{"id":249020,"date":"2025-10-24T17:07:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T17:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/249020\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T17:07:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T17:07:11","slug":"nothing-os-4-0s-latest-beta-update-adds-optional-lock-screen-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/249020\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing OS 4.0’s latest beta update adds optional lock screen ads"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nobody likes ads, and that goes double for ads appearing in more personal, unexpected spaces. Unfortunately, it\u2019s a lesson smartphone companies appear to need to relearn again and again, with Nothing finding itself the latest culprit.<\/p>\n

A new update to Nothing\u2019s Android 16 beta<\/a> rolled out this week, but only one change seems to be making a splash with users. Nothing OS 4.0 now supports a new lock screen tool called \u201cLock Glimpse,\u201d and if you have a bad feeling just from that name\u2019s familiarity with the Glance ads<\/a> found on ultra-cheap devices from brands like Motorola, well, trust your gut more often. Lock Glimpse appears to be a rotating collection of wallpapers that automatically cycle every time your display turns on, but each appear to include attached content available through an embedded link.<\/p>\n

Oh Nothing, What were you thinking? <\/p>\n

So, You can now install NOS4 on your 3a & 3a Pro BUT \u2013<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe5 Lock Glimpse (AKA \u2013 ADS)<\/p>\n

Why just why, there was no need to add these lockscreen ads to your “Clean UI focused software” & you are even highlighting it? Bro?\ud83d\udc94 pic.twitter.com\/4zQOyddzPP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Anshu (@AnshuTechblog) October 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

On Twitter, @AnshuTechblog<\/a> shared photos and videos of Lock Glimpse in action, and it sure seems like an ad-riddled feature. Each wallpaper includes text along the bottom that points to, say, a homemade strawberry ice cream recipe. Selecting this opens up a new article that Lock Glimpse\u2019s settings describes as \u201ccaptivating content.\u201d That means each rotating image is, in effect, an ad for some kind of written content, and not just a standard wallpaper slideshow designed to refresh your device.<\/p>\n

As far as the provider behind Nothing\u2019s linked ads, eagle-eyed Reddit users<\/a> spotted Bouyan <\/a>as the company within settings. It\u2019s a Chinese digital ad platform that appears to operate in pretty similar fashion to Glance, with the biggest change here being its default state. Unlike Glance, Lock Glimpse is disabled by default in this initial patch.<\/p>\n

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Assuming this doesn\u2019t change between Nothing\u2019s beta period and final builds, it\u2019s almost enough to call this a non-issue. Unfortunately, it\u2019s a decision that inevitably raises eyebrows; after all, why include a feature you know is just going to frustrate the most enthusiastic among your fan base just to leave it disabled and buried somewhere in settings? Frankly, it\u2019s a bizarre inclusion from a company that typically prioritizes a clean build of Android among all else. <\/p>\n

I\u2019m also curious how many of these wallpaper images are AI-generated. At best, they appear to resemble vaguely-related stock images of landscapes, plants, and more, tying into whatever content is linked to the image. But some of them \u2014 like a science-fiction landscape \u2014 are obviously computer-generated in some way, and it\u2019s unclear if AI\u2019s been involved. Likewise, the strawberry ice cream example used above doesn\u2019t really look like real ice cream, especially once you factor in the use of raspberries, not strawberries, in this imagery. <\/p>\n

With any luck, today\u2019s backlash won\u2019t just keep it disabled by default \u2014 it could end up removing the feature from Nothing OS entirely in a future update. Keep your fingers crossed.<\/p>\n

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