Nothing Phone (2a) Plus has launched in India, following this the company the company introduced a new AI software feature named News Reporter widget is soo going to come in all Nothing and CMF smartphones. “News Reporter” is an AI-powered news roundup that sits on your home screen. Just a tap-on widget will provide you with a summary of a news story related to the categories you’ve selected like entertainment, technology, science, and many more.
To get access to this update, the “Nothing Widgets” app on the Play Store is available for all the Nothing and CMF smartphones. Additionally, Nothing specifies that the “AI system” that complies with articles from English language publishers can convert the news story into an audio, the heard voice is of Nothing’s CF, Tim Holbrow. This widget can play eight summaries per day on which one story will last long till one minute, also these can be replayed later as they are not generated automatically every time the widget is used.
Furthermore, Nothing states that the widget provides news related to eight genres which include: business, entertainment, general, health, science, sports, and technology. The AI system enables the summaries to be generated in English language based on the category and converts them into audio, every morning, the widget will refresh automatically with a new bank of reports. To skip a story, simply head to the Quick Settings Panel or Media Player widget. Also, ‘News Reporter’ works instantly with no sign-up needed.
However, this new widget is going to be available as a part of OS 2.6. This version will ship on the new Nothing Phone (2a) Plus which will be available for customer use from next week.