{"id":89265,"date":"2025-01-05T00:38:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T00:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/05\/nothing-phone-2a-plus-is-receiving-android-15-based-nothing-os-3-0-stable-update\/"},"modified":"2025-01-05T00:38:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T00:38:15","slug":"nothing-phone-2a-plus-is-receiving-android-15-based-nothing-os-3-0-stable-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/05\/nothing-phone-2a-plus-is-receiving-android-15-based-nothing-os-3-0-stable-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing Phone (2a) Plus is receiving Android 15-based Nothing OS 3.0 stable update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"review-body\">\n<p>Nothing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/nothing_phone_1_phone_2a_plus_android_15_nothing_os_3_open_beta_1-news-65738.php\">released<\/a> the Android 15-based Nothing OS 3.0&#8217;s Open Beta 1 update for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/nothing_phone_(2a)_plus-13243.php\">Nothing Phone (2a) Plus<\/a> three weeks ago, and it appears the testing has gone smoothly since the brand has released the stable update of Nothing OS 3.0 for the smartphone.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-image\" width=\"456\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/fdn.gsmarena.com\/imgroot\/news\/24\/12\/nothing-phone-1-phone-2a-plus-android-15-nothing-os-3-open-beta\/inline\/-1200x450m\/gsmarena_004.jpg\" alt=\"Nothing Phone (2a) Plus is receiving Android 15-based Nothing OS 3.0's stable update\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The update brings a new lock screen customization page to the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus, along with new Clock face styles. It also adds an AI-powered Smart Drawer and comes with a redesigned Quick Settings menu. You can check the changelog below for more details.<\/p>\n<p><b>Shared Widgets<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Use widgets to link up with friends and family. See another person\u2019s widgets displayed on your home screen and interact with each other through reactions. A new way to stay connected.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Lock screen<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Introduced new lock screen customisation page. Access by long-pressing the lock screen or via the Customisation page.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Choose from a range of new Clock face styles.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Expanded widget space, allowing you to place more widgets on your lock screen.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>New app drawer style<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Added AI-powered Smart Drawer to automatically categorise your apps into folders, keeping your app drawer organised and making apps easy to find.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Now you can pin your favourite apps to the top of the app drawer for quick access to your favourite apps.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Enhanced pop-up view<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Drag the pop-up view to any position on the screen, for convenient multitasking.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Easily resize the pop-up view by dragging the bottom corners.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Pin the pop-up view on the screen edge, for speedy access.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Swipe down incoming notifications to enter the pop-up view. Allows you to quickly view information without leaving your current app. Enable via Settings &gt; Special features &gt; Pop-up view.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Elevated design<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Redesigned Quick Settings, and an optimised editing experience. Allows you to effortlessly tailor your shortcuts to your preferences.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Redesigned widget library. Choose your favourite Nothing Widgets or swipe left to browse third-party widgets.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Enhanced Settings with updated UI visuals. Network &amp; Internet and Bluetooth options now display current connection.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>New Dot animation for fingerprint unlocking and charging.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Other improvements<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Allow AI to learn your usage habits and prioritise your frequently used apps. Keeps them active for longer intelligently for a smoother and more efficient experience.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Improved the lock screen charging status display to help you easily know the charging speed at a glance.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Added support for auto-archive function. Automatically frees up storage space without removing apps or data from your device.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>New partial screen sharing, so you can record just an app window rather than the entire screen.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Updated setup wizard to version 3.0 for a smoother introduction.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Enabled predictive back animations for apps that have opted in.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Update Security Patch to December.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nothing says the update is rolling out in a staggered manner and will take some time to reach all the users. The brand also said that during the upgrade, the &#8220;system will optimise in the background to enhance your user experience,&#8221; so the Phone (2a) Plus &#8220;may experience temporary overheating and increased power consumption, but will quickly return to normal after the upgrade is complete.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4>Nothing Phone (2a) Plus<\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/nothing_phone_(1)-11636.php\">Nothing Phone (1)<\/a> also received Nothing OS 3.0&#8217;s Open Beta 1 last month, so expect the stable update to be rolled out soon.<\/p>\n<h4>Nothing Phone (1)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"article-source\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nothing.community\/d\/24179-nothing-phone-2a-plus-nothing-os-v30-241226-1537-changelog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/nothing_phone_2a_plus_android_15_nothing_os_3_stable_update-news-65964.php\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing released the Android 15-based Nothing OS 3.0&#8217;s Open Beta 1 update for the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus three weeks ago, and it appears the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":89266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[164],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobile"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}