How-to

Note: Performing a factory reset will clear all applications, contacts, text messages and other data in your phone, which can't be restored after the operation. Please be sure to back up important data and migrate chat history from third-party applications such as WhatsApp in advance. The path is as follows: Settings > System > Reset options > Erase all data (factory reset) To keep your personal information safe, you will need to verify your lock screen / Google account password if your phone has a lock screen password or is logged in with a Google account. Ensure you have good internet connection to verify the account password and then follow the on-screen prompts.

Press the power button and volume+ button simultaneously, and a pop-up menu will be displayed. Then select Power to turn off the phone. Alternatively, swipe down from the top of the screen to access quick settings. Swipe down again to access the control centre and power button.

1. To set up screen-casting, swipe down twice from the top of the screen to access the expanded quick settings. Tap the edit (pencil) icon and drag the Screen cast tile up from the hidden tiles.
2. To start screen-casting (mirroring), swipe down to open the quick settings and locate the newly added Screen cast tile. Tap it once and select the target device to cast to. Ensure that both devices are connected to the same local network.

There are two ways to do this: 1) Swipe up from the homescreen, tap on Contacts, select the relevant contact, then tap the 3 vertical dots icon > Block numbers > Block. 2) Tap on the Dialer app and go to Contacts, select the contact, then tap the 3 vertical dots > Block numbers > Block.

Press and hold the power button until the Nothing logo appears on the display.

Nothing Phone uses Google's default backup process when connected to WiFi and left on standby for 2 hours to charge. If you need to back up now, go to Settings > Google > Backup and click the Back up now button.

Long-press the empty space of the home screen and go to Customisation > Wallpaper and style to change the wallpaper or color.

1.To set up screen recording, swipe down from the top of the screen twice to access the expanded quick settings. Click on the edit (pencil) icon and drag the Screen record tile up from the hidden tiles. 2.To begin recording, swipe down to open the quick settings and find the newly added Screen record tile. Click on it once and confirm to begin recording after the three-second countdown, shown on the right side of the notification bar. 3.To finish recording, swipe down to open the notification center and click on Stop to save the recording. The file can be accessed via Google Photos > Library > Movies.

The Phone does not support wireless battery sharing.

Go to Settings > Special features > Gestures > Double press power button and select Camera. Once set, you can quickly launch the camera from the lock screen by pressing the power button twice.

Please click on this link and input the required information to track the status of the repair. Note: Tracking the repair status are for those who applied online.

Open the Gallery app and navigate to Albums on the bottom bar. Tap on Recently Deleted to view photos and videos that were deleted within the last 30 days. From there, you can restore any items you wish to recover.

Go to Settings> System> System Update. If there is a new version, we recommend you download the latest Nothing OS software version using WiFi. Don't press the power button or perform any actions during the upgrade process, and wait for the update to be completed. If there is no new version, it means your phone has the latest version.

Go to Settings> Network & Internet> Hotspot and Tethering> WiFi Hotspot. Note: When you use your Hotspot, your phone consumes a lot of energy, resulting in power-consumption and heat problems. This is normal but use mindfully.

Go to Settings > Passwords, passkeys and accounts > Accounts for Owner. Tap the account you want to delete to open a new page, and tap Remove account to delete it.

App pinnings allow you to keep the current app in view until you unpin it. When an app is pinned: - Personal data may be accessible (such as contacts and email content). - Pinned app may open other apps. - If you want to securely share your device with someone, use a guest user instead. To use app pinning: 1. Turn the app pinning on. 2. Open Overview. 3. Click on the app icon at the top of the screen, then click on Pin. How to unpin: 1. At the view of the pinned app, swipe up and hold to unpin.

If you're getting too many notifications, manage your preferences as below: 1. Turn off notifications in settings: go to Settings > Notifications > App settings, select the app whose that you want to manage notifications for. 2. Quickly turn off notifications from the notification bar: swipe down the status bar on the notification page, long-press the notification content and click on Turn off notification. On the new page, select the notifications you want to turn off and click Done to finish.

Go to Settings > Lock screen > Privacy to choose notification preview options.

You'll receive a notification when a new software update becomes available. You can also manually check for updates by going to Settings > About phone > Software info. If there is a new update available, a red icon will appear next to the Nothing OS label.

If you lose your phone, you can find, lock or erase it. If you've added a Google account to your device, Find My Phone is automatically turned on. If you allow Find My Phone to encrypt your phone's most recent location and store it with Google, your device’s most recent location is available to the first account activated on the device. To find a device, make sure you: - are signed in with a Google account on your device. - have the location opened. - have Find My Phone turned on - have power on and are connected to mobile data or WiFi. You can still find its recent locations if your device turned off or not connected to mobile data or WiFi and enable 'Store recent locations.' Important: if you find your device after you've erased data, you need your Google account password to use your device again. Learn about device protection. 1. On a browser, go to LINK 2. Sign in to your Google account. - If you have multiple devices, select the lost one at the top of the sidebar. - If your lost device has more than one user profile: sign in with a Google account that's on the main or personal profile. Learn about user profiles. 3.The lost device gets a notification. 4.You'll get info about where the device is on the map. - The location is approximate and may not be accurate. - If your device can't be found, you may find its last known location if available. 5. If you get a prompt, tap Enable lock and erase. 6. Select what you want to do: - Play sound: rings your device at full volume for 5 minutes, even if it's set to silent or vibrate. - Secure device: locks your device with your PIN or password. If you don't have a lock, you can set one. To help someone return your device to you, you can add a message or device number to the lock screen. - Erase device: permanently deletes all data on your device, but may not delete SD cards. After you erase it, Find My Phone won't work on the device any longer.

Location services can be activated in Settings > Location. When this switch is enabled, apps that require location services will request permission to access your location data when you first open the app.

The language can be set on the first page of the setup page. It can also be changed in Settings > System > Languages and input.

Go to Settings > About phone > Software info > Build number and click 7 times. After 'You are in developer mode' appears, turn on USB debugging in Settings > System > Developer Options >USB Debugging.

Please try the below:

1. Swipe into the home page to open the application center on the mobile phone, long-press the corresponding app and select Uninstall. Alternatively, long-press the corresponding app, click on App info and Uninstall.

2. Alternatively, go to Settings Apps See all apps. Click on the app you want to uninstall, and then select Uninstall.

Note: - Some built-in apps don't support uninstallation. - Uninstalling the app will clear the app data; back up your data before uninstalling.

Please go to Settings > System > System update and choose Check for update.

There are two ways to do this: 1) Go to Settings > Display and enable the Dark Theme. 2) Swipe down from the top of the phone to access the notification status bar. Then swipe down again to go to the control centre, and slide to tap Dark Theme icon to enable it.

Please go to Settings > Notifications > Notifications on lock screen, then select 'Don't show any notifications.'

Ensure if multi-user is enabled by going to Settings > System > Multiple users. After that, swipe down from the top of the lock screen to access quick settings and tap the user icon.

1. Go to Settings > Apps > See all apps > Find clock and tap open. Tap the add icon to create a new alarm. 2. Swipe down twice on your screen to access quick settings. Tap on Clock and go to Alarm. Tap the add icon to create a new alarm and adjust the below settings: - Repeat: select a time for your alarms to repeat between Monday to Sunday. - Label: add labels for your alarms. - Alarm sound: select a sound for your alarm. - Vibrate: turn vibration on/off. Tap on the More icon in the upper right corner and go to Settings: 1. Silent After: automatically silence an alarm after a set period of time. 2. Snooze length: set snooze length from 1 to 30 mins. Note: 1. You can set as many alarms as you want. 2. The alarm sound will be ring even if the phone is in silent mode.

Long-press the app icon on the home screen and select App info > Mobile data & WiFi to disable background data.