News & Reviews:   essential apps

When Nothing first announced Essential Apps in October last year, many would have wondered what the point was. The Essential Apps aims to offer deeper integration of AI features and apps in Nothing devices. Some users, with access to the alpha testing phase in December 2025, got a glimpse of what was offered. But more users can test it during beta testing this February 2026.

Today, Nothing reveals Essential — its first stride toward an AI-native operating system. According to the company, this isn’t just another UI refresh or skin, but a vision of a future where the software adapts to you, not the other way around.