Two more Nothing phones get Nothing OS 5.0 beta

Back in late August, Nothingunveiled Nothing OS 5.0based on Android 17 andopened its betato thePhone (3). The program has sinceexpanded to more devices, and the Phone (3) is alreadyreceiving the stable version. Today the open beta is becoming available for theNothing Phone (2a)andPhone (2a) Plus. To join, download the latest Nothing Beta Hub app fromNothing's websiteand install it, then go to Settings > System > Nothing Beta Hub, tap Check version, and then Join Beta. The open beta build should then arrive as an over-the-air update within a few minutes. This is unfinished software, so back up your data first, because rolling back to a stable version through Request Rollback in the same menu wipes your phone.

Nothing OS 5.0 brings a visual refresh with a new system font, a redesigned Settings menu, a new default home screen theme, new lock screen clock faces, a dedicated Glyph app, separate notifications and Quick Settings, live updates in the status bar, and MCP support in Essential Space, among plenty of other changes listed in thefull changelog. The stable version of Nothing OS 5.0 should reach the Phone (2a) and (2a) Plus in mid-November. ThePhone (4b)is next in line for the open beta in mid-December, while thePhone (3a) LiteandCMF Phone 2 Proskip it and get the stable release in late December and mid-January, respectively. If you own aPhone (1),Phone (2), orCMF Phone 1, you're out of luck, as Nothing says these have reached the end of major software support and won't get Nothing OS 5.0 at all. Source