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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

===Introducing Ads and Bloatware to its lower end phones===

Nothing OS 4.0 ~~beta~~ (based on android 16) added Lock Glimpses/Ads and Pre-installed Apps (Bloatware) on their lower end phones, ~~namely~~ the ~~phone~~ 3a series which includes ~~phone~~ (3a) Lite, (3a) ~~and~~ the (3a) Pro. This move is being heavily criticized by consumers as they previously claimed to provide a bloat-free experience on their devices.

Nothing OS 4.0 (based on android 16) added Lock Glimpses/Ads and Pre-installed Apps (Bloatware) on their lower end phones, like the Phone 3a series which includes Phone (3a) Lite, (3a), the (3a) Pro and CMF Phones.<ref>[https://nothing.community/d/45348-lock-glimpse-future-plans "Lock Glimpse & Future Plans"]</ref> This move is being heavily criticized by consumers as they previously claimed to provide a bloat-free experience on their devices.

The introduction of Essential Search does not permit the users to perform local searches on the device without forcing them to Terms and Conditions and a Privacy policy.

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| [[File:Essential Search Privacy Policy.png|thumb|none]]

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Following this update the company also refuses to provide with a simple alternative for the user to downgrade the device to a previous working state, without the user paying for the repair even under warranty.

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===Bluetooth doesn't work===

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 This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
 ===Introducing Ads and Bloatware to its lower end phones===
-Nothing OS 4.0 beta (based on android 16) added Lock Glimpses/Ads and Pre-installed Apps (Bloatware) on their lower end phones, namely the phone 3a series which includes phone (3a) Lite, (3a) and the (3a) Pro. This move is being heavily criticized by consumers as they previously claimed to provide a bloat-free experience on their devices.
+Nothing OS 4.0 (based on android 16) added Lock Glimpses/Ads and Pre-installed Apps (Bloatware) on their lower end phones, like the Phone 3a series which includes Phone (3a) Lite, (3a), the (3a) Pro and CMF Phones.<ref>[https://nothing.community/d/45348-lock-glimpse-future-plans "Lock Glimpse & Future Plans"]</ref> This move is being heavily criticized by consumers as they previously claimed to provide a bloat-free experience on their devices.
+The introduction of Essential Search does not permit the users to perform local searches on the device without forcing them to Terms and Conditions and a Privacy policy.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+| [[File:Essential Search.png|thumb|none]]
+| [[File:Essential Search Terms of Service.png|thumb|none]]
+| [[File:Essential Search Privacy Policy.png|thumb|none]]
+|-
+|}
+Following this update the company also refuses to provide with a simple alternative for the user to downgrade the device to a previous working state, without the user paying for the repair even under warranty.
+{| class="wikitable"
+| [[File:Screen_Shot_2026-01-24_at_18.59.45.png|thumb|none]]
+| [[File:Screen Shot 2026-01-24 at 18.59.28.png|thumb|none]]
+| [[File:Screen Shot 2026-01-24 at 18.59.03.png|thumb|none]]
+| [[File:Screen Shot 2026-01-24 at 18.58.52.png|thumb|none]]
+|-
+|}
 ===Bluetooth doesn't work===