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TL;DR The Nothing Phone 3 is now receiving the Nothing OS 4.1 software update.
This comes shortly after the Nothing Phone 4a series debuted this software last month.
Expect the Essential Voice feature, a new lock screen clock, improved Live Updates, and more tweaks.
The Nothing Phone 4a series launched with Nothing OS 4.1 last month, but older phones were still stuck on Nothing OS 4. Fortunately, you didn’t have to wait long for the update if you’ve got a Nothing Phone 3.
Nothing has announced on its Community forum that Nothing OS 4.1 is now rolling out to the Nothing Phone 3. This software brings a few handy features and improvements to the 2025 flagship.
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For one, the update includes the firm’s newly announced Essential Voice dictation feature. This smart speech-to-text tool can remove filler words and stutters, while offering a text shortcut library for specific spellings and phrases. Furthermore, Essential Voice is available in over 100 languages and supports translations.
Nothing OS 4.1 also brings a new lock screen clock derived from the Nothing Phone 3a Community Edition, Live Updates that work across the phone (including lock screen, Glyph interface, notification shade), and more streamlined Essential Notifications. Other improvements include better audio call quality when paired with Nothing audio products, improved video call quality, and the April 2026 security patch.
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