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This is great. I wish the widget was resizable though )

New earphones?

Sourav_Satvaya It’s quite simple, you see. If somebody wants to customize more, he customizes more. If he doesn’t want to, he keeps it the default way. Sorted, right?

The OS should provide for features and/or API points where first-party or third-party apps can integrate and expand the functionality. And anybody who’s not interested in spending his time customizing all parts of the OS can just not touch those options.

PS: I am not a customizer. Apart from changing the wallpaper, I’d keep the phone the way it was for years. But I’d be glad to have features and options that I’d probably never use instead of not having them at all. It helps those who need it or maybe my use case changes in the future

mafcarvalho Fair enough. I didn’t intend to say there aren’t any takers for stock Android. There’s a market for it, but it is rather small. Since it is each person’s preference, I wouldn’t argue, but I want to put forward my opinion that most of the feature drops in Pixel phones are redundant where most of them are limited by markets, and then they are often just catch-ups to things that other OS flavors have offered for years. A good example is the long screenshots; even though Google managed to add it a few years ago after being several years late, it is still way inferior compared to the implementation done by Samsung and others. Yes, Google is doing a fine job with caller enhancements, for example, but only if they’ll readily become available to users globally. I also do not see most of their enhancements as “useful”, but once again it is more of a personal preference. I wouldn’t mind if I’m called a “Pixel-hater” because I have never found a reason to love it in the first place. I’ll personally choose anything else but a Pixel.

I fully agree that Nothing should maintain an identity and add features thoughtfully so that they integrate well into the overall UI experience.

Nik6511 It is how Google developed it. Nothing will certainly move it elsewhere eventually as it refines its UI and skin.

SamuraiTronVC With due respect, since most of the innovation in phones today is software-led, it essentially comes down to what the operating system offers. And in the future, the feature set will be a differentiating factor, not to say it isn’t already. But once Nothing OS’s basic catch-up will complete, then the next obvious step would be to add more functionality that helps them make their OS offering enriched and more competitive.

No matter how much praise the barebones Pixel devices would get, the fact is that Pixel phones barely sell, and none of the phone vendors trying to retain customers with a barebones OS have succeeded. Google heavily promoted Android One, yet it had the same fate as its predecessors.

I’m not asking or demanding that the Nothing OS look like iOS or something else, but I am interested in more features to be built into the OS. Whatever happened to Oxygen OS was Oppo’s plan to unify the brand resources and reduce their costs. It does not connect with user demands. The OS can still look and feel clean and simple while adding more functionality that people coming from other vendors would definitely be missing.

I have Ear(1) already, but this still excites me. Maybe will grab just the case if things are compatible. Please sell it separately to existing users of Ear(1)

I’ll keep an eye out for what you plan to do next!

@alnstian97 Is the Android 12’s long screenshot (capture more) feature not implemented on the Nothing phone? Or you’re looking for even longer shots that work in all apps?

Blitzkreig Which other TWS manufacturer has a Windows and Mac app for their products? I think that is not something we can call an industry standard, however, do correct me if I am wrong

Srjth Given that they are startup and supply chain management requires volumes for lesser prices, I do not think they’ll offer CPU variations.

Blitzkreig I do not think they’ll make an app for Windows or Mac. You can use touch controls to switch ANC modes. Long tap on it cycles modes one by one. So, you can get your work done.

I’m also interested in knowing Nothing’s stand towards the development community and bootloader status, also the impact of the same on phone’s warranty.

They did mention in the behind-the-scenes video that they worked hard for the unboxing experience. Let’s see how nice it gets.

Isn’t the dictatorship of US carriers a thing too? Like I saw them phasing out 3G and there are ample phones that support 4G VoLTE but these carriers won’t enable VoLTE for them, instead let them be redundant. So, unless a carrier approves these devices, they won’t work nicely and I think getting approvals from US carriers is not an easy task, which is why most of the phone brands avoid the US market.

Completed this as well. Was trying to be a part of the forums since long. The investment helped!