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The Nothing Phone series has delivered some of my favorite phones of the past few years, with a refreshing but familiar take on Android and smartphone hardware in general, and it’s all culminated in the Nothing Phone (3). I think it’s safe to say this was one of the most polarizing phones of 2025, and it’s also one that I think will serve as a bit of a make-or-break moment for Nothing.

Nothing introduced “Lock Glimpse” earlier this year on its new budget-focused Phone (3a) Lite, and the sort of lockscreen “ads” appear to drain your battery from beyond the grave.

According to a new leak, the upcoming Nothing Phone (4a) series might add some new colors to the lineup, while debuting alongside some more affordable headphones.

Nothing’s latest release is the Phone (3a) Community Edition, a limited release of its excellent budget phone that packs some hardware and software tweaks created by fans, but this is also the first Nothing Phone with frosted glass on the back.

Nothing’s CMF sub-brand often takes the core pieces of a Nothing product and makes that more affordable and, well, colorful too. The new CMF Headphone Pro is no different, but what really stands out to me is that it doesn’t just have the good ideas from Nothing, but a few more of its own.

Nothing is starting its rollout of Android 16 this week, and in the new Nothing OS 4.0 there are a bunch of updates including the ability to show Live Updates in Glyph, redesigns throughout, and more.

Nothing’s latest smartphone introduced a number of new bloatware apps from Meta, some of which couldn’t be uninstalled, but that will change in future updates.

The Nothing Phone (3a) Lite hit the scene this week with the promise of being a much more affordable smartphone. It is that, but it’s also haunted by some of the quotes and jokes that Nothing has made over the years, and is really putting a sour tone on what should have been a great year for the growing brand.

Nothing’s new “Lock Glimpse” feature delivers a rotating selection of wallpapers on the lock screen of the Phone (3a) Lite, but what’s bizarre is what happens when you click the attached link, because all of the content is from a strange website of clickbait farm websites.

Nothing’s first phone with third-party bloatware has arrived, with the new Nothing Phone (3a) Lite shipping out of the box with Instagram and Facebook pre-installed.

Nothing is adding a fourth smartphone to its 2025 lineup, with the new Nothing Phone (3a) Lite arriving as an even more affordable device at €249, but in part because it’s really familiar.

The near-complete absence of Qi2 magnets in Android phones ended with the launch of the Pixel 10 series, but why did it take so long? In a recent video, Nothing suggested it was partially due to cost, as the company estimated it would cost a company about $10 million to implement Qi2. If that sounds ridiculous… it kind of is, as the WPC has confirmed this is not the case.

Nothing has made a couple of big reveals over the past few days, with a new Nothing Phone (3a) Lite coming up quickly, but also the reveal that the company will start pre-installing apps and including lock screen ads on select devices to subsidize their hardware cost.

Nobody likes ads, and that goes double for ads appearing in more personal, unexpected spaces. Unfortunately, it’s a lesson smartphone companies appear to need to relearn again and again, with Nothing finding itself the latest culprit.

Nothing is rolling out call recording for Nothing Phone devices, but only a few select models in certain countries. Here’s what you need to know.

Nothing is officially launching its Android 16 update in beta today, but Nothing OS 4.0 unexpectedly leaves out a couple of key devices.

Nothing has been teasing an operating system built for AI and, today, they’re showing that off with “Essential” and it’s… a lot.

CMF by Nothing today launched CMF Headphone Pro, a pair of over-ear headphones that cost $99, pack flagship-tier features, and have a clever physical control setup that includes a slider to tune bass levels on the fly.