Nothing Phone 3 was unveiled earlier this week with a price tag in India that made people check it twice. The company also introduced its first over-ear headphones at the event in London. The Phone 3 comes with Nothing OS 3.0 version out of the box but the brand shared some exciting news for Nothing Phone users about the Android 16 update for their devices. 

The new version seems to be already in the works and the company has given a clear timeline for the Nothing OS 4.0 release in the next few months. 

Nothing OS 4.0 Update: When Does It Release? 

Nothing CEO Carl Pei on the sidelines of the launch event this week confirmed that the Nothing OS 4.0 version based on Android 16 will be coming ‘later this autumn’ which ideally suggests somewhere around September-October. Google has already rolled out the stable Android 16 version in June and is expected to launch with the Pixel 10 series, which could be announced as early as August. 

So having Android 16 AOSP in their wing means brands like Nothing can start work on their one version, and it would be interesting to see if it can meet its claimed timeline. Nothing Phone 3 is highly expected to be the first device from the brand to get the Nothing OS 4.0 update, especially when the company is offering 5 OS upgrades for the flagship device. 

People using the Phone 2, Phone 3a and the CMF Phones will be eager to see how quickly the company can offer the Android 16 update for their devices and we are hoping that happens by early next year. 

Android 16 has a lot of new features and changes with the interface that will be available later this year. Nothing could customise the Android 16 OS version for its devices and integrate all the new privacy and security features. 

Nothing Phone 3 has launched in India priced at Rs 79,999. It gets a 6.7-inch AMOLED display, powered by Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset and packs a 5,500mAh battery with 65W charging support for the Indian variant.