NP3: recent update (11 JUL) and NOTHING fixes (Google Pay and no throttling)

CMF1_hacker · 2025-07-23T07:27:26+00:00

Dear Colleagues, I received my NP3 on 11 JUL with Metroid_V3.5-250529-1404 installed. It then updated to Metroid_V3.5-250626-1934 and I did most of my testing on this ROM. Today it finally updated to Metroid_V3.5-250711-2047. There is a Metroid-V3.5-250719-1646 update for the -IND market (according to a git) at the moment that I cannot run on my -EEA ROM'd phone. What improvements have I seen (Metroid_V3.5-250626-1934 to Metroid_V3.5-250711-2047): 1. Google Wallet/Pay is fixed. I never use this (not even once) but it was broken and is now fixed. old rom: [upl-image-preview uuid=4d9fb55d-d40d-473e-8bc4-bed626734e52 url=https://cdn.nothing.community/2025-07-23/1753255105-380950-screenshot-2025-07-23-at-081412.png alt={TEXT?}] [upl-image-preview uuid=68a69476-2e48-4533-92b6-954edaab7ad6 url=https://cdn.nothing.community/2025-07-23/1753255105-588645-screenshot-2025-07-23-at-081420.png alt={TEXT?}] new ROM: [upl-image-preview uuid=13fa3583-e617-4466-9e9c-8430a2743d87 url=https://cdn.nothing.community/2025-07-23/1753255137-340147-whatsapp-image-2025-07-23-at-081530.jpg alt={TEXT?}] 2. There seems to be NO throttling of the 8sg4 chip in this update (when my kitchen was 28C, the test could not complete). It is now 24C (like my very first test and the results are identical). First test (old ROM): [upl-image-preview uuid=9b5adcfc-645b-4eb6-bb6e-1166f7e526fd url=https://cdn.nothing.community/2025-07-23/1753255821-710191-screenshot-2025-07-23-at-082159.png alt={TEXT?}] [upl-image-preview uuid=309ef884-3d18-4f27-9ba3-0c2cd054674d url=https://cdn.nothing.community/2025-07-23/1753255821-899983-screenshot-2025-07-23-at-082220.png alt={TEXT?}] [upl-image-preview uuid=bacc8bf2-7f0c-48fb-94a7-716d63c343dd url=https://cdn.nothing.community/2025-07-23/1753255822-114980-screenshot-2025-07-23-at-082211.png alt={TEXT?}] I assume that the EXTREME TEMPERATURE warning and killing of the stress test occurs at 55C, which would be why I couldn't run my phone on the hotter days (when the kitchen was 28C, assuming everything was bumped up 4C). new test (Metroid_V3.5-250711-2047): [upl-image-preview uuid=1cc5517e-a5cc-4b32-913c-1e9d93eee8e3 url=https://cdn.nothing.community/2025-07-23/1753255448-113664-whatsapp-image-2025-07-23-at-081513.jpg alt={TEXT?}] [upl-image-preview uuid=ff8a8cf0-273d-44c9-b470-f542a309a018 url=https://cdn.nothing.community/2025-07-23/1753255448-369904-whatsapp-image-2025-07-23-at-081513-3.jpg alt={TEXT?}] [upl-image-preview uuid=1f6be2d3-b419-46c7-8685-8eade70da2fb url=https://cdn.nothing.community/2025-07-23/1753255448-508502-whatsapp-image-2025-07-23-at-081513-2.jpg alt={TEXT?}] [upl-image-preview uuid=ec0c4ea5-3991-48ed-9558-8ff738fb504b url=https://cdn.nothing.community/2025-07-23/1753255448-708832-whatsapp-image-2025-07-23-at-081513-1.jpg alt={TEXT?}] It seems that the Glyph Matrix is woking better according to reports, but I haven't used them enough to make a judgement (they seem to work OK for me but I haven't used all of the settings. Also, I have had some issues with the Essential Search disappearing and/or always asking me to choose a browser, which I will check over the course of the day.) Someone requested flip from rear camera to selfie camera in an ongoing video recording and that is not present.

KamiKaze

CMF1_hacker The second thing is they were comparing with a redmagic device. That already has a pretty aggressive scheduler anyway since it comes with active cooling. Again like I said there’s a 600 mah delta between the battery on the NP3 and S25 Ultra if the low power power efficiency was higher(I don’t game) . You would think there would be a large delta between the SoT. There isn’t 12 hours 8 minutes in mixed usage. Which is what you’re getting as well. Mind you the rated capacity on the S25 Ultra is actually 4855mah my particular unit seems to be at 4900mah. From a week of full charge cycles on accubattery.

CMF1_hacker

KamiKaze well, you’d want perfect binning for the benchmarking. Is there an easily accessible way to monitor and record CPU Wattage draw over time? I’m curious where the SoC sits on this curve during stress testing.

KamiKaze

CMF1_hacker I’m pretty sure geekerwan said in another video he uses adb and root. Think he uses his own app for the testing. So I’m not sure you’d be able to pull that with any apps that are on the play Store.

Adb perhaps but again not sure. You’d have to check for google’s documentation and create an app with either public APIs or if you’re rooted getting it from logcat if I had to reckon.

CMF1_hacker

KamiKaze damn, I’m time deprived and don’t want to mess at that level (again). I’d rather be on the rower.

anyways, thanks for your commentary.

KamiKaze

CMF1_hacker You could try something like this though. Phone 2 had popup apps so I’m assuming phone 3 does as well. You won’t get power draw over time but you can make a rudimentary graph based on app and total reported power draw.

I don’t think max power draw would change even if you had the second app open since the benchmark already maxes it out. Maybe marginally lower scores ig. It isn’t accurate for low power though. The reported minimum draw at 60% brightness is 0.3 to 0.5 watts. That low of a power draw might likely be because of LTPO. When you have both apps open simultaneously it jumps to a minimum of 1 watt and doesn’t go lower.

CMF1_hacker

CedricMarc another pre-release tester and I both had issues and they seem resolved now. Someone below/above, said that it worked fine on their hardware before this update. Thus, perhaps there are different hardware configs available. The pre-release people had the higher spec configuration. It didn’t work for me on the MAY or the JUN ROM with the high-spec hardware but worked after this update.

Gotta run and get on the rower

Anonymous931

CMF1_hacker

Those zoom photos are crazy good actually, you basically have a PTR-40 Hunter sniper scope there 😁 Impressive stuff, thanks for sharing!

CMF1_hacker

Did some rapid rear capacitive button testing and have no issues with this update and button functionality. We found that drool and/or food particles/dirt help out with fast button depressing.

joshuacsliu

@CMF1_hacker

Currently, I am also on this software version.

One thing I have noticed that since this update, the temporary system files section of storage has been slowly increasing in size with no apparent sign of shrinking.

I don’t know if I am the only one getting this issue but it would be nice to confirm with other NP3 users.

CMF1_hacker

joshuacsliu I don’t have a pre-update measurement but I’m at 25 GiB storage now.

joshuacsliu

CMF1_hacker

Hi, just wanted to check with you whether your Temporary System Files is continuing to increase? I appreciate the help! 🙂

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