Hi) Could you help, please, when will alpha release be released and there will be official /e/OS build? I would like to buy this phone)
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The Nothing CMF Phone 1 build is an alpha release.
Regarding the official build and if we plan to sell it from our shop, that definitely is an idea we are looking at.
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I plan to buy a phone from Amazon) Itâs just that thereâs a big discount now, so my question is about the approximate timing of official e/os/build. Tell me, please, will it be before 2025 or not?
It would not be before 2025. We will need to work out the logistics of how it will be managed and availabilityâŚall that comes after finalizing if we want to sell the CMF Phone 1 on our Murena shop. At the moment it is still under discussion. We will share details of new devices to be sold on the Murena Shop in our newsletter.
Your comment doesnât apply to community build availabilty, right? I mean past alpha.
The comment was specific to the question asked about availability of the CMF P1 for purchase and official builds. The community builds published will continue receiving updates.
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Not sure how this relates to Manojâs answer but the device is in the shop (pre-order):
So, wanted to give a bit of a review of the CNF Phone 1; while I didnât use it with /e/OS (let alone the official Murena build), I can provide at least some insightâŚ
The phone swings above its weight class. I was nervous about the Mediatek chipset since theyâre typically associated with lower end phonesâŚbut I never felt a lag on anything. Granted, I wasnât playing Alien Isolation on it (and I probably couldnât), but for the five things I used on my work phone (Slack, Outlook E-Mail, Duo, calls, texts), I was never, ever wanting for speed.
The camera isnât going to look like an iPhone 16 Pro or a Samsung Galaxy S24, but itâs more than serviceable. Iâm not much of a shutterbug, especially on a work phone, so I canât give side-by-side comparisons or color palette scrutinyâŚbut while I remember the photos not being spectacular, I also remember them being more than serviceable, especially at the price point. Iâm uncertain how much assistance was given at a software level by Nothing and/or Google; itâs entirely possible that OpenCamera may move the needle in one direction or the other, depending on the utility of manual modes to leverage the best parts of the sensor.
Call quality on T-Mobile US was in line with most other phones Iâve used. While I never got 5G Ultra Wideband service, I did get 5G service reliably, and I never felt the network connectivity was problematic anywhere unique to the phone.
Battery life was one of my favorite parts of this phone. Using the stock ROM, and disabling most of the Google-shipped software on NothingOS, I easily got three days out of a single phone charge; six days was my record. The 5000mAh battery combined with the Dimensity chipset clearly knows how to go into a useful power save mode; I was floored with the success rate there, and Iâm sure itâll only improve with /e/OS. Itâs easily the longest lasting phone battery Iâve had since the ZeroLemon aftermarket battery for my Galaxy Note 4.
Iâm a fan of Nothing because they keep their phones pretty open for modding. While Samsung basically requires security vulnerability to unlock bootloaders and OnePlus requires a form to be filled out and a âpretty pleaseâ from their support staff, Nothing makes it as easy as a Pixel; enable USB debugging, enable the bootloader unlock, and do a âfastboot oem unlockâ - 10 minutes, no calls or forms involved. I never took advantage of it, but I was happy to reserve the option.
The reason I keep talking about this in the past tense is because I no longer have a CNF Phone 1. It was a wonderful two months, but I dropped it and went âsplatâ on my driveway, perfectly hitting the corner of the screenâŚnot to shatter it so the screen still looks fine, but the screen doesnât display anything that vaguely resembles the intended screen outputâŚso, the first lesson learned is that while the metal backs are super durable, get a case that covers the edges; the first party cases arenât cases so much as theyâre removable backs.
The second lesson is that CNFâs warranty ultimately came throughâŚbut it wasnât the best warranty experience Iâve ever had. It was a six week process, where Iâd e-mail about once a week to ask about status, and the only answers I ever received was âwe donât knowâŚwe donât have that infomationâŚIâll get back to youâŚwhen we have information weâll pass it alongââŚand I never got any updates during the process at all, aside from the âweâve received your deviceâ and âweâre refunding your moneyââŚbut nothing in between. Itâs possible that the experience will be different in the EU, rather than the US-based support center, but I give credit in that Nothing ultimately did the right thing by me.
Also, in my particular case, Nothing didnât repair the phone; instead they gave me a full refund and a 20% off coupon for my next Nothing purchase. Given the option, I would have preferred waiting a bit longer and being on the shipment list once they had a batch for sale, but theyâre still (seemingly) manufacturing in small batches that sell out frequently; I havenât been able to buy a replacement since.
So, one question that might be worth verifying is whether warranty claims are handled by Murena, or by Nothing. Putting that to the side, and recommending a case that covers the front seams, Iâd wholeheartedly recommend this phone to almost anyone. Shutterbugs and gamers might find the limits more than I did. Iâve never been one to use NFC or wireless charging, so those limitations might also be dealbreakers for some, but the battery life is so good, you likely wonât feel the need for wireless charging.
So, I hope that my admittedly-biased review can help someone who is considering the Murena variant of this phoneâŚitâs definitely a fantastic match-up.
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The performance of the SoC Dimensity 7300 of the CMF Phone 1 tetris by Nothing is on a similarly high level to the Nothing Phone (1) spacewar with Snapdragon 778G+ and is therefore ideally equipped for all common tasks
The CMF Phone 1 is based on the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chipset. This is largely based on the older Dimensity 7050, but with a special feature: it is manufactured in a 4nm production process, which gives it up to 25% better energy efficiency than its 6nm predecessor.
The Dimensity 7300 isnât a particularly hot-running chip, and the CMF Phone 1 handles its heat output masterfully. The device has an elaborate liquid cooling system comprising a heat pipe and graphite sheets on both the front and back for better thermal conductivity. The phoneâs thermal-throttling curve is gentle and controlled without any major stutters and slowdowns. Plus, the phoneâs surface never gets more than lukewarm.
The cameras have a solid image quality with the stock Android camera app. As is well known, the Open Soutce camera apps struggle to produce the same image quality. I used HedgeCam2 Advanced Camera (/e/AppLounge + Aurora Store) an advanced fork of Open Camera. The quality is more than sufficient for my photo requirements.
The bright OLED display with HDR and 120 Hz refresh rate is a joy to look at.
The plastic casing of the tetris is not as stable as the spacewar but with an appropriate additional protective cover and a first-class screen protector (I donât mean the protective film applied at the factory), wear and tear during daily use can be greatly reduced.
/e/OS-U + CMF 1 are an excellent combination.
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Just downloaded and tried to install, but its giving me an error at line 47 if [[ ${PRODUCT_STRING} == â${PRODUCT_ID}â ]] || [[ ${PRODUCT_STRING} == â${PRODUCT_ID_OLD}â ]]
I have a permissions bug - whenever I allow an app permissions it automatically deselects again afterwards and I have to keep going back into permissions and re-enabling, until about 5 or 6 tries and then the permission stays enabled. This is for all different apps and all different permissions.
Not the end of the world - however there is also a bug when trying to enable Spoof package signature permission for microG companion and microG services. When I select âAllowâ, âDonât allowâ stays selected so that both are selected, and when I go back the permission is still not enabled. This I cannot change no matter how many times I try to select it, and due to this (I presume), I cannot get location services to work at all on any apps on the phone.
If it is a bug you should report an issue on GitLab
can you give me a link for that perhaps? I have no idea how to find that. Iâm not a tech expert just a regular user.
https://doc.e.foundation/support-topics/report-an-issue.html
Here is everything you need to know about it.
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I have the Nothing Phone 1.
I want to install /e/OS like :Install /e/OS on a Nothing Nothing CMF Phone 1 - âtetrisâ
It is impossible to set the phone to DEV mode because the buil-number is not displayed.
What can I do?
Can I install without setting DEV-options and without OEM unlock?
Is it Settings > About phone > Software info > Build number ?
No, these steps are essential 
Is it the Nothing Phone 1 or the Nothing CMF Phone 1?
Nothing CMF Phone 1?
But I found it.
Thank you. I have made the installation.
The Nothing has similar names, would be stupid if trying with the wrong device.
All good then 