New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Nothing, the UK-based smartphone company co-founded by Carl Pei, has begun rolling out the Open Beta of its latest operating system, Nothing OS 4.0, for the Phone (3a) series. The update introduces a new feature called Lock Glimpse and marks the first time the company is experimenting with pre-installed third-party apps on some non-flagship devices. Will the tech giant introduce bloatwares in the near future? Time will only tell.

Lock Glimpse is a new feature designed to refresh users' lock screens with high-quality wallpapers curated across nine categories. Users can swipe left from the lock screen to access the feature, and it is turned off by default. Nothing has emphasised that the feature is optional and that n...