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Ear (3a) introduces Audio Snapshot, a feature that lets you capture audio without taking out your phone.
Pinch both earbuds to record up to one minute, then listen to, transcribe, organise and share the recording through Nothing X.
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It's been a while since I did one of these. I'll be on r/NothingTech on 4th September at 17:00 BST for a live AMA. Ask me anything about the year, what's next, or whatever’s been on your mind.
There’s more, including expanded Dark Theme, improved screen recording, clearer privacy indicators, enhanced HDR brightness, updated Recents and Noto 3D Emoji.
Nothing OS 5.0 Open Beta starts with Phone (3), with more eligible devices joining over the coming months.
General release starts from October.
Nothing OS 5.0 is built on Android 17, bringing a range of new system features.
Notifications and Quick Settings can now be separated, Quick Share supports QR-code sharing across iPhone and Android, and Live Updates can appear directly in the status bar.
Essential Apps Builder is also moving onto your phone.
Describe what you want to create in natural language, preview it, refine it and deploy it directly to your home screen.
No coding skills required.
Nothing OS 5.0 is designed to feel faster and smoother across the interactions you use every day.
App launches, scrolling, touch response, multitasking and background app behaviour have all been improved.
Animations can also respond when you reverse direction mid-interaction.
Essential Space also introduces Model Context Protocol support.
Compatible AI platforms can search and read selected information from your Essential Space, so you don’t need to manually find and copy information across.
MCP support will initially be read-only.
The Glyph Interface now has its own dedicated app.
Glyph features, sounds, ringtones and schedules are brought together in one place.
There’s also a new Glyph Timer widget, letting you start a countdown directly from the home screen.
Nothing OS 5 brings two new clock faces to the lock screen.
Gooey offers a bold, playful look with fluid forms.
Micrographics takes inspiration from the graphic language of Nothing hardware, bringing the date, time, weather and upcoming meetings together in one glanceable view.
New widgets give you different ways to interact with your phone.
Away Time helps you understand how much time you spend away from your screen.
Collector lets you turn things you like — from sneakers to coffee to game consoles — into visual collections on your home and lock screens.