Q4 2025 Community Board Observer Digest

Louis ☕️ · 2026-02-09T09:16:31+00:00

Hey everyone 👋 I recently kicked off 2026 with my first Board meeting as your Community Board Observer. Here’s everything that we discussed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wtMYIqG-_o ![](https://cdn.nothing.community/2025-11-19/1763566211-573839-workhub-85.png "banner") **[Nothing OS 4.0 has now fully rolled out](https://nothing.community/d/52066-nothing-os-40-rollout-complete)**. Feedback so far has been positive, elements like Extra Dark Mode, the New Status Bar, Widget Sizing, and performance improvements have gone down well. Alongside the continued work on Essential Space, Nothing OS is shaping up nicely for 2026 and beyond. The response to Essential App has also been huge. A lot of you have already started getting access from the waitlist, and I’m really looking forward to seeing what you all build as Essential continues to evolve. ![](https://cdn.nothing.community/2026-01-27/1769492092-561396-in-store-14-feb.jpg "banner") A few other positives we covered: * The **[Nothing India store announcement](https://nothing.community/d/51447-nothings-first-flagship-store-in-india-coming-to-bengaluru)**, with NYC & Tokyo confirmed to be next * **[Lock Glimpse](https://nothing.community/d/45348-lock-glimpse-future-plans)** can now be removed from your devices - now both in CMF and (3a) Lite, users can now completely remove from the system. * Strong community participation in **[Series C funding](https://nothing.community/d/48522-community-investment-3-now-closed)**, with over 5,000 of you investing – totalling 13k Community Investors globally. I also raised some ongoing frustrations from the community. One was around the Phone (3a) Community Edition launch. We were originally told there would be 1,000 units available, but after launch additional stock appeared in the store, which understandably caused confusion. Nothing acknowledged this and will aim to be much clearer around unit numbers and availability for any potential future Community Edition releases. Another topic was the continued lack of CMF Watch 3 Pro availability in India, despite its global launch back in July ’25 and **[tease that it’s coming to India](https://nothing.community/d/50869-cmf-headphone-pro-watch-3-pro-coming-to-india)**. Nothing is aware of this and is actively pushing for a release. Updates will be shared once timelines are confirmed. We also talked about the lack of clarity around OS release timelines, particularly for existing devices. This led to a discussion about potentially having an official OS information page (similar to what others do). The Board acknowledged the usefulness of this, and further discussions are happening in the background. ![](https://cdn.nothing.community/2025-11-17/1763372783-270882-output-header.jpg "banner") One issue many of you have raised and something I pushed hard on — is the current state of Headphone (1) running software up to **[1.0.1.80](https://nothing.community/d/47070-nothing-headphone-1-version-10180-changelog)**. I’ve seen posts from users who’ve returned, or considered returning, their devices due to sound quality issues. I shared this to the Board who also were concerned. I highlighted that the .81 beta released to a small group back in November made an immediate difference, and I strongly advocated for a public release alongside clearer communication while further improvements continue. The Board have immediately responded to this, with an [update coming soon](https://nothing.community/d/52732-headphone-1-firmware-v-10181-coming-soon). I also want to clear up some recent speculation which came to light from X posts: Nothing is *not* rebranding. However, with the **[introduction of a new Chief Brand Officer](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nothingtech_were-excited-to-announce-that-charlie-smith-activity-7401590618466197504-D41P?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAuxryoB8gtSk4VrsxajsO0yI6ffrFDgsso)**, Charlie Smith, there might be a natural evolution of the brand’s positioning in the market. I’ll be working closely with the team and touching base with Charlie, to make sure the community stays right at the centre of what Nothing does going forward. It’s clear to me from this first meeting that community is extremely important to Nothing, and this year there are a lot of things they want to work on. It’s only the start for me again, but it’s already been a busy and exciting return to the role. You’ll hear from me regularly throughout the year, including on new initiatives where community input will be key. As always, feel free to drop feedback below or reach out across the community channels. I’m really looking forward to working closely with the Community team this year and together, we read everything, even if it means not replying to every comment. Catch you soon! — Louis

Womey

Louis ☕️

Is there any update or ETA on the 120 Hz touch input regression introduced with NOS 4.0?

This issue is now well-documented and reproducible across all NOS 4.0 devices, and has also been recognized as a bug through Nothing Support. However, there haven’t been any updates shared with the Community regarding whether a fix is in progress or planned.

Any update or clarification for transparency would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Louis, for the update.

Soulbrother

Hi Louis and all the community !

As a recent Nothing shares investor, I wrote to Nothing support to ask if Nothing investors could get a discount everytime they buy a Nothing product on the official website.

They told me no but they also said they’re going to think about the possibility in the future of discounts or advantages for Nothing stakeholders.

What do you all think of my proposal ?

Thanks

ValentinPinel

Soulbrother

In my opinion, the best way to support Nothing is to actively participate in its ongoing evolution. We won’t truly support the brand by demanding discounts on such exceptional products. 💪 This is just my perspective, of course—the point of view of a non-shareholder… for now! 🙏

Ealesy101

Soulbrother - You may wish to check out the former Nothing Community Dots programme, it was an NFT that Investors and those who pre-ordered Phone (1) got back in the day. It was discontinued and you can see in Carl’s post here.

With this former initiative discounts were available, at Nothing’s discretion. I would hazard a guess that such a programme won’t exist again.
Just because someone has invested in Nothing, doesn’t mean that anyone is entitled to discounts. I wouldn’t take the words from Support to heart.

If you are interested in discounts, there is a Valentine’s Sale on nothing.tech right now 👀

yukilab🇯🇵

Welcome back, @Louis ☕️

Thank you for the wonderful community update for 2026.

I’m sure this year will be an even bigger breakthrough year for Nothing!
I believe the community’s talent and passion will matter more than ever.
We’ll continue evolving Nothing with you at the center of it all🔥

RobIgo

Welcome back - great update!

Soulbrother

ValentinPinel Thanks for your message Valentin.

I don’t agree with you but still, your post is interesting

Soulbrother

Ealesy101 Well, thank you

Lukas_F

Surprised to hear that people are having issues with Headphone (1). I got mine last Christmas and the sound quality is great and everything else works like a charm.

Stereobasic

Louis ☕️ Thank you for all. Maybe for the next time you can try to ask if it’s possible or if it’s complicated to add a more fine tuning to volume on device. It’s something that the community is asking regularly since i have joined the Nothing forums. So maybe there is something to do for that to help people.

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