Introducing Nothing OS 4.0

Rob ⚡️ · 2025-09-16T15:53:00+00:00

https://youtu.be/XpSw0s3Kr3A With Nothing OS, we’re building a mobile experience that feels effortless, intuitive, and uniquely human. By combining purposeful design with cutting-edge innovation, we create an ecosystem where software and hardware speak the same design language - clean, open, and beautifully functional. Every interaction is designed to enhance life, not interrupt it. Technology, as it should be: simple, elegant, and quietly powerful. Nothing OS 4.0 takes this vision further. It builds on the foundation of OS 3.0 with deeper refinement, greater cohesion, and more transparency. Every detail has been sharpened, every interaction made smoother. #### **📐 Refined Design** Nothing OS 4.0 brings a sharper, more thoughtful design across every layer. From standardised components to reimagined lock screen clocks and cleaner Quick Settings, everything feels more fluid and intuitive. It’s all about removing clutter and embracing the unified, refined standards that define Nothing. ##### 🌑 **Extra Dark Mode** Extends Nothing OS’s signature dark aesthetic into an even deeper look. Smarter, more refined, and designed to reduce eye strain while saving power. ##### 🟢 **Pop-up View** Keeps multitasking fluid with support for two floating app icons. Switch between tasks faster without breaking your flow. ##### ⚡ **App Optimisation** Fine-tunes how apps start and run. Boosts speed, responsiveness, and overall smoothness across the system. #### **📷 Photography Experience** Powered by TrueLens Engine, Nothing OS 4.0 introduces an upgraded Camera and smarter Gallery. With new controls, creative presets, and a more intuitive layout, capturing and reliving moments feels smoother and more refined across devices. #### 🔒 **AI fully controlled by you** New controls put you in charge. Nothing OS 4 goes further in protecting your privacy and keeping you informed, making AI behaviour more transparent and easy to manage. Stay updated with AI (LLM) status hints and a usage dashboard that keeps you fully informed and in control. Powerful, transparent, and all in your hands. #### ⚙️ **General Improvements** A more responsive lock screen and AOD, clearer brightness adjustments, stronger connectivity across Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and improved overall stability. Even small details like faster access to Bluetooth recording have been refined to make the experience smoother everywhere. #### 📲 **Open Beta Rollout** We’re launching our Open Beta testing program soon. Your chance to experience **Nothing OS 4.0** first, with an exclusive preview of Android 16. ![](https://cdn.nothing.community/2025-09-17/1758098835-475021-open-beta-coming-soon-16x9.png "banner")

CMF1_hacker

Stereobasic the problem is that the NP3 is so efficient, that I forgot between the 10% and “Shutting down,” as it’s usually well over 1h of screen on time which means that I’d pick it up and pout in down multiple times during that last few minutes. 10% seems like a lot and then 6-10 uses late I get the “Shutting Down.” screen.

Maybe if it was less battery efficient, like 5h SoT, I’d get only 30 min over that last 10% and would likely plug it is.

Anonymous931 are you angry all the time? you make up the most crass, ugly and hateful hypotheticals. I hope you have a pleasant weekend with family as get some time away from here.

Stereobasic

CMF1_hacker

Finally plugged it at 7%. Phone 3 battery is amazing for me, i don’t understand how people can complain about that part. Hope the nothing os 4 offer the same level of efficiency.

jay_again

Kawar yeah i get it but what you can do with android depends on OEM tier, idk much details but stock or close to stock OS arent allowed to or unable to make own apps to own apps to replace gapps. again, idk much of this in detail. I searched and got this as answer. plus infra and resources are main points when it comes to build apps which samsung and one plus can do. coz theres huge gap between nothing and other big brands. its gonna take time ig. even I wanted nothing app suite. I even made thread when I got my phone 1. I wanted to replace all apps with nothing. but over time. its not as easy as we say.

Kawar

jay_again

My friend we need purely

Nothing messaging

Nothing contacts

Nothing dialer

Nothing file manager.

To the question of lost stuff do an early beta or something to test it before hand.

KarlKeppler
My friend what makes you think inam from India. I am from the US I just fully believe if samsung can do it Nothing very much can and should.

ShivamKumar_DrFYKh0ydr

Just a simple suggestion make the setting menu blur or just darkest black .. we need nothing dialer. Magic eraser in gallery and please cmf 2 pro don’t respond finger print sensor after clean hand also..

Wish-

Anonymous931 LMAO

Anonymous931

Stereobasic Hope the nothing os 4 offer the same level of efficiency.

Pretty sure it will because Android 16 has some major improvements in power usage (at least if we judge on Pixel 8 and 9 series phones, which were on A15 and suddenly got slightly better with A16).

CMF1_hacker

Stereobasic it is awesome.

It’s almost too good. I see the 10% warning. Work for like 30 mins more and forget to charge it. Then starting working again later and it dies.

11h+ SoT is the normal for an I’m excited that it’s not me alone.

Here are some pics that I took on the NPe (point and shoot style homie) this evening for your trouble of reading this.

MarioBello_

Niceeee, looking forward to the open beta.

AkshatChoubey

Rob ⚡️ innovation

Rob ⚡️

Rob ⚡️ i think a feature like dynamic island provided in I phone or Xiaomi os 3 should also be included in the nothing os 4.0 update.

Anonymous931

AkshatChoubey i think a feature like dynamic island provided in I phone or Xiaomi os 3 should also be included in the nothing os 4.0 update.

Absolutely! And Apple Intelligence and liquid glass! And also new SoC - the A19 Pro!

Wish-

Anonymous931 And I want Apple face id too via software update in Nothing Phone. I don’t know how but I want.

Amudhan_Sundararajan

Stereobasic Are you using NP3? (NOS 3.5?) or 3a series(NOS 3.2)?? because I’m using 3a pro and I never get such notifications. the only silent notification (not a pop up notification like yours) i get is battery saver notification. I set battery saver at 20% so, that’s the only thing that appears in the notification panel.

@CMF1_hacker Let him be 🤣 He blocked me to ignore my comments.. But, Apparently he couldn’t get rid of my comments out of his mind 🤭

Stereobasic

Amudhan_Sundararajan i’m using Nothing phone 3. Don’t use battery saver nor battery health. But i have unable adaptative battery (don’t know if it’s useful)

304n

Just my two cents regarding Nothing themed apps. This is on the development team, of course. But what I want them to do is to do the things properly. I’m okay with Google Apps, I’m okay with Nothing apps. But I’m not okay with apps that are buggy and unpolished. It’s better to do a few apps properly than to have many apps with coherent theme but you feel like walking on eggshells while using the apps.

Considering Nothing’s team size and how the updating pace of the older devices are going, however, I would advise Nothing’s team to polish the apps they currently have to be rock solid. No need to have so many things at hand unless you are sure you will handle it well.

LivioProvenzi

Rob ⚡️ I’d love to see these:

Calendar app and widget

Possibility to have squared minimized app icons/folder

New glyph toys (e.g. timer, integration with apps)

Transparent mode for music widget when nothing plays.

Possibility to minimize widget related to: walk, music, smartphone use.

Option to choose color of widget more than just red

pavandeveloper

Rob ⚡️

I am currently waiting for the true dark mode experience in Nothing OS 4.0. In previous versions, some app icons still displayed their brand colors, which broke the dark mode consistency. A fully immersive and uniform dark mode, including the app icons, is something I am eagerly anticipating.

Nothing X Nothing OS

Nicouschulas

Stereobasic

That’s only the notification for battery saver which you can set line you want. Most people have it at 20%

pavandeveloper
Already possible

Spark

Camera app has a new UI on newer phones and I can say it’s worse then the original

jxjxjxdhbdxh

mtnd26 Скоро будет

Nishant17

Please bring dynamic clock.

JonKirkwood

Love ths vision here. I’m pleased nothing are sticking to their principals of keeping things clean, simple and useful 🙌 can’t wait to see more!

Evo

Rob ⚡️ Excited For New Font (If Coming,Old Are Good),Also For Ai Integration

MasoudMohammadi

Rob ⚡️ hi Rob,please please please use MD3E more in NOS4. it’s gorgeous so why not?im kinda disappointed by seeing quick setting is same one in NOS3, I LOVE NOTHING,PLEASE DON’T RUIN IT BY BEING GREEDY LIKE OTHERS, LOVE FROM IRAN💙

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