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Nothing’s Android 17 update debuts this week with redesigns, new apps, 3D emoji [Gallery]
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Nothing has announced Nothing OS 5.0, its Android 17 update, which will start rolling out in October with some redesigned UI elements, more AI features, new apps, and support for Google’s 3D emoji too.
Nothing OS 5.0 isn’t a complete overhaul, but it’s not a small update either. Rolling out starting in October, the Android 17-based update brings a host of new updates throughout. This includes various UI updates, including Pixel-like transparency/blur on some homescreen widgets and in apps like Nothing Gallery, lockscreen clock faces, batch editing on the homescreen, new widgets, and even a new dedicated app for Nothing’s Glyph features.
A condensed version of the changelog for Nothing OS 5.0 follows:
Nothing says to expect Nothing OS 5.0 (Android 17) to start rolling out to Phone (3) in “mid-October,” with the rest of its supported devices – dating back to Phone (2a) – being updated through mid-January.
Open Beta builds will be available starting tomorrow, August 26, starting on Phone (3) and expanding to other devices in the coming weeks. Somewhat amusingly, Phone (4b) is second-to-last in line, despite being the company’s newest smartphone.
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