That’s a problem that could be going away sooner rather than later. As reported by Hypebeast (opens in new tab), [ex] Pei announced an expansion into the U.S. market on December 15 via Twitter. [ex]. This announcement coincided with the launch of Nothing’s Nothing OS 1.5 beta (opens in new tab), [ex] which aims to bring a version of Android 13 to the cheap phone. While current Nothing Phone (1) users can sign up for the beta through their phone, it appears that U.S. beta testing of the OS will also involve beta testing the U.S. version of the phone itself. At this time, there is nothing officially known about the U.S. market testing program aside from Pei’s tweet. We will update accordingly if signup for a U.S. beta becomes available to the general public.
Nothing OS 1.5: Expected upgrades
While the next version of Nothing’s bespoke Android 13 operating system is still in beta testing, Nothing has provided a list of expected upgrades compared to the Android 12-based Nothing OS 1. The biggest highlight is easily faster app loading speed. Nothing promises a 50% increase in app loading speed, which is a major performance improvement, not just a quality-of-life upgrade. Given that in our Nothing Phone (1) review we knocked the phone for its mediocre performance, this could drastically improve how we view the phone. Other expected performance upgrades include the ability to close active background apps directly from the notification center to save battery and increased background memory. It also is expected to bring a self-repair feature that “keeps the Phone (1) running like it’s new” by “clearing unused cache and expired system dumps.”
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