Nothing Phone 1 may get Android 13-based Nothing OS 1.5 update soon: report

The Nothing Phone 1 is ready to receive the long-awaited and long-awaited Android 13 update. In a phased rollout, Nothing Phone 1 devices will begin receiving the next software update by the end of this week. Carl Pie, the co-founder of OnePlus, founded the independent tech startup called Nothing about two years ago in London, UK. In addition to the Phone 1, Nothing has also released two versions of true wireless earbuds so far.

While official confirmation is awaited, according to a report from 91Mobiles, Nothing’s support team claimed that Android 13 will start rolling out by the end of this week in the UK in response to the query. of a user.

The company wanted to test Android 13 thoroughly before rolling it out as an OTA update to its devices. Some testers of the phone were able to run the Nothing OS 1.5 beta, based on the Android 13 update. Nothing launched an open beta for the Nothing OS 1.5 update based on Android 13 in December.

In an official blog post, Nothing had provided details about the latest update based on Android 13. The new operating system offers Nothing Phone 1 users a 50% boost in app loading speed. The update also introduces multilingual support for third-party apps and adds a new weather app with the company’s custom Nothing UI.

The software update is also expected to bring a new user interface for volume control, new glyph ringtone, wallpapers, as well as notification sounds. A new design for media control and a self-healing feature were also reported as part of the updated package for Phone 1.

Google released its latest Android 13 on August 15, 2022. Google Pixel phones were the first devices to receive this Android update last year itself.

The update was then rolled out to Motorola, OnePlus, Oppo, Xiaomi, Asus, and Samsung smartphones.

The update could take until the end of February to reach the majority of Nothing Phone 1 users, including in India. Meanwhile, Nothing is also gearing up to launch the Nothing Phone 2 later this year. The Nothing Phone 2 is said to have at least 12GB of RAM, a 120Hz AMOLED display, a 5,000mAh battery and an unannounced Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 chipset.