📱 Nothing Phone (3a) Series - Nothing OS B4.1-260810-1153 Changelog

Firmware bot · 2026-08-19T11:10:56+00:00

![](https://cdn.nothing.community/2026-08-19/1787137856-455646-output-nothingphone3aseries.jpg "banner") 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 **General Improvements and Bug Fixes** 📸 Improved flash torch reliability for a more stable recording experience. 🔍 Fixed an occasional issue where the search bar could disappear from the home screen. ⚙️ Enhanced overall system stability. 🛡️ Updated to August 2026 security patch. 📡 This update includes an adjustment related to Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements. We recommend updating your device to the latest software version. **Notes:** Your device may use more power and feel warmer during installation. Performance will return to normal after the update is complete.

Cmf Guy

If they give essential voice, new status bar then they will have nothing new for Android 17. That’s all we are going to get in 5.0

mdv_rthd

They’re bringing so many camera related fixes, almost every update contains a camera improvement tweak. But my phone (3a)'s camera still lags when i record in 4k 30 frames, it still skips frames and the whole UI lags.

grepGander

Joyboy__ not any new features for the essential key as promised by developers during the launch of phone 3a even

Such as? The (3a) series was launched with the Essential Key, so what did they promise at its launch (I checked back and literally everything they mentioned is already present for more than a year)?

Joyboy__

grepGander well for your information he told us in the nothing phone 3a launch event that the essential space will further be developed with more features and developers will be working on it in future and if you know essential voice is a part of essential space though,and about other things nothing never promised for half of the things they provide to their phone like dual video mode or essential voice even the ai thing which I don’t care about cause google is better but if your phone hardware and software is capable of that wouldn’t be you getting the features as well cause why not my np 3a is better than phone 4b out there so why the same os working differently on both phones?

grepGander

Joyboy__ well for your information he told us in the nothing phone 3a launch event that the essential space will further be developed with more features and developers will be working on it in future and if you know essential voice is a part of essential space though

So, we received everything developed afterwards, such as:

Essential Memory
Collections
sync with Google Calendar
Essential Recorder (flip to record included)
tasks
events
cloud storage backup
copy from clipboard
customization for the Essential Key
and many more

…basically quite literally everything but Essential Voice. So we received 99% of features, but that’s all to be ignored because we didn’t get that 1% yet. And 1% somehow is stronger and more important than 99%, meaning 1% is 100%? Ok, ok, interesting POV for sure…

RajPratapAnand

Remember the camera widgets update ? essential voice ? nothing

I am done first and last phone

didn’t even give the colour selection like pixel i dont want ai features which are still unpolished but icons , colour schemes i want more of that

i want icons customisation like material expressive from android 16 not 17 !!!

oh and the smart apl drawer isn’t smart if i cant choose the category of the apps myself its bullcrap and still in beta for 2 years now

_ankyyyt

Firmware bot

🙏🏻😭

SATHYAPOOMARI

AyushYaduvanshi_sD5xyDzjFL I agree with your point, bro. We have paid for that phone, but still not getting proper updates, and there are users who are facing issues on phone 3a from the start itself. If they are taking 2 months for a single update, it’s fine, but we are all expecting a proper update, bro.

RTSH24

grepGander Or to quote Prince Hamlet: “To OnePlus 15, or not to OnePlus 15, that is the question…”

grepGander

RTSH24

(India to follow in 2027, it’s a dead company)

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