The founder of Nothing, Carl Pei, was very evasive about the Android 13 rollout schedule for the phone (1). The person concerned, however, gave details to Android Authority. Spoiler: the update will not land before 2023.
On August 17, our colleague from NumeramaNicolas Lellouche, had arrested Carl Pei (founder of Nothing) on Twitter about the software monitoring of the phone (1). Specifically, it was asked when Android 13 would be rolled out to the brand’s very first phone, as the Google Pixels are already starting to take advantage of it.
To this question, Carl Peil had been more than evasive, to the point of kicking into touch. “A product is more than its specifications, features and version numbers. “, he had then written, without anyone knowing more about it. A few days later, the interested party puts the subject back on the table via a more structured media outlet.
A beta by the end of 2022
The co-founder of OnePlus clarified the situation withAndroid Authoritythrough an official statement. According to him, “Android 13 will be launched in the first half of 2023 for phone users (1)“, can we read. Until then, the focus will be on upgrading Nothing OS software, as the company has already been able to do three times since the launch of the phone.
While we are working around the clock, we won’t rush on updates at the expense of user experience. This also applies to Nothing OS based on Android 13 where we aim to ship a beta version by the end of the year, with a full release in early 2023.
—Carl Pei (@getpeid) August 24, 2022
Carl Pei also publicly reacted on Twitter to confirm the news in person. Other details are given: a beta version of Nothing OS based on Android 13 should be launched by the end of the year. The stable release will then well and truly follow in 2023. The fears were real after his elusive response on Twitter. The doubts are now removed.
Already late?
We will therefore have to be patient before tasting the new features of Android 13 on the Nothing phone. Here, the brand does not position itself as an excellent student in terms of software monitoring. By the end of the year, many other manufacturers should at least update their high-end devices.
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