Nothing Adds Bloatware to Phones for Revenue
This morning, Nothing started rolling out the first Nothing OS 4.0 beta build to its mid-range Phone 3a series.
However, owners of those devices who installed the update found something new that looked like pre-installed bloatware, potentially filled with ads.
- Various forums were filled with questions about why Nothing would add bloatware to its clean Android builds and divert from its minimal software approach.
Nothing released a statement explaining the situation after conspiracy theories and anger began to spread.
According to the statement, Nothing did include a new piece of bloatware in Nothing OS 4.0.
Author's summary: Nothing adds bloatware to phones for revenue reasons.
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