Oliver Cragg / Android Authority
TL; DR
- A developer claims to have successfully installed Nothing OS 4.0 on a phone 1.
- Everything reportedly works, including the new Camera app and its presets.
- There are a few issues, such as the clock in the status bar not being aligned correctly.
While Android 16 has been available on Pixels for a while, many other Android phones are only now starting to get a taste for it. For example, Nothing recently rolled out the beta of Nothing OS 4.0, which is based on Android 16. This beta is only available for the Phone 2, Phone 2a, Phone 2a Pro, Phone 3, and eventually the Phone 3a. However, it appears that a developer has found a way to make the operating system work on a Phone 1.
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In a social post, YouTuber TechiBoy shared that an unnamed developer has managed to successfully install Nothing OS 4.0 on the company’s debut smartphone. It looks like the developer has created an unofficial port of the new OS, but it’s not ready for everyone yet. According to TechiBoy: “Everything seems to work, including the new Camera app with presets!”
A developer successfully installed Nothing OS 4.0 on the Nothing Phone (1). 👀
Everything seems to work, including the new Camera app with presets!
It is an unofficial port of Nothing OS 4.0 for phone (1).
In developer terms, ‘porting’ means adapting software created for one… pic.twitter.com/msSVKsMzds
Although the port reportedly works on the Phone 1, it is not without its problems. It said the clock in the status bar is not aligned correctly and the camera view is behind the hole. There are also a number of other unmentioned issues that need to be resolved.
There is quite a bit of information missing here. That is why we are somewhat skeptical about this report. But if someone has accomplished this feat, that’s pretty cool.
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