Nothing started recruiting people for its Android 13-based Nothing OS 1.5 Beta program earlier this month. 17. Prior to that, the company said it would not be offering the Android 13 release to Nothing Phone (1) users this year.
Nothing OS 1.5 Beta is now being pushed out to registered users. Nothing OS 1.5 comes with a new weather app and custom Nothing UI, apps that load 50 percent faster, more color schemes for matching third-party apps to themed wallpapers, a new QR code scanner in Quick Settings, a clipboard preview at the bottom of the screen for quick editing before pasting, and a new look for the Media controller’s new look.
There’s also the ability to turn off running background apps from the notification area, increased background memory, reduced wait times for frequently used apps to load, and a new self-healing feature that “makes Nothing Phone (1) run like new” by clearing unused cache and expired system dumps. Better quick settings with new pop-up windows for network and Bluetooth devices, a new UI for volume control with an easy-to-adjust slider that eliminates the need to unlock the screen, and an improved game mode with a new UI for light notifications and a Google Play dashboard with support for screenshots, screen recording, FPS display, and distraction-free mode.
Users will also get all the features that Google packed into Android 13, including a new photo selector, new notification permissions, new media permissions, and support for using different apps in different languages.
The final stable version of Nothing OS 1.5 is promised to arrive in “early 2023”.
