Nothing announced the Nothing OS 2.5 stable version based on Android 14 for it’s latest Nothing Phone (2) users previously and as promised by the company the Open Beta testing for this version was also started for the Phone (1) users in the month of December last year.
As per Nothing’s community page, Nothing OS 2.5 Open Beta 2 is available as an OTA for the users of Nothing Phone (1) who have already installed the Open Beta 1 on their devices. The Phone (1) users who have not installed the OBT1 (Open Beta 1) need to install it first in order to go for the Open Beta 2 version.
Install from Open Beta1:
- Navigate to Settings>System>System update
- Tap “Check for update” and follow the steps for installation
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Changelog of Nothing OS 2.5 Open Beta 2
Improvements
- Optimised brightness in Night Mode photography.
- Improved overall smoothness when taking pictures.
- Optimised sound effects for specific games.
- Supported pull-down access to Quick Settings for network and connectivity options from the lock screen.
- Improved compatibility with certain chargers.
- Optimised background processes – improving the issue of background task termination.
- Optimised performance when memory is running low.
- Enhanced fingerprint recognition accuracy.
- Optimised VoLTE icon display logic in the status bar.
- Upgraded Google security patch to January 2024.
Bug Fixes
- Improved display to correct abnormal notification background colours.
- Resolved unresponsive Bluetooth icon in the Quick Settings.
- Resolved noise issues with Bluetooth audio devices in specific scenarios.
- Resolved issue where battery percentage was not displayed in the status bar.
- Resolved abnormal display issues with the clock widget.
- Improved stability of the System UI.
- Resolved unresponsive calculator widget on the lock screen.
- Fixed overlapping issue between lightweight notifications and banner notifications in Game Mode.
- General bug fixes and improvements.
