In an exciting update for Nothing smartphone users, Google's innovative Circle to Search feature is now officially supported on three Nothing devices. This feature allows users to access functionality quickly by long-pressing the Home button, or the navigation bar for those with gesture-based navigation.
To activate Circle to Search, users can navigate to the Settings > Special features > Gestures > Navigation mode > Circle to Search menu on their devices. To ensure you can utilize this feature, ensure that your Nothing Phone (2) is updated to Nothing OS 3.0 with build number Pong-V3.0-241207-0124. Meanwhile, the Nothing Phone (2a) should be running on Pacman-V3.0-241210-2057, both of which have already been confirmed to support the feature.
Details on Circle to Search
If you're a Nothing Phone (2a) Plus user, note that support for Circle to Search is still in beta status, requiring units to run the PacmanPro-V3.0-241126-1448 beta build. Stable updates are expected for early 2025.
Nothing Phone (2)
| 256GB 12GB RAM | $ 554.99 | € 595.46 |
| 512GB 12GB RAM | $ 665.89 | € 948.21 |
If you face any issues accessing Circle to Search despite having the right software builds, a simple device reboot may resolve the problem.
Nothing Phone (2a)
| 128GB 8GB RAM | $ 329.00 | € 290.00 |
| 256GB 12GB RAM | $ 369.00 | € 343.00 |
For Nothing Phone (2a) Plus users, the beta version currently allows access to Circle to Search, with future stable updates to follow soon.
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus
| 256GB 12GB RAM | € 389.00 | £ 308.30 |
| 256GB 8GB RAM | ₹ 24,099 | |
According to Nothing, support for the Circle to Search feature is expected to expand to more of their devices over time, including models sold in Japan, following future updates to Nothing OS 3.0.
