Days after Nothing launched a new model $1,689 3a smartphone the UK Company has already moved to deliver several major bug fixes for a device that appears to be overpriced and lacking premium components.

In an effort to fix a multitude of problems the Nothing  is rolling out new software update for the Phone (3a) series including several bug fixes, system improvements, and another security patch.

In what appears to be a race to fix complaints from users who used the device and reviewers the Company  the Compant is rolling the problem out in stages, so some users may have to wait for their fix.

The update changes the VoNR icon design in the status bar.

It also fixes display issues with the Inter font in certain third-party apps.

The Company has also attempted to fix video playback problems in their Gallery app.

And despite being a brand new device the Company is now having to fix Glyph-related issues that saw batteries being drained because the lights were constantly being turned on when they shouldn’t.

Another problem was their flip to Glyph feature often stopped working.

The update fixes a system freeze that could happen when plugging in USB headphones. It also solves an issue where certain third-party chargers caused electrical noise while charging.

System stability has been improved overall. The update also includes the latest Android security patch for August.

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Nothing has also warned that that the phone may heat up or use more power during the update.

In a review in the Australian Financial Review John Davidson wrote The cameras on the Phone (3), perhaps the most important feature in a flagship, are inconsistent in their performance, ranging from truly flagship-level to truly awful.

Some of the photos we took with the Phone (3) were incredibly flat and lifeless, all the more so when we compared them to photos from actual flagships, such as Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra, which we took at the same time.

The performance of the Nothing Phone (3) is not exactly “flagship”, either.

In benchmarks, it shows up as just 65 per cent the speed of an Apple iPhone 16 Pro for single-threaded performance, 84 per cent the speed for multicore performance, and 41 per cent the speed for graphics performance.

That’s not exactly a fair comparison, given that an iPhone 16 Pro costs $1999 for the same amount of storage, but Nothing threw fairness out the window when it slapped a “flagship” label on a phone that is anything but.