Ryan Haines / Android Authority
When Nothing first switched from its original Glyph Interface to the new Glyph Matrix on the Phone 3, I have to say I was underwhelmed. Sure, the LED-filled circle looks cool and promises a new way to interact with your phone, but I couldn’t shake the fact that it felt more like a gimmick than the light-up strips. It packed more toys than tools, and I couldn’t make myself use it enough.
But now, I’ve found an app that changes things. It’s called Glyphify, and it adds a few new tricks to my Nothing Phone 3 and even more flexibility to Nothing’s older launches. Let’s check it out.
Glyph Dial is so simple and oh, so smart
Ryan Haines / Android Authority
Having come out of my time with the Nothing Phone 3 so completely underwhelmed by the Glyph Matrix, I’ve been willing to try new things. I’ve kept a close eye on Nothing’s community page and added a few community-created Glyph Toys to my cycle — even replacing some of the first-party options I started with.
But then, when I downloaded Glyphify, which only costs a little more than $2, I realized that my light-up matrix had been missing something: Speed dial. For users of the Nothing Phone 3, the main draw of this clever little app has to be the Glyph Dial, which makes it incredibly easy to spin through a rolodex of your ten closest friends and family.
The Glyph Dial finally feels like a tool for the Glyph Matrix rather than a toy.
Or, at least, it’s made up a good 90% of my usage of Glyphify since I downloaded the app. To me, the Glyph Dial is just enough without being too much. I loaded a couple of my closest friends, those I speak to just about daily, and I’ve set it up towards the top of my Glyph Toys cycle.
Then, all I have to do is press the rear button to light up my Glyph Matrix and tap a few more times to find the right contact. A quick shake or a raise to my ear, and my call is on its way. I’d almost say it feels like the widget and gesture combination I’d expect from a flip phone, which automatically means I’m in love. And, to those friends who didn’t crack my ten-person rotation, sorry, not too sorry.
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