Essential space for older Nothing Phones?

sheldon. · 2025-02-25T13:34:48+00:00

Will the Essential Space and Essential Key features from the Nothing Phone (3a) come to the Nothing Phone (2a) and (2)?

Honey

Helo..

It’s been a while since features like Essential Space, updated widgets, and other UI improvements were introduced in the CMF Phone 2 Pro, Phone (3a), and Phone (3).

But so far, we haven’t seen any of these updates on older models like the Phone (2a), 2a Plus , or even the Phone (2).

As early adopters and loyal Nothing users, we expected at least some of these features to be rolled out through software updates. It feels a bit disappointing that the newer devices are getting all the exclusive features while existing users are left out.

Could someone from the team please clarify if these features are planned for older phones too? Or are they going to remain exclusive to the new models?

Would really appreciate a clear update..

Samarth97

Honey not coming to older devices

Adnan_28

Our processor can not handle the AI processing as per the team

Jerin Jose

Adnan_28 If the processor is the concern, thn I am not agreeing to that. If the processor in Cmf phone 2 pro can handle, why not others?

Abhi3ds

Mostly not it’s older devices and those are new feature specifically designed for more intrigated hardware and software so. Imo probably not gonna be in older devices.

I still guess essential search maybe a option but other than that nah.

Honey

Bro just to clarify — Nothing Phone (2a Plus) has the Dimensity 7350 Pro and Other Phones like 2a and phone 2 , which is more powerful than the 7300 in the CMF Phone 2 Pro.

So saying “our processor can’t handle AI features” doesn’t really make sense here.

If the CMF phone can handle Essential Space and other features, our phones should have no problem doing the same — unless it’s just a way to keep things exclusive to new models.

Just hoping for some honest clarification from the team, instead of blaming hardware that’s clearly capable.

The team is just not interested in giving us the features maybe due to some marketing strategies I think.

NikolaMiladinovic

I remain genuinely impressed with my Nothing Phone 2, which I believe is among the most beautifully designed smartphones to date. From a hardware perspective, it is fully capable of handling current demands, yet it is evident that manufacturers often feel the need to stimulate sales of newer models by intentionally sidelining older devices.
I find this approach disappointing and fundamentally unfair, but at the end of the day, it all comes down to revenue, doesn’t it?

RapidZapper

Hey

The only actual feature missing is Essential Space which is reserved to devices with the Essential Key.

All other features are / will be available (Presets in Camera was announced to be coming later)

Pranshu

RapidZapper Bro I am talking about the AI features until now only AI features we saw are coming to phones with Essential Key, not the regular phones that is the concern. Normal AI features currently exists only phones with Essential Key like seriously?

Honey

Pranshu Now they don’t have any answers i guess, this is really disappointing to see this partial distribution of features even irrespective of pricing if compared to new cmf phone.

DemyxWarren

Honey

Pranshu actually just out of curiosity I have a nothing phone 2a and in the past couple days essential search showed up as a feature although it didn’t tell me straight forward I just stumbled across it it is on the device now but that is essential search not essential space

Pranshu

Honey bro no one answers most of the time.

Honey

Pranshu This is so called supporting community i guess 😂

EmreSekeroglu

sheldon. Well uh.. We could just long press to the power button and hey! We get ourselves an essential keyy. No one? This actually sucks. Not that I want it desperately but why treat nothing phone 2 as outdated or sth

SakshamYadav

All the discussions and points put them aside and make sure to give essential space update to nothing older devices , If nothing is not going to provide this update this will be a very bad Idea from nothing if we are not getting these types of features then what is different in nothing phones from others Android Devices if nothing want’s to stand different and a level upper form other Android devices then this is must to give this feature via update and we all know if nothing wants it can be provided but I think after a bit of success the nothing is now making customers fool I know we know even nothing knows that the feature can be provided easily via update but they are not providing , I getting very disappointed from nothing because I think this is not fair , Nothing need to think of this and make an official announcement for the same.

Otherwise nothing users will be disappointed and this will be a great loss for nothing in future, so it is duty of nothing company to make there customers happy and satisfied. That if we have purchased the nothing company device then it may have something different from others Android devices not only the look but in features also. Nothing please think and push update for the essential Space.

RAZzz

SakshamYadav FOR REAL BROTHER

Samarth97

SakshamYadav I already answered this pretty dumb people here asking everyday

Honey

These guys are not gonna understand bruh, no matter what we say, they’ll just be silent and postone the things by giving excuses of hardware and all😂

Smii

Honey The challenge is, unless you yourself have a good understanding of the architecture that makes Essential Space work, you’re not going to be a good judge of whether it’s possible to bring it to older devices.

Software development is complex - it’s never as simple as it seems.

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