On December 1, Nothing began accepting signups for its upcoming open beta build of Nothing OS 1.5, based on Android 13. This came after the company was very open that a final build would not be available for Nothing Phone ( 1) owners this year.
Today, the first beta began rolling out to those who signed up to receive it. Nothing OS 1.5 comes with a new Weather app with Nothing custom UI, up to 50% faster app loading speed, more color schemes available to match 3rd party apps to wallpaper, a new QR code scanner in Quick Settings, a clipboard preview at the bottom of the screen for quick edits before pasting, and a new look for Media Control.
Hello No OS 1.5! Powered by Android 13. Today we launched our Open Beta program, which we will gradually roll out to Phone(1) users before the final release.
More details here: https://t.co/IknzKK1Nov pic.twitter.com/qsd0TylMiO
– Nothing nothing) December 15, 2022
There’s also the ability to close active background apps from the notification area, a boost in background storage that reduces the wait for frequently used apps to load, a new self-repair feature that “keeps your phone ( 1) running like new” clearing unused apps cache and expired system dumps, improved quick settings with new network pop-ups and Bluetooth devices, a new volume control UI with easily adjustable sliders without the need to unlock screen and an improved game mode with a new UI for light notifications and Google Game Dashboard, which supports screenshots, screen recording, FPS display and Do Not Disturb.
Of course, you also get everything Google packed into Android 13, including a new photo picker, the new notification permission, new media permissions, and support for using different apps in different languages.
The final and stable build of Nothing OS 1.5 is expected to arrive “early 2023”.
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