Nothing Phone 3a Series Update Adds Privacy Space, Support for 4K Recording on Telephoto Cameras

Nothing Phone 3a sequence — the midrange smartphones from the UK-based model — was launched in India in March, and the handsets run on Android 15 with NothingOS 3.1 pores and skin on prime. Both the Nothing Phone 3a and the Phone 3a Pro fashions are slated to obtain three years of Android updates and 6 years of safety upgrades. The firm just lately launched a brand new software program replace for each telephones within the lineup. It brings a Privacy Space characteristic and assist for 4K video recording on telephoto and periscope cameras, alongside different digital camera enhancements.

NothingOS Update for Phone 3a Series

In a sequence of posts on X (previously Twitter), Nothing announced that the corporate is rolling out a brand new NothingOS replace for the Phone 3a and Phone 3a Pro. The replace permits customers to seize 4K movies utilizing the telephoto digital camera, and it additionally introduces a refreshed design for the Nothing X app.

The firm says that with this replace, the Nothing Phone 3a and Phone 3a Pro customers can file movies in 4K 30fps (frames per second) utilizing the telephoto cameras. Recording movies at 2x zoom on the bottom 3a, switches to the telephoto shooter, whereas choosing 3x zoom on the Phone 3a Pro switches to the periscope telephoto lens. 

Other digital camera enhancements which are a part of the most recent NothingOS replace include lowered flicker in slo-mo and zoom video footage and the flexibility to seize brighter telephoto low-light photographs. Filters are actually supported on 50-megapixel photographs on each the Nothing Phone 3a sequence handsets. The replace is claimed to assist clearer evening photographs, even beneath streetlights. The telephones are stated to assist higher selfies with enhanced pores and skin element and higher color stability.

Additional upgrades for the Nothing Phone 3a sequence fashions introduce a extra immersive and a extra fluid Nothing X app UI. The app now comes with assist for the newly launched CMF Buds 2 sequence, alongside different common bug fixes.

The new replace for the Phone 3a sequence handsets comes with a brand new Privacy Space characteristic, which permits customers to safe delicate apps and knowledge. Users can entry this by swiping proper within the app drawer. App Locker and Privacy Space might be unlocked utilizing completely different passwords. A brand new Hotspot Manager characteristic permits customers to see who’s related to their community. The telephones are stated to assist enhanced common stability.

To get the most recent NothingOS replace, customers should head to Settings > System > System updates and faucet on Download and Install. The replace is rolling out regularly to all world customers, and it could be obtainable over the approaching days. It additionally contains the most recent April 2025 safety patch.