In March, Nothing announced the phone (1), for which no details other than the Snapdragon platform are known, and a preview of the reduced Android interface of the future smartphone with Nothing OS promised. Starting today, the Nothing Launcher is available as a beta version in the Google Play Store.
Preview of your own design language with Launcher
Android users can preview Nothing OS's graphics and animations, which are set to be unified through a “distinctive design language.” With Max Icons and Max Folders, Nothing OS offers a new feature for Android that allows app folders and app icons to be enlarged. Applications can be launched directly from the folder, with the app that is used the most always appearing at the top of the folder. The dot-matrix design of the clock and weather widget was already revealed when phone (1) was announced, whereby the position of the clock on Nothing OS should not change when switching from the lock to the home screen.
Nothing Launcher (Beta) – Home screen (Image: Nothing)
Nothing Launcher (Beta) – Icons (Image: Nothing)
Nothing Launcher (Beta) – Widget (Image: Nothing)- Download Nothing Launcher (Beta) from the Google Play Store
- To “Settings > Apps > Default Apps > Start app” on the smartphone
- Select the Nothing Launcher
In a video, Nothing explains the installation of the Nothing launcher beta.
To start only on Samsung S21/S22 and Google Pixel 5 and 6
At the start, the launcher can only be used on a few smartphones, namely the Samsung Galaxy S21 and S22 and the Google Pixel 5 and 6 (Pro). Smartphones from OnePlus will soon also be supported, but they cannot be used at the start.
Feedback desired
In order to improve Nothing OS until the launch of the phone (1), Nothing is asking for feedback and suggestions for launcher improvements on the Discord server or via email at launcher~~nothing.tech.