Nothing Phone (1) Glyph light strip peels off, dust ingress observed as well

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Nothing Phone (1) is all the hype these days owing to its unique Glyph LED light show stuck to its beautiful transparent back. However, as expected from a startup brand, the company has been struggling to produce enough of these Phone (1) units for consumers. Additionally, there have been reports of several quality control issues with the Phone (1), mostly pertaining to its display. Now, we have unearthed another issue with our unit of the Nothing Phone (1) and that concerns its most hyped feature – the Glyph interface.

We have been using the Nothing Phone (1) for a couple of days now and we observed an issue with the LED light strip from the Glyph interface. A closer look at the light bar situated to the top right corner reveals that it is peeling off on its own. Thanks to the transparent back, the light strip can be seen coming out on its own (look at the yellow glue underneath the strip). Does this pose a safety issue with the phone? We have no idea as of now. HT Tech has also reached out to Nothing for a statement on the issue and once we get an explanation, we will update this story.

At the moment, the Glyph interface is working as advertised – putting on a light show every time there's a notification. It seems that the glue holding the light strip to the back of the phone may have come out due to the severe heat and humid conditions we endure in Delhi NCR. However, that poses a question on the quality control Nothing is exercising at the manufacturing level.

Additionally, we have also observed dust ingress underneath the transparent back of the Phone (1). For phone that is IP53 certified, this shouldn't be the case.

Prior to this, there have been report for several Nothing Phone (1) users facing issues with the