Nothing Phone (3) won't have this unique Nothing feature
Nothing is introducing the Phone (3), its first-ever proper flagship smartphone, in July. Ahead of that, the brand has recently started teasing the device. Today, it's issued a sad announcement regarding it.
As it turns out, the Nothing Phone (3) won't have the Glyph LED lights on the back. These, along with the transparent-like look, have over the years become a unique instantly-recognizable feature of the Nothing Phone series, but apparently they won't be in the upcoming flagship.
We killed the Glyph Interface. pic.twitter.com/wlLHNzzc72 — Nothing (@nothing) May 29, 2025
That sounds like an odd decision, but this is probably not the full story. One comment in the X thread above suggests Nothing will switch to dot-matrix instead, which would be the next logical step for sure.
But, even if there are no lights whatsoever on the back of the Phone (3), we have to wonder how many people will miss them. This always felt like an intentional gimmick intended primarily to make Nothing phones instantly recognizable (which is a huge problem normally for a new brand), but maybe that's just us. What do you think? Did you ever use the Glyph lights if you've had a Nothing phone? Would you have if you got one? Let us know in the comments.
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