JayLane I’m sorry to hear this.
Nothing Phone (3a) Initial thoughts
I’m so glad that I bought this phone instead of a Xiaomi. I’ve been using it for 3 days now, and I’m all over and beyond it.
I have some questions tho.
I use the double tap to wake and lock function. The wake up is working as intended, BUT the lock fuction has a flaw, when the device is unlocked and I’m sitting on the home page double tapping lock it (great that’s how this should work.), BUT when I’m on the lock screen and I double tap there, NOTHING (haha funny) happens. I just wanted a peek at the time or what notifications I have, I want to put my phone in sleep with this feature so I don’t have to reach for the power button, because this is the whole porpuse of this feature.
The flip to glyph has been brought to my attention, and I’m using it, but I was wondering if I turn it off, will the lights still indicate that I have a notification and buzz or just a buzz and the sound?
I also brought over my photos from my old phone, fuuny enough the nothing gallery sorted it correctly, but every other application (Telegram, Messenger) sorted it in reserve (starting with the oldest).
Using this phone has been a blessing. The charge limit feature is on and kept at 80%, I jsut charge when I need to, no charging over night (I know that’s a feature too). The camera bump is good. The only thing bothering me is that the volume buttons are on the other side, so I can’t use my phone holder with a controller.
Last but not least! PLEASE, PRETTY PLEASE let us change the essentials button to something else. I never use notes, or rarely in case of a checklist, so it’s really annoying when you reach for the power button and this essential space comes up.
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bjgo78 Hey, welcome to the Nothing family 
bjgo78 The flip to glyph has been brought to my attention, and I’m using it, but I was wondering if I turn it off, will the lights still indicate that I have a notification and buzz or just a buzz and the sound?
Yes, the glyph lights will still turn on when flip to glyph is turned off.
With your other points, you can submit feedback and suggestions using your phone’s feedback tool in settings -> system -> feedback.
Daniel changed the title to Nothing Phone (3a) Initial thoughts .
I am facing an issue , currently when i am switching off my phone some white lines were appearing momentarily and vanishing for like a milliseconds or seconds ,but when I turned the animations off from accessibility, it never appeared…
I was hesitant to choose between the base and the pro. At the and it came down to the daily use of the camera, which is not that often. Besides I have a DSLR when I nned to take professional photos. Still this camera is good for trips when you have limited space (like when travelling with plane)
Hi folks,
I switch over from an iPhone to my first Android Phone the Nothing 3a. I have this phone for few days now and I’m very impressed with it so far…
However I’ve noticed that the essential space button needs an on/off switch setting. Why you may ask, because it permanently triggers the recording in the cell phone holder in the car. If it is mounted underneath, it loses its stability.
What I’m currently missing from my iPhone is the Tap to Top function in every window. If your on a website for example you could go directly to the top without instead of endless scrolling - huge timesaver.
Regards
I’ve seen that too, but I think there’s no harm to it. Probably a bug.
That’s a hard choice to make switching from iPhone to an Android. I agree on the button, same issue here.
For the Tap to Top, it’s a browser choice, some supports it, some not, this is the same with apps, messenger and telegram has this feature.
JayLane dear sir with u r respect it’s my humbly request pls take it return and refund my amount asap which is very helpful for me
It wasn’t as huge as I was expecting it before. I started fresh with just migrating contacts and calendar , everything else I’ve used on my iPhone was already cross platform like navigation, password manager, podcasts, to-do app etc.
Currently I’m only missing the excellent Apple Notes app - wish Nothing would make one.
It’s my experiment after several years with iOS.
HameedtajMd Brother, I am sorry for your problem but I do not actually work for Nothing so I couldn’t do that. You need to contact support directly yourself by filling in this form here:
Merged 6 posts from Nothing 3a lag points after two days use.
I love my 3a. Had it for 2 days now. Already hate this damn Essential Key.
Please let me disable or remap it. Essential Space is not useful.
The Essential Key triggers constantly by accident and also I constantly mistake it for the power button.