The Nothing Phone 2 launched last year with Android 13 and was updated to the latest version by the end of the year. Now, the British startup led by OnePlus co-founder Karl Pei has released a beta version of Android 15, the upcoming update to Google’s operating system that is expected to arrive later this year. The company warned power users and developers that the beta version is an early build and some features of the stable version of Nothing OS are currently unavailable.
Nothing Phone 2 Android 15 beta released for testers
The first Android 15 beta for the Nothing Phone 2 was released to testers earlier this week via a post on the Nothing Community forum. It’s the second device from the company to receive the Android 15 beta — Nothing Phone 2a users got access to a test build last week. Before upgrading to Android 15, users should make sure their phone is running Nothing OS 2.5.5.
Nothing. Phone 2 owners can download the Android 15 beta in the form of an over-the-air (OTA) update, which means you don’t need to connect your phone to a computer to install the beta update. It’s also worth noting that while you can roll back to Android 14, there’s no way to do so without the phone wiping your data, which means you’ll need to back up all of your data.
Nothing Phone 2 Android 15 Beta: How to Download
To install the Nothing Phone 2 Android 15 beta, you’ll need to download one of the two beta update packages via the company’s website and save it to your phone’s built-in storage. It’s also worth reading the list of known issues with the first Android 15 beta and making sure you don’t install it on your primary device.
- Create a folder called oh in the phone’s built-in memory.
- Copy Android 15 Beta Update 2 to oh folder
- Open the dialer and enter this code *#*#682#*#*
- Tap the refresh button to update the list in the local update tool that appears.
- Select the Android 15 beta update package that you downloaded.
- touch Apply OTA directly from favorites > in order to start installing the Android 15 beta package.
- Wait for the update to install before exiting the local updater.
- touch Confirm and your phone will reboot into the new Android 15 beta.
Nothing Phone 2 Android 15 Beta Known issues
While there is no guarantee that developers and power users can install the latest Android 15 beta, there are several known issues with the first Android 15 beta. For example, users cannot enroll their fingerprints after upgrading to Android 15.
Similarly, face unlock will also be unavailable, meaning you’ll be entering your passcode every time you want to use the phone. Finally, widgets and pre-installed apps like Nothing X, Weather, Launcher, Recorder are currently not available in the beta version.
