Nothing Phone (1) users now a exciting news, simplicity, and innovative brand Nothing has rolled out its latest OS updates: Nothing OS 2.6. Where this 2.6 OS update is already on the Phone (2), 2a, 2a Plus, and CMF Phone 1.
The Nothing OS 2.6 update is based on Android 14 and an over-the-air (OTA) update, on this update Phone (1) a new features, new wallpapers, an enhanced gaming mode experience along with some bug fixes, security Patches, and system improvements.
Official Nothing X handle has shared the updated information.
Nothing OS 2.6 Updates for Nothing Phone 1
Nothing Phone (1) users can now upgrade to Nothing OS 2.6, featuring new wallpapers, enhanced gaming mode with quick access to the gaming dashboard, and bug fixes, including July security patches and network stability improvements as per the user feedback.
Let’s talk about each of them:
Added New Wallpapers (Visual Enhacemnet)
Now Nothing has added 4 new wallpaper on OS 2.6 and also now users can delete their wallpaper history in AI Wallpaper Studio.
July Security Patch Updates & Bug Fixed & Stability improvements
The 2.6 update includes the July 2024 security patch, and On This Security Patches updates, improves network stability, and fixes issues of network switching with cloned apps and lock screen display overlap issues.
- Network Stability has improved with an optimized quick recovery mechanism for blacked internet connections.
- Before updates Phone(1) faced carrier-related issues with incoming and outgoing calls and network switching, but now it is fixed.
- In certain scenarios, the lock screen display has overlapping, now fixed.
- Fixed the cloned app user experience & functionality.
Game Mode Take Major Changes and Improvements
To stand out on Mobile Gaming for the best performance and experience in the gaming mode, Nothing has improved so much thing on their gaming mode. Let’s discuss one by one.
- Now users can quickly access the gaming dashboard. During the gameplay, the user can instantly access the Dashboard.
- During gaming the incoming calling has faced issues now it is fixed. Now you can see a pop-up menu for incoming calls and can receive and reject directly from the pop-up menu.
- Third-party app calling rejection was improved, during the gaming. Added one tap callback and reject option.
- Notification on the landscape mode now can show more information.
- During the gameplay, the user can block the notification to focus on the gameplay.
How to Update the Nothing OS 2.6 Updates On Nothing Phone (1)
For getting the latest updates on Nothing Phone (1), they can navigate to Settings > System > System Update.
Nothing OS 2.6 Updates For Nothing Phone 1 Quick Summary
New features and improvements:
- 🖼️ 4 new wallpapers.
- 🌄 Added support for deleting wallpaper history in Wallpaper Studio.
- 🛡️ Updated July Security Patch.
Game Mode enhancements:
- 🎮 Tap the left Game Sidebar for quick access to the Game Dashboard during games.
- 📲 Incoming calls during games can now be displayed in a pop-up view.
- 🚫 Added support to reject third-party app calls during gameplay.
- 📞 Support for a one-tap callback after rejecting a regular call.
- 🔔 Optimised minimal display for notifications to show more information during games in landscape mode.
- 🛑 Added support for blocking notifications during gameplay to reduce distractions.
Bug Fixes:
- 📶 Optimised the quick recovery mechanism for blocked data network connections leading to improved network stability.
- 📞 Fixed an issue causing some carriers to allow incoming calls but not allow outgoing calls.
- 🔒 Resolved an issue causing overlapping of the Lock Screen display in certain scenarios.
- 📱 Fixed an issue where some apps could not use the Cloned Apps feature properly.
- 👾 Other general bug fixes.
