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Nothing OS 2.0 focuses on making a Nothing phone feel more personal and making selected information and controls easier to reach. Its main features are home- and lock-screen customization, glanceable widgets, selective Glyph notifications, and Glyph Composer. Nothing also lists app locker, cloned apps, one-handed mode, and battery health.
Home- and lock-screen customization
Nothing describes OS 2.0 as emphasizing “functional customisation” to make phone interactions more intentional and mindful. The documented options let users adjust the look and layout of the interface, though they do not establish that every app or device can be styled identically. Nothing’s OS 2.0 feature overview lists these options:
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- Customize app labels and home-screen grid design.
- Change widget size and colour themes.
- Use new folder layouts and illustrated folder covers.
- Apply an icon pack that gives icons a monochromatic style.
Widgets for quick information and controls
OS 2.0 supports home- and lock-screen widgets intended to show information or provide functions without first opening the relevant app. Nothing’s examples include Weather and Nothing X widgets, swipeable widget views that reveal more detail, and widgets for Quick Settings functions. Key widgets can also be placed on the lock screen. The available widgets and behavior may depend on the installed apps and device configuration.
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Essential Glyph Notifications
Essential Glyph Notifications let users choose contacts or apps whose notifications trigger a Glyph light that stays on until the notification is opened. This is a selective alert feature; Nothing does not describe it as applying to every notification.
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- Nothing OS 2.0: A new visual identity. Customise everything from app labels and grid design to widget size and colour themes. Now with new folder layouts. Create widgets for quick settings functions or save time by adding key widgets directly to your lock screen. The new Glyph Interface: Key information, in a flash. Assign different light and sound sequences for each contact and notification type. Use the lights to track progress or create your very own ringtones with the Glyph Composer.
- Camera: We’ve upgraded the camera’s internal software entirely so photos and videos are more dynamically accurate than ever. A new bigger 32 MP front sensor captures picture-perfect portraits. Dual rear 50 MP main + 50 MP ultra-wide camera effortlessly captures real life with smart tuning effects like Advanced HDR, Motion Capture 2.0 and Night Mode. New 2x Super-Res Zoom preserves a scene's finest details. Video: 4k 60fps videos on the main rear camera and 1080P at 60fps on the front camera.
- Display: 6.7” LTPO OLED display with 1600 nit peak pixel brightness and Gorilla Glass 5 (front and back). With LTPO, Phone (2) can intuitively adapt its 120 Hz refresh rate to preserve power when you're not on your phone. A killer display that doesn’t murder battery life. NOTE: AT&T (full support), T-Mobile (full support) - THIS DEVICE IS NOT COMPATIBLE with CDMA carriers such as Cricket, Verizon, Sprint, Boost Mobile, US Cellular, etc.
- Battery: At 4,700 mAh, Phone (2) houses our longest lasting battery yet. Charge fully in just 55 minutes. Lasts up to 22.5 hours. Compatible with 15W Qi wireless charging. Phone (2) also doubles as a 5W wireless charger so you can power accessories like Ear (2) on-the-go. Chipset: With the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, Phone (2) boasts an 80% improvement on performance over its predecessor. Now with rapid speed, the best in-house heat management, and advanced camera capabilities.
- Sustainability: 100% recycled aluminium mid-frame, 100% recycled tin on 9 circuit boards, 100% recycled copper foil on the main circuit board, and over 90% recycled steel on all 28 steel stamping parts. Plus, 80% of the plastic parts are sustainably sourced. The packaging for Phone (2) is entirely plastic free with 60% of the paper included coming from recycled sources.
Glyph Composer
Glyph Composer lets users tap pads to create combinations of light and sound, then record a composition as a custom Glyph ringtone.
Other utilities Nothing lists
Nothing’s OS 2.0 overview also names four additional features:
- App locker
- Cloned apps
- One-handed mode
- Battery health
The overview does not specify setup steps, supported apps, device-by-device availability, or measured effects for these utilities, so those details should not be assumed from the feature names alone.
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- 6.7" flexible LTPO AMOLED display, HDR10+ & SGS Low Blue Light, 10-bit color depth, 120Hz refresh rate, 2412x1080px at 394 ppi, 4700mAh Battery, LED Glyph Backdoor
- 256GB/12GB RAM, No SD Card Slot, Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4nm), Octa-Core, Adreno 730
- Rear Camera: 50MP, f/1.9 + 50MP, f/2.2 (ultrawide), OIS, Video: 4K at 30/60fps, Front Camera: 32MP, f/2.5, Android 13, Nothing OS 2.6
- CDMA 800/1900, 3G: HSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100; 4G LTE: 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/30/32/34/38/39/40/41/42/48/66/71; 5G: 1/2/3/5/7/8/12/20/25/28/30/38/40/41/66/71/75/77/78 SA/NSA - Dual SIM
- Professionally Renewed Device. Compatible with Most GSM Carriers like AT&T, T-Mobile, MetroPCS, etc. Will not work with CDMA Carriers Such as Verizon, Straight Talk, etc.,
How OS 2.0 differs from the later OS 2.5 update
Nothing’s Phone (2) OS 2.5 changelog identifies that release as based on Android 14 and lists additions beyond the OS 2.0 feature set. These include a redesigned combined Home Screen and Lock Screen customization page; Atmosphere and Glass wallpaper effects; solid-colour and monochrome wallpapers; Glyph Progress integration with Google Calendar; changes to Glyph Timer; a customizable double-press power button; additional lock-screen shortcuts; three-finger screenshots and an updated screenshot editor; and pedometer, media-player, and screen-time widgets. These are OS 2.5 additions, not features to attribute to OS 2.0. Nothing’s OS 2.5 changelog says rollouts are usually staggered. It also notes that the new widgets require updated Nothing Launcher and Nothing Widgets apps from the Play Store.
Phone (2) support status is a separate issue
OS 2.0 describes a historical feature release, not the current software version on Phone (2). Nothing’s current support page says Phone (2) has reached the end of major software support and will not receive Nothing OS 5.0. This is a status for that model; it should not be generalized to other Nothing phones. Check Nothing’s current OS information for the company’s support status.
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