How to Fix No OS Installed on any Nothing Phone

Sadique Hassan•Updated Jan 9, 2025

In this guide, we will show you a couple of methods that should help you fix the No OS Installed error on your Nothing Phone. Stepping into the custom development brings in a slew of noteworthy features to the fore. However, on the flip side, there can be some unforeseen repercussions as well. While most of the issue can easily be addressed, there are a few concerning ones as well. But none can come close to the issue that states that your device no longer has any OS installed!

After all, it wouldn’t be able to boot to the system as it is bereft of the operating system! So what can be done in such instances? Well, there does exists a few nifty workarounds that should help you rectify this issue. Since I have personally faced this problem and fixed it as well, I can share with you all my first-hand personal experience regarding the rectification measures. So without any further ado, let’s get started.

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How to Fix No OS Installed on any Nothing Phone

It is recommended that you try out each of the below-mentioned workarounds and then see which one spells out success. So with that in mind, let’s get started. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps.

FIX 1: Switch Slots

In some instances, the current active slot might be corrupted. Fortunately, you just need to make a switch to the inactive slot that would still be having the OS. So refer to the below steps to carry out this tweak and check out the result:

First off, force reboot your device to the Fastboot Mode.
Usually, this can be done by long pressing the Power and Volume Down keys.
Now type the below command to switch to the other slot:
```
fastboot set_active other
```
Then type the below command to reboot to the OS and check out the results:
```
fastboot reboot
```

NOTE: If you have faced this issue after flashing a custom ROM, then you’ll currently be in a custom recovery like TWRP or OrangeFox. In such cases, you can directly switch slots from the Reboot screen itself, no need to boot to Fastboot and use the above command.

FIX 2: Flash Firmware

Your next course of action should be to reflash the entire firmware which will flash all the files to their respective partitions. For that, you can refer to the below guides corresponding to your device: [If you are having trouble accessing the Fastboot Mode, then press and hold the Power and Volume Down keys for a few seconds and your device should then boot to Fastboot Mode].

That’s it. These were a couple of handy methods that should help you fix the No OS Installed issue on your Nothing Phone 2. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution as soon as possible.

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