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TL;DR
- Nothing smartphones started receiving Android 15 via stable Nothing OS 3.0 earlier this month.
- Devices that have been upgraded can now start taking advantage of Circle to Search.
- Circle to Search is also available in beta on the Nothing Phone 2a Plus.
We’re only days away from the end of 2024, and despite the fact that Android 16 already has its second developer preview ready for testing, the vast majority of phones haven’t even received Android 15 yet. While manufacturers like Samsung take their time with a very deliberate, controlled and ultimately slow approach to their beta testing, more nimble players like Nothing have been able to attract attention with stable Android 15 for their own phones. Nothing OS 3.0 has been available for the company’s latest phones for a little over a week now, and today we’re discovering an additional feature that’s arriving.
Circle to Search has become one of the most useful and discreet Android tools of the year, and after early availability on Samsung and Google smartphones, it’s gearing up to go from strength to strength. Following the release of operating system 3.0, Nothing now shares that Circle to Search is available on Nothing Phone 2, Phone 2a and Phone 2a Plus.
Currently, Nothing OS 3.0 stable version is only available for phones 2 and 2a. So while Phone 2a Plus users can also start trying Circle to Search, they will need to be on the beta track. Based on the company’s announcement on its community forums, it appears that Circles to Search just needed some more testing, and that’s why it wasn’t initially available when the stable version of Nothing OS 3.0 was released. abandoned for the first time.
The company shares that Circle to Search availability will be available in the future for the Japanese edition of the Nothing Phone 2a. This will also extend to Nothing’s other phones as they receive their own OS 3.0 updates in 2025.
If you are using the latest version of your phone and still can’t find Circle to Search when you long press your navigation bar or home button, go ahead and reset your phone. Nothing says this could be enough. to appear.
