Nothing already announces its date of passage to Android 16

The announcement of a new smartphone is most often an opportunity to detail the projects of its manufacturer in terms of software. Nothing, who announces his phone (3) under Android 15 accompanied by Nothing OS in version 3.5. But while Google has just launched, quite discreetly by the way, the Android version 16 – who will make his official debut in his Pixel 10 Series -, Nothing plans to upgrade quickly. And even very quickly: on the sidelines of its smartphone, the London firm ensures that Android 16, accompanied by Nothing OS 4.0, will be available in the third quarter of 2025. Understand that the firm provides for a provision before the end of September.

What Nothing does not detail, except that the phone (3) will be the first served is its exact update calendar, smartphone smartphone. We suspect that some models, such as its phone (3a), (3a) pro or (2) plus, will have to wait more. The fact remains that the phone (3) is best off in terms of the duration of updates : He will be entitled to 5 years of Android updates and 7 years of security fixes, where the (3A) are not exciting the 3 years of Android updates and 6 years of security patches. The brand also tells us that to date, it is not planned to extend their software monitoring.

Nothing is far from being the only brand to prepare for Android 16. Samsung has already launched its One UI 8 betabased on this version of the system, and could present the final version during its Unpacked of July 9. Xiaomi also offers a beta of the same type via his Developer programjust as Honor, on his Magic 7 Pro.