Nothing Phone Repair
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On the phone: Settings › About phone shows the model name. If it will not switch on, send us a photo of the back — the Glyph layout is different on every model and we can tell them apart from a picture.
Most Common Nothing Phone Repairs
The work that comes through most often, across every Nothing from the Phone (1) to the Phone (4a).
Screen Replacement
Cracked glass, dead touch, lines down the panel. A routine repair on the phone itself — the variable is the part, because there is no official parts channel and everything comes from the aftermarket. We confirm what is obtainable for your model before you travel.
1–2 hours* About Screen RepairsBack Panel & Glyph Lighting
This is the repair that is genuinely different on a Nothing. The back is transparent and the Glyph lighting sits directly behind it — LED strips on the (1), (2) and (2a), a 489-LED matrix on the Phone (3), a Glyph Bar on the (4a). Replacing the back is replacing a lit assembly, not a sheet of glass, and a mismatched part shows through.
Quoted after diagnosis*Battery Replacement
An afternoon of runtime, or shutdowns with charge still showing. Worth knowing that iFixit found the pull tab on the Phone (3) tears easily, which means working the adhesive out by hand. It is a slower job than it looks on this brand, and we price it honestly rather than quote it as a five-minute swap.
About 1 hour* About Battery ProblemsCharging Port Repair
USB-C that charges only at an angle, or not at all. Cleaned first — often that is the whole fault — then repaired or replaced at the board.
1–2 hours* About Charging FaultsWater Damage Recovery
Ultrasonic cleaning of the board, then component-level work on whatever the liquid reached. Bring it in unpowered; every hour it spends switched on costs you options.
1–3 working days** About Liquid DamageCamera & Lens Repair
The glass over the camera modules cracks long before the modules behind it do. We replace the glass where that is the fault, and the module where it is not.
Under 1 hour*Symptoms pointing in several directions? How Diagnostics Works
Times assume the part is already on the bench. Nothing does not run a parts channel for independent workshops, so everything is ordered per repair from the aftermarket — tell us your model before you travel and we’ll confirm what is obtainable.
Liquid damage is quoted after the board has been cleaned and read, not before. If corrosion has reached the charging circuit or the power rails, the work runs longer — you hear that at the point we know, not at the counter.
The Difference on a Nothing Repair
The transparent back is the whole point of the design, and most of the difficulty of the repair.
Nothing Phone Repair Specialist in London
A young brand, a thin aftermarket, and a back panel that shows every shortcut anybody takes.
Nothing has been building phones from London since 2020, and they are genuinely different to work on. The transparent back is the whole point of the design and most of the difficulty of the repair: when iFixit took a Phone (3) apart they scored it 3 out of 10, largely because the screws are hidden under decorative stickers that are part of the look and do not survive being lifted. A repair that would be invisible on any other handset can leave a visible mark on this one. We tell you that before we open it, not afterwards.
The second constraint is supply. Nothing does not publish repair manuals and does not run a parts channel for independent workshops, so everything comes from the aftermarket — and for a brand this young and this small, that aftermarket is thin, particularly in a model’s first year. On the newest handsets the honest answer is often “let us check” rather than “yes”. We ask our suppliers and come back with a real answer rather than a hopeful one.
Four things you’ll hear from us first
- Whether the part exists. There is no official parts channel for this brand, so we check the aftermarket for your exact model before you commit to anything.
- What the repair will leave behind. On a transparent phone that matters. If a job is likely to mark the back, you hear it before we start rather than when you collect it.
- What each option costs. The closest match we can get, and a tested alternative where that makes better sense for the age of the phone. Both priced before we start.
- Whether it is worth repairing. On a (2a) or an older handset a screen can be a large share of what the phone is worth. That is your call, but it should be an informed one.
The Back Is Not Just Glass
On every other phone the rear panel is a sheet of glass and an adhesive gasket. On a Nothing the Glyph lighting sits behind it — LED strips on the Phone (1), (2) and (2a), a 489-LED monochrome matrix on the Phone (3), a Glyph Bar on the (4a) — and the transparent panel is what makes any of it readable. That makes rear damage a bigger repair than it looks, and it makes part quality visible: on an opaque phone nobody sees a poor replacement, on this one you look at it every time you turn the phone over. We fit what matches, and we say so when what matches cannot be had.
Water Resistance Is Not the Same Across the Range
People assume it is, and it costs them. The Phone (3) is rated IP68. The Phone (4a) is IP64 and the (4a) Pro IP65 — splash, not immersion. And on any phone of any brand, a handset that has been opened is splash-resistant rather than rated, whoever did the work and however carefully the gasket went back. If a phone has been swimming, bring it in unpowered rather than testing whether it still works.
Post Your Nothing Phone From Anywhere in the UK
You don’t have to be in London. Send it tracked and insured from anywhere in the UK and it comes back the same way. Tell us the model and the fault before you post it, so we can confirm the part is obtainable before your phone is in a box. See exactly how mail-in repair works.
Any Model, If the Part Exists
The grid above covers the Phone (1), (2) and (2a) — the handsets that have a page here. The Phone (3), (3a), (3a) Pro, (4a) and (4a) Pro come through the workshop as well, and so do the CMF phones Nothing builds under its second brand. The two conditions are the same on every phone that lands on the bench: the part still has to exist, and the price has to make sense to you. Nothing else disqualifies a repair.
On this brand the first condition does more work than it does elsewhere. There is no official parts programme, the volumes are small, and a handset released this year can be genuinely hard to buy a screen for. That is a reason to ask rather than a reason not to — supply moves, and we ask suppliers instead of guessing. On an older or rarer handset a screen or a board can come close to what the phone is worth today. We put that number in front of you before anything is ordered, and people go ahead more often than you would expect — usually because what they want back is what is on the phone rather than the phone itself. If the price is what stops you, ask about a tested used part: a screen or a board taken from a working handset, checked before it goes in, where one exists for your model. It is not always the right answer and we will say so when it isn’t.
Not on the grid, or not sure — ask for a quote and we’ll tell you what is possible and what it would cost.
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Nothing Phone Repair FAQs
Everything worth knowing before booking a Nothing Phone repair.
How long does a Nothing Phone repair take?
Screen and charging port work runs 1–2 hours once the part is on the bench. Getting it there is the variable on this brand, because everything is ordered per repair from the aftermarket. Board-level faults are diagnosed first and quoted with a realistic timeline before any work starts.
Can you get parts for the Phone (3), the (3a) or the (4a)?
Often, and we check rather than promise. Nothing does not sell official parts to independent workshops and does not publish repair manuals, so everything comes from the aftermarket — which for a brand this young is thin in a model’s first year. Tell us the exact model and we check with our suppliers before you commit to anything.
Will a repair mark the transparent back?
It can, and you should hear that before we start rather than when you collect the phone. iFixit’s teardown of the Phone (3) found screws hidden under decorative stickers that form part of the design and are hard to reapply intact. We work as carefully as the design allows, and we tell you what a given repair is likely to leave behind.
Can you replace the back panel and the Glyph lighting?
Yes, and it is worth understanding that they are one job rather than two. The Glyph array sits directly behind the transparent panel, so rear-glass damage is a lit-assembly repair rather than a glass swap. It is quoted after we have seen the phone, because what is available for your model decides what it costs.
Is my Nothing Phone still waterproof after a repair?
It is splash-resistant, not rated — and that is true of every phone of every brand that has been opened, however carefully the seal goes back. Worth knowing too that the ratings are not uniform across the range to begin with: the Phone (3) is IP68, while the (4a) is IP64 and the (4a) Pro IP65.
Do you repair CMF phones as well?
Yes. CMF is Nothing’s second brand and the handsets come to the same bench under the same rule: we check the part before you commit to anything, and we tell you when it cannot be had.
Do you repair phones other shops have turned away?
Often, yes. Most shops replace parts, and when the fault is on the board there is nothing to swap. We work at component level: microsoldering, hot air rework, ultrasonic cleaning and microscopes. That covers corroded boards after liquid damage, phones that will not power on, and charging circuits that have failed rather than ports that wore out.
How does the diagnostic fee work?
Diagnostics is £39, paid upfront — at the counter, or online if you post the device in. Go ahead with the repair and the fee is credited in full, so the assessment costs you nothing. If the phone turns out to be beyond economical repair, the fee covers the work of finding that out and you walk away knowing.
Where are you, and when are you open?
One workshop: 136 Kingston Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 1LY — walkable from Wimbledon Station and the Merton Park tram stop. Open Monday to Friday 9am–6pm and Saturday 9am–4pm. If you are coming near closing, call ahead so we can finish on the day.
Can I post my Nothing Phone in from outside London?
Yes — tracked and insured, from anywhere in the UK, and it goes back the same way. Tell us the model and the fault before you post it, so the part is on the bench when the phone lands rather than ordered afterwards. See how mail-in works.