Nothing OS 5.0 Open Beta Based on Android 17 Expands to More Devices

Nothing OS 5.0 Open Beta 2026: 3 New Phones, a 7-Day Window

The Nothing OS 5.0 open beta now covers five phones after the Phone (4a), (3a) and (3a) Pro joined on September 22. You get Android 17 roughly six weeks early, but sign-ups close after 7 days, and a factory reset is a real risk. Here's how to decide.

Nothing Phone 4a Gets Android 17 Open Beta With Privacy, Camera & Battery Upgrades

Nothing has expanded its Android 17 open beta to all Nothing Phone 4a owners, offering early access to privacy enhancements, refined notifications, improved camera processing, smarter battery management, and Glyph interface updates. The stable release is expected in about two months.

Nothing OS 5.0 open beta based on Android 17 expands to more devices

Back in late August, Nothing unveiled the Nothing OS 5.0 update, based on Android 17, and proceeded to make it available as an open beta for the Nothing Phone (3). Since then, the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro has also joined the party earlier this month, and today the rollout is expanding to the Nothing Phone (4a), Nothing Phone (3a), and Nothing Phone (3a) Pro. [#InlinePriceWidget,13969,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14529,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14503,1#] …

Nothing Phone (4a) and (3a) Pro can now join Android 17 open beta

Right on schedule, Nothing is releasing Nothing OS 5.0 open beta for the Phone (4a), Phone (3a Pro, and Phone (3a) before the company’s official Android 17 release next month. more…

Nothing expands Android 17 beta to three more phones, but you’ll have to act fast

TL;DR Nothing OS 5.0 Open Beta is rolling out to the Phone 4a, Phone 3a Pro, and Phone 3a. The Android 17-based update adds a major visual refresh, split notifications, new widgets, camera upgrades, and more. There’s only one week to join the beta, or you’ll have to wait for the stable release in November. Nothing is sticking to its Android 17 schedule, and three more phones are now joining the party. If you own the Nothing Phone 4a, Phone 3a P…