Subj : The Nothing CMF Phone 1s unusual and accidental X-ray camera feat
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Jul 18 2024 11:45:05

The Nothing CMF Phone 1s unusual and accidental X-ray camera feature has been 
explained  and blocked

Date:
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:31:38 +0000

Description:
The Nothing CMF Phone 1's depth camera can see through certain objects, but 
not for long.

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The Nothing CMF Phone 1 recently launched with a whole lot of features 
considering its low $199 / 179 / AU$399 price tag. These include a 6.67-inch 
120Hz AMOLED screen, a 50MP main camera, a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chipset, a 
5,000mAh battery, and even a swappable back cover. But perhaps its most 
interesting feature wasnt advertised by the company. 

You see, YouTuber @purely_maxwell found that the phones 2MP depth sensor can 
double as an X-ray-like camera, being able to see through certain objects. 
For example, he was able to see the batteries inside a remote control. 

This feature isnt natively available on the Nothing CMF Phone 1, as you cant 
actually use the depth sensor on its own  or not without the help of a 
third-party app anyway. Still, its a cool party trick. 

But its also a trick that has since got the attention of Nothing, with Akis 
Evangelidis (the companys co-founder) explaining whats happening in a post on 
X. 

According to Evangelidis, the depth sensor doesnt have an infrared light 
filter, in order to enhance its light capturing capabilities. However, the 
result of this is that the depth sensor can function like an infrared camera, 
which as Evangelidis explains can sometimes reveal the internal structure of 
thin or semi-transparent objects, especially when it's black acrylic 
material. Unintentional and soon to be inaccessible 

But this functionality was never intended to be accessible, which is why it 
requires a third-party app. And sadly, the company will now restrict 
third-party apps from accessing the depth sensor output through a software 
update expected within a week. So you soon wont even be able to access this 
feature with a third-party workaround. 

It seems a shame that Nothing would block such a fun feature, but the company 
is doing this because it understands the feature could raise some concerns. 
So if you have a Nothing Phone CMF 1, youll have to act fast if you want to 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/nothing-phones/the-nothing-cmf-phone-1s-unusu
al-and-accidental-x-ray-camera-feature-has-been-explained-and-blocked


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