Here's how the dedicated physical button called Essential Key will work on Nothing Phone (3a) series

26 February 2025
The Nothing Phone (3a) series is launching next week.

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  • dlads
  • myF
  • 2 hours ago

Can we map it to anything or is this another Bixby?

    Nick, 8 hours agoWould be nice if it opened the camera directly and then you... more

      Nick, 8 hours agoWould be nice if it opened the camera directly and then you... moreYou already can do do that by double pressing the power button.

        • Feem
        • jm$
        • 4 hours ago

        Anonymous, 14 hours agoNothing marketed themselves as offering something different... moreUS phone market begging for more phone brands: 🧟‍♂️

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          • Hugo
          • XUi
          • 5 hours ago

          TRK, 13 hours agoHello Users, I have noticed something. If you comment a... moreEven oneplus did the same

            What's up with commenters on here hating on everything Nothing does with these phones? lol

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              • Anonymous
              • SaJ
              • 7 hours ago

              Anonymous, 14 hours agoFunny how now many want " cam button", but do not... moreI think companies are thinking that you take more selfies and vertical photos and placing the button accordingly. But hey we don't need a button for that, however for horizontal photo/video it would be nice, like old time, a two-step button

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                • Anonymous
                • pqq
                • 7 hours ago

                AnonBecuzYNot, 10 hours agoI remember some phones having a dedicated button to invoke ... moreMy Samsung S8 had dedicated Bixby assistant button. Never used it lol. This Nothings button would be better if you can program it to open something like on the iphones.

                  So... what we learned from the article about the button is that the button will work like a button? 🤔

                  Such exciting news in the phone industry nowadays! 😄

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                    • Nick
                    • ABG
                    • 8 hours ago

                    Would be nice if it opened the camera directly and then you can click again to take a photo.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 8 hours ago

                      Nothing essential

                        So this is what they bought the Essential brand for?

                          wouldn't be great if the essential key is set to put the phone into factory reset

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                            • AnonBecuzYNot
                            • 7k0
                            • 10 hours ago

                            KondriX, 14 hours agoAre people using AI that much that it needs a dedicated but... moreI remember some phones having a dedicated button to invoke google assistant several years ago.
                            An example can be the Moto g40 fusion.

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                              • DashF
                              • xjH
                              • 11 hours ago

                              gingermark, 13 hours agoHow is a "press and hold" different from a "... moreIn long press, you keep pressing while in Press and hold, you press and stop for half a second or bit and then continue pressure

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                                • DW
                                • 39y
                                • 12 hours ago

                                So it's the failed Bixby button all over again? Great job.

                                  How is a "press and hold" different from a "long-press"?

                                    nothing please do nothing

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                                      • TRK
                                      • Dky
                                      • 13 hours ago

                                      Hello Users,

                                      I have noticed something.
                                      If you comment anything against this phone , Some PAID User argue with you. They are from some Marketing agency who promoting this brand.
                                      If you are not a Sign-up User , just post any negetive comments then they report your post with all different different GSMArena a/cs . And it will removed from the list.
                                      Why they can't take a healthy criticism?

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 39y
                                        • 13 hours ago

                                        this sounds like another gimmick to name something AI, it's just a button
                                        Maybe the great GSM Arena team could consider changing the name of the site in "GSM AIrena" just to follow the trend

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