- Install this only if you can handle the bugs..otherwise, just skip it and save your sanity! Not sharing feedback and rolling back to a stable build before the OBT ends, thus losing all your data makes no sense btw. Think it over before jumping in. Happy testing and bug hunting! 🐛

Install this only if you can handle the bugs..otherwise, just skip it and save your sanity! Not sharing feedback and rolling back to a stable build before the OBT ends, thus losing all your data makes no sense btw. Think it over before jumping in. Happy testing and bug hunting! 🐛

New Features
📱 Updated system to Android 16 beta. Please back up your user data (photos, call logs, contacts, etc.) before proceeding with the upgrade.
🟢 Pop-up View now supports two floating icons for easier switching.
⏱️ Added 2 new lock screen clock faces.
↔️ 2*2 size is now supported for most QuickSettings tiles.
🌑 Extra dark mode is now available, bringing a more immersive dark style. Path: Settings > Display > Dark theme > Extra dark mode.
⚡️ System upgrade supports app optimisation to improve startup speed. Path: Settings > Apps > App optimisation.
📷 Preset is now available in the Camera app. Explore “Stretch”, a preset created with photographer Jordan Hemingway, offering rich shadows and extended highlights for a distinctive look.
🪀 Essential Apps creation is now available. Combine your ideas with AI to generate various widgets and share them with the Community.
🛝 Playground — come to experience unique creations from the Community, including Essential Apps, Camera Presets, and EQ Profiles.

- For more details of Essential Apps & Playground, please visit the official post on Nothing Community.
- The device may temporarily heat up and increase power consumption during the update and will quickly return to normal after the process is complete.

- Version: 16 BP2A
- Codename: #Pacman
- Build date: 05/10/'25

• Included nongrouper GApps from MindTheGapps for being able to use Google backup/restore and Wellbeing functionnalities (Some partner apps auto-install after setup)
• Stopped applying a fingerprint dimming for screenshots took from the lockscreen
• Applied a 120Hz frame rate multiple threshold for improving jitter
• Reverted back to NothingOS timers values for automatic refresh rate switching
• Switched from a dual Wi-Fi AP/AP interface to a single Wi-Fi bridged AP/AP interface for Hotspot
• Switched to Google Pixel's SurfaceFlinger timing offsets

• Check the FAQS here
• GApps are included by default
• Fenrir isn't included by default

• Check issues

Terms of Conduct for Devs

Community Wiki

- Version: 23.0
- Codename: #Pacman
- Build date: 12/10/'25

• Automatic translation import
• Bumped Security string to Oct '25
• Fixed Aperture RAW capture when permissions are granted after app launch
• Merged recommended patches for Sept '25
• Updated LOS apps to SDK 36

• Added back missing fp screen off unlock feature on A16
• Disabled Jpeg/R and HEIC Ultra HDR for camera
• Fixed sepolicy conflict causing AOSP 16 QPR2 Beta GSI to not boot
• Updated proprietary blobs and firmware to Pacman-B4.0-250917-2235 (Except preloader)

• Check the FAQS here
• GApps are included by default
• A clean flash is mandatory if coming from other roms.
• Fenrir isn't included by default

- Version: 16 BP2A
- Codename: #Pacman
- Released: 25/11/25

- Fixed Forward animation lag
- Changelog: Sync the updates

• GApps are included by default
• Fenrir isn't included by default

• Check issues and report in comments section.

🏆 Credits:
- @FanDeMaraiste92, @arteryring1, @lordwitcher and all other devs for development
- @elohim152 helping me in each step

Nothing OS 4.0
You’re now upgrading to the official release of Nothing OS 4.0, powered by Android 16. Please back up your user data (photos, call logs, contacts, etc.) before proceeding with the upgrade. Take a look at what's included in this update:

New Features
🕶 Hiding apps directly from the home screen and App drawer is now supported. Find hidden apps via: Home screen > App drawer > Hidden icons.
🔍 Managing the search scope is now supported in App drawer to display results within a specific scope.
📏 Added more size options for Weather, Pedometer, Screen Time widgets.
↔️ 2x2 size is now supported for most QuickSettings tiles.
🟢 Pop-up view now supports two floating icons for easier switching.
⚡️ System upgrade supports app optimisation to improve startup speed. Path: Settings > Apps > App optimisation.

Essential Innovations
🛝 Introducing Playground (Alpha) — come to experience unique creations from the Community, including Essential Apps, Camera Presets, and EQ Profiles.
🪀 Essential Apps (Alpha) are now open for download. Enjoy the AI-powered, community-crafted apps that blend creativity with efficiency.

Notes:
For more details of Playground & Essential Apps, please visit https://playground.nothing.tech.

Visual Enhancements
🌠 Nothing app icons have been redesigned with an all-new, fresh look.
📶 Updated status bar icons with a more intuitive look.
⏱️ Added 2 new lock screen clock faces in Customisation.
🌑 Extra dark mode is now available, bringing a more immersive dark style. Path: Settings > Display > Dark theme > Extra dark mode.

Glyph Interface
🤫 Added a setting to choose whether Flip to Glyph switches your phone to Silent or Vibrate mode.
💡 Glyph Progress now uses Android 16 Live Update notifications for improved compatibility with third-party apps.

Camera Enhancements
🎛 Presets: Updated default list with new popular styles.
🎨 Filters: Added intensity adjustment and exclusive 'Stretch' styles.
🎞 Motion Photos: Supports longer recording times and audio capture.
🖼 Watermarks: Introduced new Nothing brand watermarks and artistic frames.
📱 Interface: Refreshed camera UI design with optimised interactions.

- The device may experience temporary overheating and increased power consumption during the upgrade and will quickly return to normal after the upgrade is complete.
- Feedback? On your device: Go to Settings -> System -> Feedback.
- For reference only, firmware rollouts are often staggered

Nothing OS 4.0
You’re now upgrading to the official release of Nothing OS 4.0, powered by Android 16. Please back up your user data (photos, call logs, contacts, etc.) before proceeding with the upgrade. Take a look at what's included in this update:

New Features
🕶 Hiding apps directly from the home screen and App drawer is now supported. Find hidden apps via: Home screen > App drawer > Hidden icons.
🔍 Managing the search scope is now supported in App drawer to display results within a specific scope.
📏 Added more size options for Weather, Pedometer, Screen Time widgets.
↔️ 2x2 size is now supported for most QuickSettings tiles.
🟢 Pop-up view now supports two floating icons for easier switching.
⚡️ System upgrade supports app optimisation to improve startup speed. Path: Settings > Apps > App optimisation.

Essential Innovations
🛝 Introducing Playground (Alpha) — come to experience unique creations from the Community, including Essential Apps, Camera Presets, and EQ Profiles.
🪀 Essential Apps (Alpha) are now open for download. Enjoy the AI-powered, community-crafted apps that blend creativity with efficiency.

Notes:
For more details of Playground & Essential Apps, please visit https://playground.nothing.tech.

Visual Enhancements
🌠 Nothing app icons have been redesigned with an all-new, fresh look.
📶 Updated status bar icons with a more intuitive look.
⏱️ Added 2 new lock screen clock faces in Customisation.
🌑 Extra dark mode is now available, bringing a more immersive dark style. Path: Settings > Display > Dark theme > Extra dark mode.

Glyph Interface
🤫 Added a setting to choose whether Flip to Glyph switches your phone to Silent or Vibrate mode.
💡 Glyph Progress now uses Android 16 Live Update notifications for improved compatibility with third-party apps.

Camera Enhancements
🎛 Presets: Updated default list with new popular styles.
🎨 Filters: Added intensity adjustment and exclusive 'Stretch' styles.
🎞 Motion Photos: Supports longer recording times and audio capture.
🖼 Watermarks: Introduced new Nothing brand watermarks and artistic frames.
📱 Interface: Refreshed camera UI design with optimised interactions.

- The device may experience temporary overheating and increased power consumption during the upgrade and will quickly return to normal after the upgrade is complete.
- Feedback? On your device: Go to Settings -> System -> Feedback.
- For reference only, firmware rollouts are often staggered

⚙️ Enhanced overall system stability.

- The device may experience temporary overheating and increased power consumption during the upgrade and will quickly return to normal after the upgrade is complete.
- Feedback? On your device: Go to Settings -> System -> Feedback.
- For reference only, firmware rollouts are often staggered

- Version: 16.0
- Codename: #Pacman
- Build date: 04/12/'25

- Initial Build Release

• Check the FAQS here
• GApps are included by default
• A clean flash is mandatory if coming from other roms.
• Fenrir isn't included by default

- Version: 23.1
- Codename: #Pacman
- Build date: 02/12/25

• Check the FAQS here
• GApps are included by default
• A clean flash is mandatory if coming from other roms.
• Fenrir isn't included by default
• If you are using Fenrir, please update to the latest release before booting into the system, otherwise the system might not letting you boot until you fix this. Backing up your data is recommended just in case too

- Version: Blooming A2
- Codename: #Pacman
- Build date: 11/12/2025

- Vanilla: cf r2 / SF / gofile / pixeldrain
+ Vanilla images: SF / pixeldrain
- GApps: cf r2 / SF / gofile / pixeldrain
+ GApps images: SF / pixeldrain

- Initial release

- proprietary blobs: Pacman-B4.0-250917-2235
- fenrir not shipped with the build
- if theres any issues, please report
- source patches
- unzip {variant}_images.zip for boot, vendor_boot, super_empty

- @FanDeMaraiste92, @arteryring1, @lordwitcher - base DT
- @FanDeMaraiste92 - feedback about 2 redundant commits
- @YukiSoall for testing
- @arunika_aprillia - banner
- Nyaru - early server

- Version: 16.1
- Codename: #Pacman
- Build Date: 13/12/25

• GApps are included by default
• Fenrir isn't included by default
• some banking apps are not working out of the box, required keybox for that
• during installation in adb sideload if fail then cancel sideload disconnect and reconnect cable and try again
• During sideload it'll show error at arround 47% do not panic wait for it to complete
• First boot will take longer than usual do not panic.
• November 2025 Security Patch
• Check issues and report in comments section.

- @FanDeMaraiste92 , @arteryring1 and @lordwitcher for development
- @elohim152 for help

- Version: 16.0
- Codename: #Pacman
- Build Date: 18/12/25

• GApps are included by default
• Fenrir isn't included by default
• All banking banking apps are working out of the box without root
• First boot will take longer than usual do not panic.
• December 2025 Security Patch
• None or minimal lag issue when system animation type set to "Android P" and performance boost enabled
• Check issues and report in comments section.

- @FanDeMaraiste92 , @arteryring1 and @lordwitcher for development
- @rajan_gadhvi for help
- @it_is_a_dark_dolphin for support
- @evinsen for testing

- Version:  16.1
- Codename: #Pacman
- Build Date: 29/12/25

• Hotfix for this build. Included Flashbang workaround.
• GApps are included by default
• Fenrir isn't included by default
• some banking apps are not working out of the box, required keybox for that
• during installation in adb sideload if fail then cancel sideload disconnect and reconnect cable and try again
• During sideload it'll show error at arround 47% do not panic wait for it to complete
• First boot will take longer than usual do not panic.

- @FanDeMaraiste92 , @arteryring1 and @lordwitcher for development
- @elohim152 for help
-@evinsen and @it_is_a_dark_dolphin for testing