CMF Phone 1 Receives Nothing OS 2.6 Hotfix to Limit Depth Camera Access for Third-Party Apps

The CMF Phone 1 has just received a major update after the unusual discovery that the phone’s depth camera could see through some objects. This feature came to light when users began noticing that with specific third-party applications, the depth camera could even penetrate surfaces like remote controls and show, say, batteries inside.

To solve this, Nothing released a hotfix of Nothing OS 2.6 for CMF Phone 1, which would resolve the accessibility of the depth camera to third-party apps.

The 2MP camera depth sensor on the CMF Phone 1 was not meant for public access but was there to facilitate portrait mode photos, blurring the background. Modders have now found a loophole that made it possible to enable the use of this feature for other unintended purposes. Following the virality of the reports by video, the company has now decided to release a hotfix that disallows third-party apps from accessing the depth sensor.

The update is now out and can be downloaded/installed via the phone’s system settings under the section of system update. Applications that could earlier tap into the depth camera post-update will no longer be able to do so; therefore, any privacy concerns that arose because of this are now duly solved.

This move underlines how responsive the manufacturer is to user feedback and possible privacy concerns in terms of safeguarding user data and preventing any misuse of camera capabilities. Although the company encourages each user of the CMF Phone 1 to update as soon as possible—to ensure that their respective devices are safe and work as intended.