Nothing’s New Phone Kills a Defining Feature but May Add a Whole New One

It’s hard to stand out in the phone world. Outside of foldable screens like the Flip and Fold pioneered by Samsung, most phones nowadays wind up looking suspiciously iPhone-esque—a rectangular glass slab with small variations in chassis that equate to flat or less-flat edges. That’s why, when phone upstart Nothing put out its Phone 1, a few design tweaks went a long way. First and foremost, the phones have a “transparent design,” which basically just means a slightly see-through backplate that showcases some internal components. Perhaps even more defining than that semi-transparent design aesthetic, however, is the Glyph Interface—an array of LEDs that light up the phone’s backside to show notifications, timers, etc. A design choice that, according to a brief-but-telling post on X, may soon wind up in the graveyard. We killed the Glyph Interface. pic.twitter.com/wlLHNzzc72 — Nothing (@nothing) May 29, 2025 “We killed the Glyph Interface” doesn’t leave much to the imagination, especi ... Read full article.