NOTHING PHONE 2A (01) PDF MANUAL

Phone (2a) charges at 45W. It can reach 100% power in just 1 hour with wired fast charge and a compatible fast charge adapter.

• Back: return to the previous screen or reverse the last action.

• Home: return to the home page of the launcher.

• App switcher: open the app switcher to change to a recently opened app or to free up memory by closing apps running in the background.

• Back: swipe inwards from the left or right edge of the screen.

• Home: swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen.

• App switcher: swipe up and hold from the bottom edge of the screen.

• Long press the empty area to bring up Home settings, Widgets and customisation.

• Long press app icons to show app shortcuts and rearrange the icons position.

• Long press and drag one app icon to another icon to create a folder.

• Swipe up from the bottom to pull up the App drawer.

• Long press and drag the app icon to add apps to the home screen.

• Open the Widget menu through app shortcuts or long press the empty area of the home screen.

• Long press and drag any widget to the home screen.

• Long press widget to resize or edit.

• Pull down from the status bar to access Quick Settings & the Notification Centre. In Quick Settings, tap each tile to toggle each feature. Long press the tiles to access more detailed settings.

• Pull down a second time to access the expanded Quick Settings. Swipe left and right to access more Quick Settings tiles. Press the edit (pencil) icon and drag the tiles to customise the layout.

• To change the Network Settings, either drag down the Quick Settings panel and long press the first tile on the top left (Network & Internet), or open the Settings app and tap on “Network & Internet”.

• To connect to Wi-Fi, tap on the wifi menu item and turn on the Wi-Fi toggle. Proceed to select the wireless network of choice and enter the password.

• Internet sharing can also be turned on via this page. To do so, simply tap on “Hotspot & Tethering” to select the preferred method and proceed to set it up. This option can also be easily accessed through Quick Settings.

• To connect to a Bluetooth device, either drag down the Quick Settings panel and long press the second tile to the top right (Bluetooth), or open the Settings app and tap on “Connected devices”.

• Tap on “Pair new device” and select on the target device to connect to it.

Launch the “Play Store” and log into a Google account. Proceed to search for the app on the top search bar and tap the green “Install” button. The installed app can be found in the app drawer.

Open the app drawer, hold and drag the app that needs to be deleted. Drag it to the top right corner of the screen and release it under the area marked “Uninstall”. Note: If this action is performed on the home screen, the zone will be marked as “Remove”, which only removes the icon from the home screen and will not uninstall the app.

• To check the available storage on the device, open the Settings app and tap on “Storage” to get an overview of the storage consumption of each type of tiles.

• To clear app storage or wipe app cache, open the Settings app and tap on “App”, then “All apps” to view all installed apps and the respective storage each app is using. Tap on a select app to access its “More info” page, which shows the two buttons for either clearing storage or clearing cache.

• Press the physical volume up or down button on the side of the device to adjust the volume for the most recently used audio source and open the audio menu.

• In the audio menu, tap on the top bell icon to change between the “Ring mode”, “Vibration Only”, and “Silent mode”.

• In the audio menu, tap on the bottom three dots icon to open a slider menu with four sliders to adjust the volume of media volume, call volume, ring & notification volume, and alarm volume respectively.

• To change the unlocking method, open the Settings app and find the “Lock screen & Security and privacy” option. Enter the page to set the unlocking PIN, record additional fingerprints, or record facial data used for unlocking the device.

• Note: fingerprint / face data unlocking cannot be used without a PIN as otherwise anyone could simply swipe to unlock the device.

• Open Settings and navigate to “About Phone (2a)”. This section contains all the device specific information such as hardware information, phone number etc.

• Press on the device name in “About Phone (2a)” to edit how Phone (2a) appears on other devices.

• In “About Phone (2a)”, look for the Nothing OS version. If there is a new software update available for the device, a red number (1) will show up next to the Nothing OS version.

• Find the Glyph Interface section in the Settings app to set up individual features. Alternatively, long press the Glyphs toggle in Quick Settings.

• Drag the brightness slider within the Glyph Interface settings to adjust the brightness. This scales all Glyphs down from maximum brightness.

• To preview and set ringtones, find the Ringtones tab in the Glyph Interface settings. Choose between setting the default ringtone or pairing individual contacts with unique ringtones. Decide between Nothing sounds (handcrafted Glyphs) or My sounds (imported sounds, generated Glyphs).

• To add a custom ringtone, go to My sounds and press “Add new sounds.” This will open the file browser to select the files to import.

• Notification sounds can be set in a similar manner, deciding between original Nothing sounds or imported sounds.

Flip to Glyph temporarily silences and turns off the vibration of the device when Phone (2a) is placed with the screen face down. This helps reduce distractions while ensuring you don’t miss important calls (indicated by the Glyph Interface).

• Glyph timer: A pomodoro timer-like experience. Set the timer and place the phone face down to start; the Glyphs indicate progress with minimal distraction.

• Bedtime Schedule: Temporarily disables the Glyph Interface at set times on select days to avoid distractions at night.

• Glyph Composer: Craft your own Glyph ringtones using Nothing’s provided sound packs.

• Essential Notifications: Set a notification as ‘Essential’ by long-pressing the incoming notification banner and toggling the switch. The Glyph Interface will stay lit for that notification until it’s read or dismissed.

• Glyph Process: Processes notifications from enabled apps to provide a visual estimation of progress via the Glyphs.

• Note: Enabling ‘Do not disturb’ mode will temporarily disable the Glyph Interface by default.

• In the launcher, app-specific shortcuts can be accessed by long holding on an app icon to show the expanded menu of shortcuts.

• Tip: the shortcut can also be made into its own standalone icon by dragging and dropping it on the homescreen.

• The Nothing launcher allows expanding any app icon on the homescreen to four times its size. To use this, long hold on an app icon and press the expand icon.

• The same procedure applies to folders. Expanding a folder allows quick access to the first three apps within it without opening the folder first.

Do not disturb mode offers a distraction-free experience by temporarily muting any non-whitelisted notifications and incoming calls. It also hides any unseen notifications on the status bar and notification tray.

• To toggle this feature, open Quick Settings and tap on the “Do not disturb” tile.

• To make changes to the list of whitelisted people / apps (allowing them to bypass the mode), long hold the “Do not disturb” tile in Quick Settings and edit the important people / apps.

• Do not disturb mode also temporarily disables the Glyph Interface by default. To change this behaviour, long hold the “Do not disturb” tile in quick settings and turn off the “Mute Glyphs” toggle.

Google Assistant can be activated by short holding the power button or swiping up from the bottom right corner of the screen.

• To capture a standard screenshot, simultaneously press the volume down and power button. The image will be stored in the screenshot album in the Google Photos app (usually under Library).

• To take an expanded screenshot, take a normal screenshot first and wait for a “Capture more” button to appear at the bottom. Tap it, and a full page view will show for scrollable content. Drag the borders to adjust the size.

• You can also use the three-finger screenshot gesture. To activate this, go to Settings – System – Gestures – Screenshot Gesture and enable the feature.

• After taking a screenshot, a thumbnail pops up. Press it to quickly edit the screenshot (e.g., crop, annotate). Press “Save” on the top left corner to save changes.

• NFC (Near Field Communication) allows Phone (2a) to connect to other NFC-supported devices by placing them close together. A common use is making contactless payments with Phone (2a) as a virtual credit/debit card via Google Pay.

• It’s recommended to keep NFC on for convenience as it doesn’t drain much battery on standby. To toggle it off or on, open Quick Settings and tap the “NFC” tile.

Press and hold the power button until the Nothing logo appears on the display.

In the setup wizard when you first turn on the Phone (2a), there will be an option to copy data from an existing device. You can do this either via a Google account backup or by connecting the two devices with a cable.

The language can be set on the first page of the setup wizard. It can also be changed later in Settings > System > Languages and input.

Location services can be activated in Settings > Location. When this toggle is on, apps that require location services will request permission to access your location data when you open the app for the first time.

Find My Device will be automatically activated after you log into a Google account. However, the location can only be accessible if location services are toggled on. For more information, check out Settings > Google > Find My Device.

Phone (2a) uses Google’s default backup routine when it’s connected to Wi-Fi and charging on standby for 2 hours. To backup immediately, navigate to Settings > Google > Backup and tap on the “Back up now” button.

The wallpaper and accent colours can be changed by long pressing on an empty space in the homescreen, and selecting “Customisation” in the pop up menu. By default, Phone (2a) will deploy Android’s Dynamic Colour feature to extract colours from the wallpaper unless specified.

• To set up the screen recording feature, swipe down from the top of the screen two times to access the expanded Quick Settings. Press the edit (pencil) icon and drag the Screen Recording tile up from the hidden tiles.

• To begin recording, swipe down to open the Quick Settings and find the newly added Screen Recording tile. Tap it once and confirm to begin recording after the three-second countdown, shown on the right side of the notification bar.

• To finish recording, swipe down to open the notification centre and tap “Stop” to save the recording. The file can be accessible in Google Photos > Library > Movies.

Just like any other widget, the Nothing X widget can be accessed by long pressing on an empty space in the home screen and selecting “Widget” in the pop-up menu. Find the Nothing X widget and drag it to your desired location.

Launch the camera app and tap on the “Video” option on the mode selection bar.

Go to Settings > Security to choose your preferred unlocking method. Note that you need to set a pattern / PIN first in order to use fingerprint or Face Unlock.

To carry out a factory reset, go to Settings > Reset options > Erase all data (factory reset). Be aware this will delete all data from your phone’s internal storage.

Insert the provided SIM card remover tool into the hole next to the SIM tray, located on the bottom of the phone. Push gently to eject the tray.

The Fast Pair feature launches on the Phone (2a) when opening an unpaired Ear (2) case with the buds inside. Navigate through the Fast Pair setup prompts on your Phone (2a) screen to finish the pairing.

If Fast Pair does not appear, go to Settings > Connected Devices > Pair new device to manually search for Nothing Ear (2). For more details, please refer to the Ear (2) manual.

When the Phone (2a)’s battery falls below 20%, a low battery notification will appear automatically, prompting you to turn on battery saver.

To toggle it manually: swipe down from the top of the screen two times to access the expanded Quick Settings. Find the “Battery Saver” tile and tap it. If it’s not visible, press the edit (pencil) icon and drag the Battery Saver tile up from the hidden tiles. Tap it to toggle it on and off from the Quick Settings.

Hold the power button and volume up button simultaneously until the Nothing logo appears on the display.

Game mode is automatically activated when a listed app is launched. To edit the list of apps that trigger Game Mode, go to Settings > System > Game Mode > App list. Apps that are listed as games on the Play Store will be added to this list by default, but you can manually add or remove others.

Whenever a new software update becomes available, a notification will pop up reminding you to update to the latest version. However, you can also manually check for updates by going to Settings > About phone > Software info. If there is a new update available, a red icon will appear next to the Nothing OS label.

Go to Settings > Display > Lock screen > Privacy to pick the notification preview option (e.g., Show sensitive content only when unlocked, Don’t show notifications at all).

Open the Phone app and tap on the three-dots icon to the right of the search bar. Next, navigate to Settings > Caller accounts > Select your SIM/provider > Additional settings and toggle on Call waiting. (Note: Path might vary slightly depending on carrier settings).

Open the Phone app and tap on the three-dots icon to the right of the search bar. Next, navigate to Settings > Blocked numbers > Add a number, to block incoming calls and texts from the added number. You can also choose to block calls from unidentified callers here.

• First, ensure the Screen Cast tile is available in Quick Settings. Swipe down twice from the top of the screen, press the edit (pencil) icon, and drag the Screen Cast tile up from the hidden tiles if necessary.

• To begin mirroring, swipe down to open Quick Settings and find the Screen Cast tile. Tap it once and select the targeted device (e.g., smart TV, Chromecast) from the list. Your phone and the target device must be connected to the same local area network (Wi-Fi).

Dark theme is enabled by default on Nothing OS. To change it, swipe down to access Quick Settings and find the “Dark Theme” tile. Tap it to toggle it on or off. If the tile isn’t visible, edit the Quick Settings layout to add it.

The system font in Phone (2a) cannot be changed. However, you can change the font size by navigating to Settings > Display > Font Size.

Open the Google Photos app and navigate to the Library tab on the bottom bar. Next, tap on “Bin” (or “Trash”). Items deleted within the recent 60 days will be visible here. Long press on the photo(s) or video(s) you want to restore and tap the “Restore” option.