Here’s what the Nothing Phone 1’s rear lights can actually do
Jon Porter
The Verge![Here’s what the Nothing Phone 1’s rear lights can actually do](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/gSbL9lMLlCS3iD0N1RG9F2_6Jwg=/0x155:2160x1286/fit-in/1200x630/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23641656/Screen_Shot_2022_06_21_at_2.30.48_PM.jpg?w=1920)
We already know that Nothing’s debut smartphone, the Phone 1, will come equipped with a series of light strips on its back. But now, thanks to an in-depth video from Marques Brownlee, we have a much better idea of what they’ll actually be useful for. Brownlee’s video highlights a couple of different use cases, including having the LEDs work as a charging indicator, highlighting unread notifications, or flashing in time with ringtones.
The strips, which Nothing is branding as its “glyph interface,” consist of a little over 900 individual LEDs embedded into the rear of the phone. Nothing CEO Carl Pei previously hinted in an interview with The Verge that they could serve as a modern take on the classic smartphone notification LED, but now...
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