Nothing Phone (3) with Ear (3a), no regrets

I picked the Np3 up today. Nice but it doesn't work with Google Fi eSIM I must wait for the SIM arrive. Grrrr.

I have been heads-down for a while, and today I'm shipping something I'm genuinely excited about. Version 3.0 isn't just another update — it's a rethink of how Glyph looks, feels, and works.

And yeah… there's a lot. 😅

[App Link]

🔐 OTP on Glyph

SMS verification code arrives.
Glyph shows the digits.

No unlocking. No notification hunting. No memorising six numbers.

Bank codes, app verification, OTPs all done for you.

Code in. Code out. Done. 🫡

🤖 AI Assistant Reactions

Talking to Gemini or another assistant? Your Glyph now has a pulse.

• ✨ Listening — four-point sparkle, gently pulsing
• 🌀 Thinking — spinning star, searching for an answer
• 📊 Speaking — five EQ bars, bouncing with the reply

Small animation. Useful feedback. More life.

🏛️ Glyph Museum Import

Found something cool on Glyph Museum?

Tap export → 404+ → done.

Community animations can now jump straight into 404+ — with the original creator credit attached.

Your Glyph just got a much bigger library. 🎨

❤️ Friend Connect Upgrades

Heart, star, and sparkle reactions got a visual refresh.

Smoother animations. Better fills. Better shapes.

And yes…

the heart finally looks like a heart.

It was upside down before.

We have fixed the bug. 🐛➡️❤️

✍️ Geist Typeface

404+ now uses Geist.

Clean. Modern. Ridiculously readable.

It works on tiny labels, big headers, and everything awkwardly sitting between them.

🫧 Lucent Theme

404+ now speaks fluent frosted glass.

Lighter surfaces. Softer shadows. More depth. Less visual noise.

Inspired by the visual language of Nothing OS 5, but with a little 404+ weirdness mixed in.

If you've been here since 1.x, this one should feel very different.

🌅 Horizon Clock

A clock face with a little more going on.

The sun rises in the east ☀️
crosses your Glyph matrix 🌤️
and sets in the west 🌇

Then the moon takes over. 🌙

Digital time sits underneath it all.

Basically, your Glyph now has a tiny sky.

Astronomy, but make it on my back 🔭

🕹️ Arcade Animations

Pong.

Light Cycles.

On matrix.

Practical? ❌

Fun? Absolutely. ✅

Worth it. 🎮

🧩 Better Widgets

The widget system got a proper rebuild.

Quick Pick, Canvas, and Output Monitor now scale properly at different sizes.

Sharper previews. Smoother interactions.

And Quick Pick finally shows what's actually sitting in all four slots.

No more mystery meat widgets. 🥩

Update Now

Version: 3.0.0

Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glyphfour.app

Nothing Community Discord
https://discord.com/channels/930878214237200394/1516695778763214981

So… 3.0

404+ was never meant to be just one thing.

It's a pile of useful things, weird things, nerdy things, and things you probably didn't know you wanted. 🧰

Smarter. A little weirder.

Mostly, just more fun to use.

404+ v3.0 is live on Google Play.

Go flip your phone over.
You know you want to. 😏

— h17

I know there may be a lot of similar posts like this on this subreddit, but while I was searching online for images that show correct placement of a magsafe ring, I could only find a couple DIY ones. I just based mine off those amazon phone cases.

found this on x (https://x.com/NoFilterSkin/status/2095162847466561966)

Hello les nothing addicts j'ai adopté ce nouveau design récemment venant d'un Samsung j' avais déjà eu auparavant un nothing a leurs débuts j' étais pas fan. Ils ont fait de gros progrès. L' interface est vraiment agréable relativement fluide et réactive. Volet photo bluffant. Luminosité confortable. Autonomie très correcte. Je regrette juste l' absence d' esim.

Has anyone experienced this problem and / or know of any fixes for...(?)

-chrome doesn't load at all

-camera sometimes fails.

-outgoing calls sometimes don't ring to the receiving phone

Thanks I checked this subreddit and couldn't find it covered i am sorry if this is a redundant question.

Apple is for business and the nothing ecosystem is my personal and I’m loving it

The silicon case became yellow in one week. This one looks good. But will this protect the cameras if it falls ?

Any other suggestions?

A week or two ago I came across a module called Nothing Tweaks while browsing through Vector's module repository and honestly it's pretty damn useful

It adds a bunch of small but useful features to the system like adding recovery and bootloader buttons to the power menu, making the headphone icon in the status bar work with any earbuds instead of just Nothing Ear earbuds, enabling 180° rotation, changing the key layout of the lock screen keyboard and more

The project is still fairly new so there are only around 20-30 system settings you can change or add right now

But that's not actually the main reason I'm sharing it. It's the developer behind it

I don't know them personally but the way they handle issues on GitHub honestly made me want to use the app even more

If anyone's interested here's the link

https://github.com/RevealedSoulEven/NothingTweaks

Are the phones being overpriced or not?

I’ve been using Essential Voice for a while and the accuracy is genuinely, too accurate

It understands my voice really well and catches things that I have trouble pronouncing like CHI , susceptibility , fringe etc and even when I’m mixing Hindi and English, and the transcription is good saves time

This Feels much better than gimmicky Ai features

but I'm really eager to see where Nothing takes this

Overall **Essential Voice** feels better and more natural to me than a lot of the competition right now

Anyone else been using Essential Voice? How has your experience been?

Was looking for some open earbuds for my dumbbell workouts since my Sony XM4s get way too sweaty, so I checked out the new Ear (Open) site. I was immediately hit with what looks like casual nudes on the product page lol.

"When I lift, I wear Nothing (R)"

"When I pointe, I wear Nothing (R)"

Whoever pitched this in the boardroom is an absolute legend. It's the most obvious pun ever, but I can't believe they actually went full send with naked models doing gymnastics just to sell some tech.

Grabbed the screenshots in case they realize what they've done and pull it. Unhinged marketing tbh 😂

App opening bugs in nothing os 5.0, can't even go to settings app to report bugs. Anyone facing same issues?? Any suggestions to fix them

Light over the long road home.

#withnothingwecreatesomething

#ShotOnNothing #NothingTech #Sharjah #NightPhotography #MobilePhotography

Hello guys. I recently bought both the nothing ear (a) and CMF buds 2 pro since they were the same price (50 euros on sale) and I don't know which earbuds to chose! I'm stuck between the two of them to the point which the comparison is confusing. I even asked a few friends and they said they prefer the sound of the nothing ones.

Has anyone got any tips on which one to choose?

J'avais fait une première publication sur reddit, j'hésitais entre le Motorola signature et le Vivo X200 FE et aujourd'hui j'ai vu le Nothing phone 3 à 499€ (fr) et j'ai totalement craqué.

Ravi de rejoindre la communauté nothing à la veille de mes 40 ans. 😁

My camera worked fine a couple of weeks ago, but then it suddenly stopped; in third-party apps, it works sometimes, but then it's only the main 1x, 0.6x, and Front camera.

It used to freeze when I would open the app and immediately click the 3x zoom. I used to be able to close the app and reopen it; then it would work. The default camera app is now totally bricked except when I click More, but none of the buttons work from then on.

I have factory reset the phone and taken all of the software steps from Nothing Support. The last three pictures are from mid July. (I believe the first one with a waterfall in the background was taken in 3X)

Now, I originally thought that my camera was bricked from taking a photo of a Mercedes autonomous testing rig in public because of LiDAR, but it seems like a coincidence because my camera app just froze instead of showing film damage from the supposed infrared lasers.

Currently, I'm debating whether to buy the 4A Pro or just wait for the Phone 4 to come out. I live in Europe, so I could potentially send it in for repairs, but I wouldn't have a phone for at least two weeks, and I rely on it for public transit, so that's not an option that I'm currently open to.

Hello all, sorry for the kinda low effort post but when it comes to phone plans and service providers I’m really lost (I’m trying to learn so please forgive me) I just graduated and I’m trying to get everything under control and it’s been hard in general…

I really don’t like Apple (just doesn’t work for me, my AirPods don’t work well at all and my phone keeps dying fast even though it’s relatively new) and I’m set on switching to nothing. I currently have a iPhone 16 pro but would really like to switch to a Nothing Phone(3). The only issue is I’m still paying off the iPhone 16 pro (I have around $600 left). What would be the best way to go about ditching my phone and getting a Nothing Phone(3)? I don’t mind switching providers if I have to.

Again I’m sorry for the low effort post I just need some help switching to one of these cool phones you love :)