Nothing OS 3.0 to bring AI-powered features, performance improvements, visual refinements and more

Along with the Nothing Ear (open), Nothing founder Carl Pei and Yuri Levin, Software Product Design Lead at Nothing introduced the features of the upcoming Nothing OS 3.0, after a teaser earlier this year.

The Nothing OS 3.0 will introduce a range of enhancements designed to elevate the user experience.

Key improvements in Nothing OS 3.0 include:

Visual Refinements: The operating system features a refined aesthetic with redesigned elements such as the Quick Settings panel and lock screen clock. The auto brightness toggle is now built it right into the brightness slider button.

Dot Animation Engine: The iconic dot matrix animation has been enhanced with a new engine, providing smoother and more dynamic visual effects throughout the OS, such as fingerprint animation and when the phone is being charged. The weather app shows weather icon in dot matrix style and even offers animation.

AI-Powered Features: The integration of AI has been expanded, enabling features like smart drawer that can sort apps into different categories. There is automatic image categorization, and natural language search. AI upscaling or super resolution and AI image generation will be available in the future.

Customization and Personalization: Users can now customize their home screens with shared widgets that have interaction option, and the gallery app offers advanced features for managing and editing photos. The countdown widget allows you to track time towards some specific date that you’re looking forward to.

Performance Enhancements: The operating system has undergone optimizations to improve overall performance, including faster app launches and smoother animations. The photos to gallery transition is now 1.4x faster. HDR and portrait effects are 25% faster.

Availability

The Nothing OS 3.0 open beta will start in October and the stable roll-out will begin in December 2024. The list of devices and the time-frame of the roll-out should be available soon.


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