Nothing has recently launched a new color option for Nothing Phone (2a) and today the company has rolled out a major upgrade for this device that includes latest security patch, bug fixes, new features, and much more.

Here are the details

Nothing Phone (2a): New Update

The company is rolling out the NothingOS 2.5.6 update for Phone (2a). This update integrates the latest May 2024 Android Security Patch to the device.

Changelog

New features

• New Option in Settings to hide/show navigation bar.
• New option in Settings to enable notifications from third-party apps during calls
• Added a new interaction that gives access to shortcut menus by long-pressing widgets on the home screen

Improvements

• More accurate HDR detection in the camera app
• Smoother transition when cold starting the camera app, moving from Setup Wizard, and pulling down the status bar
• Optimized the audio quality for USB earphones
• Improved charging efficiency of certain chargers
• Optimized the device temperature management algorithm in games
• Improved the animation when exiting third-party music apps to the Media Player Widget.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a problem where the “No SIM card” prompt did not show when booting for the first time without a SIM card
• Resolved a loading time issue of icons when unlocking and entering the home screen after rebooting
• Resolved an issue where Android Auto was not working on specific car models
• Removed screen flickering when adjusting display color temperature and switching color modes
• Resolved a problem causing the adding of widgets to the lock screen to fail after changing the font display size.

Nothing Phone (2a) users can go to Settings> System> System update to install this update on their devices.

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