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Nothing to release a Developer Kit for the Glyph interface, makes it signal in Morse code

By Sebastian Pier

Published: Feb 02, 2024, 3:35 AM

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Alongside the Nothing (2a) announcement from February 1, Carl Pei’s company also shared they will release a Developer Kit for the Glyph Interface of the Nothing Phone. In other words, if you want to unleash your inner Glyph control freak and make the lights on the Nothing Phone’s back obey you.

There’s a funny and informative X/Twitter thread by the user RapidZapper who shows what the Glyph Interface could do upon getting the Developer Kit treatment.

The user notes that has explored the SDK (Software Development Kit) for a few weeks.

First, there’s the Glyph-powered memory game, Simone, that’s inspired by the classic Simon electronic game. On the Nothing Phone, the Glyph acts as the game interface:

Simone: Glyph-Powered Memory Challenge:
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The game's final version is now ready, inspired by the classic Simon electronic game, using Glyph as the game interface, get ready to spend hours playing with the back of your phone
Sound by @3DPrintedCat pic.twitter.com/oUHLnhhvvp
— RapidZapper (@WaterFlashRZ) February 1, 2024

Next, the SDK tester shows how the Nothing Phone’s Glyph back is made to communicate in Morse code:

Glyph Morse:
P1/P2
Looking through User suggestion for new Glyph features, i've found Morse to be an interesting example, type some text and play the morse code with light and sound! A fun gadget to showcase Glyph interface to your friends.
Sound by @3DPrintedCat pic.twitter.com/wXUIIZlYu1
— RapidZapper (@WaterFlashRZ) February 1, 2024

Also, there’s a way for the Glyph Timer that was introduced on Phone (2) via the Nothing OS 2.0 to support the Google Timer:

Google Timer, Glyph Progress integration :
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When Nothing OS 2.0 introduced Glyph Timer on Phone (2), a lot of users asked for support of the Google Timer app for Glyph, so I tried to do something about it... pic.twitter.com/scEhEzsysa
— RapidZapper (@WaterFlashRZ) February 1, 2024

Finally, future works could bring mass-synchronizing Glyph for a collective “show” in events with other Nothing Phones around:

Glyph Show:
P1/P2
Many expressed interest in synchronizing Glyph for a collective "show" in events with other Nothing Phone owners. I'm in the early stages of developing this solution. Stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/Evmfe8WBI3
— RapidZapper (@WaterFlashRZ) February 1, 2024

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Sebastian is one of PhoneArena’s senior opinionators. A veteran news writer with almost 20 years of experience in media and technology, he not only covers all the hot news about Galaxies and iPhones, but often provides hot takes on industry trends. He’s fascinated with camera-focused flagships from the likes of Oppo and Vivo, as well as foldable phones.

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