📱 Nothing Phone (3) - Nothing OS B4.0-260206-1135 Changelog

Firmware (bot)

Feedback? On your device: Go to Settings -> System -> Feedback.
Firmware rollouts are usually staggered, meaning not all users will receive the update simultaneously. This approach allows us to monitor for any issues and ensure a smooth and stable deployment.

What’s New in This Update

New Features

💡 Caller and charging progress can now be shown on the Glyph Matrix by shaking your phone. To enable this, go to Settings > Glyph Interface > Flip to Glyph and turn on the toggles.
📰 Added an Essential Notifications entry in Settings for easier access. Find it via Settings > Notifications > Essential Notifications.
🪀 Essential Apps now features a recommendation section in the widget library, providing quicker access to the Nothing Playground to discover AI-powered community creations.

General Improvements and Bug Fixes

😎 Apps in private space are now available to be updated via Google Play Store.
⛅ Optimised the Weather widget location permission prompt to reduce disruption.
🔔 Optimised ringtone performance for better stability and compatibility with third-party apps.
📳 Optimised the stability of vibration and haptic feedback in certain scenarios.
🦻 Optimised the sound volume during calls with Oticon Zircon 2 miniRITE T hearing aids.
📷 Enhanced overall camera stability.
🧊 Fixed an issue where the Camera preview froze in Portrait mode when switching from Photo mode in certain scenarios.
📱 Fixed an issue where dual SIM ringtones could be mixed up in some cases.
🔉 Fixed an issue where speaker volume could be very low when switching from a Bluetooth call in some apps.
🎮 Fixed an occasional issue where game audio would not resume after returning from Recent apps.
📶 Fixed an issue where the mobile network icon incorrectly indicated no internet in certain cases.
🌐 Enhanced overall network stability.
⚙️ Enhanced overall system stability.

Notes:
Your device may use more power and feel warmer during installation. Performance will return to normal after the update is complete.

Til21

Firmware (bot) The new animation behaviour when closing and opening apps, as well as the new animation style when deleting widgets and apps from homescreen wasn’t even mentioned. Great work so far!

AnirbanDeySarkar

Firmware (bot) phone 2a update when?

TechhieGeek

Firmware (bot) camera optimisation becomes dull after updates , stills are very poor now

OHMIC

Firmware (bot) For God sake please fix this black crush issue

Its been since phone 3 has launched and purchased

megatomic

Received on my Nothing Phone (3) this morning:

Jan 2026 security update included.

AlthafAhamed_W3UC0tcElZ

megatomic anything exciting??

Grigius

I didn’t understand the part about widgets.

Should there be a link to the Playground on the widget page? Because I honestly can’t see it.

megatomic

If I scroll to the left on the Widgets page I have the Playground section.

Grigius

megatomic I see widgets downloaded from the Playground but it’s always been like this

edit: I now have the “banner” of the recommended widget with the link to the Playground at the top of the page

megatomic

Grigius Yep, that’s what I have also. I don’t scroll left on that page often enough to know whether or not that is new 😶

megatomic

AlthafAhamed_W3UC0tcElZ for me, not really. But I do appreciate the software team steadily plugging away at the OS.

DiegoP_

There’s an issue after this update where animations seem smoother but if you try to open a folder in the homepage and tap fast (before the animation ends) on any app icon inside it, the folder will close instead of opening that app. That wasn’t happening before.

JP

DiegoP_ i have that issue on my cmf ph1… it registers that touch and think user is trying to close that folder and animation takes time so it closes it… it’s a glitch basically…

Report it under feedback section of your phone

ronv

can someone help me with widget and playground? I scroll left and all I see is the same thing as before. No widget recommendation or whatsoever.

Also, how to enable animation for apps closing and opening?
I wish to know why we are limited to download only 5 widgets from playground why not more?

Grigius

ronv It appears at the top of the page. For some reason I didn’t have it either, it appeared a couple of hours later.

RaadSobhan

Excellent update for those who cares about performance and stability

Rama226

Has the camera become worse after the update?

Nothing_Technik

Rama226 I must say that I have no problems and can take good photos. Videos are also fine.

mupparapu_pramodkumar

I thought you were going to fix the heating issue. Why has it not been addressed? Many users are experiencing overheating while watching videos on YouTube and Instagram. When I play BGMI, my phone becomes extremely hot, almost like an iron box. Could you please look into this issue?

Stereobasic

mupparapu_pramodkumar i watch video on YouTube all day and my phone is cold like snow. It’s very strange people have issues on some phones and others have no issue at all. It’s like we don’t have the same phone 3.