛸

anirudh_hoon

I am not able to install it on my nothing phone 2a open beta

BharathSkanda

Nothing OS 5.0 causing severe lag and app issues on Phone (3)

I have been using nothing products since 5 years, all my gadgets are nothing now. I’m disappointed now
After updating my Nothing Phone (3) to Nothing OS 5.0, the phone has become extremely slow. I never had these issues before the update.

Apps like Chrome, Google Search, Google Maps, Play Store, Proton VPN and many others take 20+ seconds to open or sometimes don’t open.
Notifications appear in the status bar, but the notification panel shows 0 notifications.
Severe keyboard/input lag — characters don’t register as fast as I type and some are missed.
Overall UI and app performance have become very sluggish.

Everything was working normally before the Nothing OS 5.0 update. Is anyone else experiencing this on Phone (3)? Please look into this.

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