Nothing OS 3.0 Brings AI-Powered Circle to Search to Nothing Phone 2a Plus and Other Models

Nothing OS 3.0 is available as a stable update on the Phone 2a and Phone 2.

Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 27 December 2024 11:06 IST

Nothing OS 3.0 Brings AI-Powered Circle to Search to Nothing Phone 2a Plus and Other Models

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Nothing OS 3.0 update brings Android 15 to Nothing smartphones

Highlights

AI-powered Circle to Search is now available with Nothing OS 3.0
It is rolled out for Nothing Phone 2a Plus, Phone 2a, and Phone 2
The feature supports visual lookup, text translation, and copying

Nothing is rolling out the Circle to Search feature powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to its smartphones, the company announced via its community forum on Thursday. The feature, which has been developed by Google, will be available on the Nothing Phone 2a Plus, Nothing Phone 2a, and the Phone 2 as part of the Nothing OS 3.0 update. It brings Android 15 to Nothing smartphones although its public build is yet to be rolled out for some models in Nothing's lineup.

Circle to Search on Nothing Smartphones

In a community post, the company announced that its Android 15-based Nothing OS 3.0 update for the Nothing Phone 2a Plus, Nothing Phone 2a, and the Phone 2 brings support for Circle to Search — Google's AI-powered visual lookup tool. It has been rolled out after the aforementioned models passed “additional testing”, as per the company.

Circle to Search comes to Nothing phones
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As per the British smartphone maker, Nothing OS 3.0 is available as a stable update on the Nothing Phone 2a and Phone 2. However, Nothing Phone 2a Plus users can only download the Nothing OS 3.0 Open Beta 1 as of now. It comes with the following build numbers:

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Nothing Phone 2: Pong-V3.0-241207-0124
Phone 2a: Pacman-V3.0-241210-2057
Phone 2a Plus: PacmanPro-V3.0-241126-1448 (Beta build)

Circle to Search enables users to search for something on the web by highlighting it on the screen and enabling its visual lookup, leveraging AI. It supports actions such as scribbling, circling or drawing over an object and text on the screen. The feature can be used to translate or copy text as well. In general, Circle to Search is invoked by long-pressing on the home button or the navigation bar.

On Nothing smartphones, it supports multiple navigation modes. When using the three-button navigation, users can simply press the home button to bring up Circle to Search. On the other hand, long-pressing the navigation bar brings up the AI feature if the gesture navigation method is selected.

Nothing Phone 2a Plus

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Bright and vivid display with 120Hz refresh rate
Fast wired charging
Good battery life
Capable cameras
No Bloatware

Bad
Limited IP rating
No charger in the box

Read detailed Nothing Phone 2a Plus review

Display 6.70-inch

Processor MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro

Front Camera 50-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel

RAM 8GB, 12GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 5000mAh

OS Android 14

Resolution 1080x2412 pixels

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Nothing Phone 2a

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Unique design stands out
Bright and vivid display with 120Hz refresh rate
No Bloatware, no Ads
Great battery life

Bad
Plastic build
Slow storage

Read detailed Nothing Phone 2a review

Display 6.70-inch

Front Camera 32-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel

RAM 8GB, 12GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB

Battery Capacity 5000mAh

OS Android 14

Resolution 1080x2412 pixels

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Nothing Phone 2

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Iconic design, unique notification system
Excellent software
Very good battery life
Improved main camera
Slick system performance

Bad
Average low-light performance with secondary cameras
Video recording quality needs improvement
No bundled charger
Top variant isn't great value

Read detailed Nothing Phone 2 review

Display 6.70-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Front Camera 32-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel

RAM 8GB, 12GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

Battery Capacity 4700mAh

OS Android 13

Resolution 1080x2412 pixels

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Further reading: Nothing OS 3.0, Circle to Search, Google, AI, Artificial Intelligence

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