Nothing Phone 2a Gets Android 15 Beta; Here’s How to Install

May. 14, 2024

Just hours before the Google I/O, Nothing shared acommunity postannouncing the Android 15 Developer Preview Program. Surprisingly, this update is only available for the newly released Nothing Phone 2a instead of their flagship Nothing Phone 2. So if you want to check what this new version has in store for us then here is a quick guide to upgrade to Android 15 Beta 1 on the Nothing Phone 2a.

Warning!

Installing Android 15 Beta 1 will format your device storage and log you out of any existing accounts you were logged in. This is a highly unstable build and a lot of NothingOS features will not work in this build. We recommend you create a backup before the installation.

This new update isonly available for the white, black, and milk versionsof the Phone 2a. It does not include theblue versionexclusively released in India. Before we start, make sure your device is running on the latestNothing OS 2.5.5aupdate.

Upgrade to Android 15 Beta on the Nothing Phone 2a

Once you are all set, follow these steps to install the latest Android Beta 1 on your phone.

After the restart, your phone will boot into the Android 15 Beta 1 as if it is a new phone, since all its data will be erased. If you want to go back to Android 14 then download theroll-back packageand follow the same steps.

After installing the Beta build, we did not notice any changes to the device whatsoever. The community changelogs mention new boot animation and wallpapers, but we did not find any of it. It is just a barebones version of Android – all the Nothing OS design, features, and apps are missing here. Thefingerprint scanner and face unlock are also not workingin this build. So I would recommend that you hold on to your horses and wait for the next release.

But if you have updated to this Android 15 build on your Nothing Phone 2a, then what are your thoughts about it so far? Let us know in the comments.

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