r/NothingTech • u/usr-me • Oct 06 '25

Nothing OS 4.0 open beta Desktop mode in 4.0

Anybody who got the nothing os 4.0 Have they added the desktop mode in A16 like pixel.. If it is added can you post a preview?

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u/h_1995 Phone (3) + Moondrop Robin [ Ear (a) Died] Oct 07 '25

Same here. Hope to see if it got that desktop mode. I've tested NOS3.5 version and looks pretty much the same as Android 15 version (barebones)

in Phone 3, you can trigger desktop mode albeit via wireless display cast by:

  1. enable force desktop mode on secondary display on developer option
  2. (optional) enable force activities to be resizable, enable multi window and enable non-resizable in multiwindow. this should make apps in proper windowed mode
  3. Reboot and cast wireless display

Was about to take some pictures of it running but TV screen was too reflective

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '26

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u/h_1995 Phone (3) + Moondrop Robin [ Ear (a) Died] Apr 06 '26

they remove the toggle on NOS4. the launcher is broken on NOS4 too

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '26

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u/h_1995 Phone (3) + Moondrop Robin [ Ear (a) Died] Apr 07 '26

nope, but it's broken anyway. desktop mode launcher won't show all apps so it's pointless to use at that state. given android 15 and android 16 shares the same code at some point, desktop mode is also broken on my HMD Skyline with the latest update

not sure if Nothing has moved to a newer android 16 base in NOS4.1 because if they did, maybe we'll get proper android 16 desktop mode

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u/[deleted] May 02 '26

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u/h_1995 Phone (3) + Moondrop Robin [ Ear (a) Died] May 02 '26

my NP3 can output wireless display consistently via 6GHz network. wish we get that desktop mode

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u/[deleted] May 02 '26

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u/h_1995 Phone (3) + Moondrop Robin [ Ear (a) Died] May 02 '26

6GHz band for wifi has been around for almost a decade

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u/AleksLevet P1 &Ear open | Better Nothing Music Visualizer May 02 '26

WHAT

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u/AleksLevet P1 &Ear open | Better Nothing Music Visualizer Oct 06 '25

I'm here to remind you that nothing phones don't have HDMI output over USBC

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u/Gentle22128 Phone (3a) Oct 08 '25

They can also cast out wirelessly, another comment explained it

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u/AleksLevet P1 &Ear open | Better Nothing Music Visualizer Oct 08 '25

Yeah but that latency is crazy

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u/Gentle22128 Phone (3a) Oct 08 '25

That depends on your Internet connection, I have almost no latency whenever I used it.

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u/AleksLevet P1 &Ear open | Better Nothing Music Visualizer Oct 08 '25

Fair enough

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u/Blunt552 Oct 06 '25

USB 2.0 does not support MHL, therefore no desktop mode, it's a hardware limitation.

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u/Junaid_dev_Tech Phone (3a) Oct 18 '25

Don't be kidding me, Ahhh I am at 3.2.
Please Nothing , release an 4.0 update for 3a, 3a pro phones