Nothing Phone 2a smartphones launched last week come with new features, impressive design, the brand’s iconic Glyph lighting, and more. At the moment, Nothing has started rolling out the first software update with Nothing OS 2.5.3 for the Nothing Phone 2a.
The first update is being rolled out internationally including India and the company will soon expand this update to more countries. The first software update for the Nothing Phone 2a comes with the Nothing OS 2.5.3 build.
Nothing OS 2.5.3 for Phone 2a: First update improvements
For starters, the Nothing OS 2.5.3 update for the Nothing Phone 2A brings a new ringtone, a new recorder widget, and three levels of haptic for tactile feedback. This update enhances the process of taking screenshots, Always On Display, touch screen experience, charging adapter, and app launch animations even smoother.
General improvements
- New ringtones.
- A new Recorder widget.
- When taking continuous screenshots, the preview of the previous screenshot now automatically disappears.
- Added three levels of haptic for touch feedback.
- Refined the animation when transitioning from the home screen to Always On Display.
- Optimised the user experience of wallpapers.
- Made app launch animations even smoother.
- Optimised certain UI issues.
- Improved overall touch screen experience.
- Improved the experience of apps running in the background by optimising the memory strategy.
- Improved compatibility with certain charging adapters.
To improve the camera, it introduced support for Ultra HDR feature in the camera, which supports XDR display effect for photos. Additionally, it adds a shortcut widget for the camera app and customized camera OIS/EIS effects.
Camera
- Added shortcut widget for the Camera app.
- Introduced support for Ultra HDR feature in Camera, supporting XDR display effect for photos.
- Camera watermark now supports showing focal length.
- Improved the effect of Raw HDR photography.
- Enhanced colour saturation.
- Improved the clarity of front camera photos.
- Optimised camera OIS/EIS effects.
- Enhanced camera app loading speed and overall performance.
Moreover, the current firmware update also focuses on enhancing the system’s stability to reduce errors like fingerprint unlock not responding, occasional black screen, app icons not displaying, crashing, lagging, or freezing. Aside from this, you might also notice some performance improvements after installing this update.
Bug fixes
- Fixed the issue where the Pedometer widget would reset after switching time zones.
- Resolved the issue where app icons would not display on the home screen after swiping up to unlock in specific scenarios.
- Resolved the occasional issue where the fingerprint unlock would not respond when the screen is off.
- Resolved the occasional black screen issue on the lock screen interface.
- Optimised the overall stability of the system.