Nothing removes controversial lock screen ads, but there's a catch

"With the update to Nothing OS 4.0 based on Android 16 in October, Nothing introduced Lock Glimpse, a feature which basically consists of showing ads on the lock screen, but with a fancy-sounding name. Lock Glimpse has been present on the Nothing Phone (3a), Nothing Phone (3a) Pro, and Nothing Phone (3a) Lite ever since, and it's been quite controversial"

"- even though you could technically stop the ads from showing up, the feature would still eat a lot of battery, according to multiple user reports. Today Nothing is finally giving up on its lock screen ads experiment, but with a catch. Lock Glimpse will be removed from the Nothing Phone (3a) and Nothing Phone (3a) Pro, but it will remain on the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite and future CMF phones."

Nothing introduced Lock Glimpse with Nothing OS 4.0 (Android 16) to display ads on the lock screen. The feature appeared on the Nothing Phone (3a), (3a) Pro, and (3a) Lite and generated controversy and user reports of elevated battery drain even when ads were disabled. Nothing will remove Lock Glimpse from the Phone (3a) and (3a) Pro while retaining it on the (3a) Lite and future CMF devices. The company says the Lite’s context is different and that tradeoffs support a lower price. Lock Glimpse will be off by default and remains removable.

Read at GSMArena.com