"After a week vibe coding apps using Nothing's Essential Apps Builder, I'm conflicted. I buy into the smartphone maker's vision for software that adapts to you, not the other way around, but right now it doesn't deliver. It's hard to see how this goes from cool novelty to a reliable tool without serious refinement, and a level of consumer patience it may struggle to find."
"Nothing laid out its pitch for an "AI-native operating system" last year: something that would sit at the heart of its devices and make them feel more personal and more adaptable. While it's not really an operating system - it's more of an AI layer draped over the top of Android - it's the backdrop for Essential, which CEO Carl Pei told The Verge is the company's umbrella "name for all our AI-related products.""
"Those apps are built in Apps Builder inside Playground, Nothing's take on an app store. The pitch is disarmingly simple: describe what you want in plain language, Builder makes it, and you push it to your phone. There's no setup and no need to know how to code, though I'm sure it wouldn't hurt. Builder will sometimes ask clarifying questions and if its first attempt isn't to your liking (it usually isn't), you can iterate instead"
Nothing proposes an AI-native operating system that functions as an AI layer on top of Android called Essential, intended to make devices more personal and adaptable. Essential contains small, AI-designed home-screen widgets generated by an in-app Apps Builder inside Playground. Users describe desired widget behavior in plain language, Builder generates an app, sometimes asking clarifying questions, and allows iteration without coding. Early hands-on use shows promise but inconsistent results: initial builds frequently miss the mark, refinement is required for reliability, and mainstream adoption may be limited by user patience and the current lack of polish.
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