Overview

• Essential bundles Essential Apps for prompt-based creation with Playground, a community hub to share and remix, but output is limited to installable widgets and can be edited via generated code.
• Nothing OS 4.0 open beta (Android 16) enables the features on Phone (3), Phone (2), Phone (2a), and Phone (2a) Plus, while Phone 3a models are not yet included and Phone 1 does not support the new apps.
• Device limits apply, with Phone (3) supporting up to six Essential widgets and other supported models capped at two simultaneously.
• Nothing frames this as a step toward an eventual “Essential OS” targeted for the first half of 2027, yet the experience runs atop Android and does not replace lower‑level system code.
• Coverage highlights unresolved questions about data use, security, moderation, integrations, and monetization, as Phone (3) adds an AI usage dashboard in Essential Space to surface model activity.