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.

BeshoyAtif

Hello everyone,

I apologize if this is the wrong way to put it, I am new here

I wanted to initially rollback from NOS 5.0, but when I realized it will delete my data, I decided against it

Now everytime I go to settings it shows me an update for rollback, which I no longer want, does that mean I will no longer get new beta updates? Or if I wait out the rollback authorization I will get regular updates instead of the rollback notification

Thanks in advance for anyone who can clarify this to me

grepGander

ChrisJ_Joseph_P1NpRo6vMr Yep, it looks great! Although I can’t say that I’m a fan of these HUGE images now 🫩

anjanyadavby

Light Background + White UI Elements Don’t Work Well Together

The new setup screen looks nice, but the light background makes almost all the white UI elements look washed out.

The status bar icons, Nothing logo, “Hello”, arrow and other icons don’t stand out properly against the background.

I think these elements should use a darker colour or the background should be darker. The current combination makes the whole screen look less clear.

zynvoriq

anjanyadavby bro,

100%

I completely agree with all your points. These two haptic feedback features are a must-have, and I really think NOTHING should add them before the 5.0 stable update.

They would make the overall user experience much better. Almost all major brands have already implemented these properly, so I think NOTHING should bring them to its devices as well.

ChrisJ_Joseph_P1NpRo6vMr

grepGander same with the small font , why am I finding myself squinting to read🤓

grepGander

ChrisJ_Joseph_P1NpRo6vMr

It’s ok-ish here (when you open a post) but still the contrast with those huge images and small font is quite wild yeah, lol 😸

NiNzY

So, I have been using the 5.0 Beta on my NP3 since release. Other than the missing features that have yet to be implemented I have only found a few things I wanted to share before it was too late.

On occasion, apps will “respring” or just flat out close with no error upon loading. This is very random and there is no set app to narrow down.
I am starting to see the delay in touch response. Someone had brought this up before. It does not happen all the time, and again, it is random and not easy to pin down.

Other than that, battery has been great, no overheating or any other kind of issues to disrupt normal usage. Can’t wait to see the rest of the new features in the final build - including that wild looking new info clock and the transparency!

liuguansin

The Giyphs countdown timer cannot be turned off when Time’s up.
Locked animationLock animation stuttering
drop downDrop-down control center lag
Turning off quick settings can easily trigger screen brightness and volume adjustments.
The animation was stiff.
The camera software is not properly calibrated.
The shortcut keys for locking the screen in the bottom left and bottom right corners are positioned a bit too low.The shortcut keys for locking the screen in the bottom left and bottom right corners are positioned a bit too low.

tecnicoblum

[unknown] nice smooth

Afroaries 🇸🇯

This night my phone ran out of power. I went to bed with around 60% battery.

I saw the CPU had a high usage.

Right now I’m in an area with poor cellular coverage, but I have Wi-Fi. I have been here for a few days and noticed I higher than normal power usage on my phone. But this is due to poor cellular coverage.

But the higher power usage tonight I can’t explain, I saw the CPU usage was very hot and the phone ran very hot the last hour, it feels like it’s cooling down again now.

So I’m wondering if there are others who have experienced the same thing on NOS beta 5.0?

I have a Nothing Phone 3 - 512GB (white, if that should matter 😜)

TirthPatel_r4W3cE89NR

Zac 🛸 So far I have seen this one problem in beta testing. The data warning in my phone is turned off but everytime I try to turn on Data, it shows a warning of additional charges. Adds friction to the process. Mind you the both options in settings>sim>data warning and limit are turned off. This started ever since I updated to Beta. So I think this is a bug.

Shafman

Zac 🛸 reaction of Phone 3a Pro. The OS: wow, really superb. I love the split quick settings and notifications. The colour theming is also really good, as are many little touches.

The launcher we’re meant to experience this through: It’s ghastly. It’s just an Android app grid, but they’re all black so you struggle to tell em apart and you get LOTS of useless widgets 😅👍

SujithNarayana

@“Zac 🛸”#p

Zac 🛸 When will the Nothing OS 5.0 Open Beta be released for the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus? Is it still planned for mid-October? Really looking forward to trying it! 🔥

SumedhRajoba

@Zac 🛸 I wanted to report a bug with bubble notification bug on the lock screen . They are pretty inconsistent like sometimes they load up nicely but most of the times they appear as as normal notification or one is bubble notification and other load as normal notification. Hope this get fixed in the stable release

AyyappanRavichandran

@Zac 🛸

Hello

Recently I have got the beta for my 4A. And the overall experience is too good especially the smooth ess is damn good. Noticed main issue on the battery drain. Usually it will long last for 9 hrs but now it has reduced to 6 to 7 hrs which is really not good. Please fix this in upcoming beta fix. When can I expect the fix?

Thanks

ullasdhar

Zac 🛸

UpawNothing

Afroaries 🇸🇯 I had this problem, was using Android Auto at the time and the phone temperature went extremely high and the phone basically shut down to protect itself and showed a warning to that effect on the screen. When I got to the airport the battery exhibited really rapid battery drain and the CPU usage and temperature was very high. I shutdown the phone restarted, forced stopped Android Auto and put the phone into flight safe mode so I could charge it a bit before my flight. Probably not a good idea to run beta software on my main phone… 🤣 I have another trip soon and will switch to my Honor phone for that and wait for the full release of NOS 5.0 before I revert back.

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