My Honest Criticism of the New Status Bar Icons

offcolor · 2025-11-21T17:23:54+00:00

[upl-image-preview uuid=e15f944e-e3e7-48cc-a1e0-c158f1ba714b url=https://cdn.nothing.community/2025-11-21/1763746042-652672-nothing-35.png alt={TEXT?}] [upl-image-preview uuid=ff100eb7-54c5-4f6e-91ef-31059030e1b9 url=https://cdn.nothing.community/2025-11-21/1763746050-716558-nothing-40.png alt={TEXT?}] I know everyone is *very* excited about the status bar update, so I assume I'm an outlier here. I'm a professional designer that has been making (among other things) icons and design systems for about 10 years now. This change, by my evaluation, is a downgrade. Please note that the inconsistent height and tapered ends of the data icon may be a bug. It appears that the data icon is being stretched vertically, which would account for both of those things. Despite that, I still feel like we moved in the wrong direction here. Thought I'd share my two cents! Both status bar screenshots were taken by me on my Nothing Phone (3). I updated from the open beta to the stable release this morning.

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Dear Nothing Team,

Thank you for updating battery icons. Kindly update network bar with rounded corners like stock Android or IOS

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