The Nothing Phone 3a is rumoured to have a camera button for taking quick pictures.

March 4 is the planned debut date for the Nothing Phone 3a series. The British original equipment manufacturer (OEM) has released a teaser of one of the alleged phones ahead of its expected release, hinting at the addition of a new button. Like the Camera Control button on the iPhone 16 models, it is thought to be a rapid shutter that turns on the camera. As part of the Phone 3a series, the base Nothing Phone 3a is expected to be supplemented by a Pro edition, which would be the company's first.

The Nothing Phone 3a Series's Camera Button
Nothing revealed a teaser that shows a glimpse of the phone's side profile in a post on X (previously Twitter). It looks like a new button has been added underneath the power button. Although the firm has not yet provided additional details, it is generally assumed to be for the camera. A single button push may activate the camera, and another press would take a picture, if Nothing takes the same route as other OEMs.

Fans, however, also hypothesise that it might have additional uses. According to one theory, it might be an alert slider, like those on gadgets manufactured by OnePlus, Carl Pei's old firm. In the meantime, the business intends to place a significant wager on artificial intelligence (AI) this year, which might be a button that activates the voice assistant on the Nothing Phone 3a.

Additional conjecture is that it is a multifunctional toggle for several activities, similar to the action button on the iPhone, which can be configured to carry out various tasks like turning the phone into quiet mode, turning on the torch, altering the focus setting, and launching the camera.