The start-up company behind the earphones (1) will soon distribute its first smartphone, the Nothing Phone (1), which has already received thousands of pre-orders, and the new technology company has partnered with Polygon to offer Web3 integration. Although several “blockchain telephones” already exist, it seems that the telephone (1) aims to be more than just a telephone with a crypto wallet.
Mobile phones have become a core technology in modern society and are the best platform to reach the largest number of users worldwide. However, they are not compatible with blockchain networks without a third-party app. Most non-Web3 users are intimidated by downloading a Metamask wallet, buying and removing crypto from an exchange and signing transactions, a barrier that keeps Web3 well within the realm of enthusiasts and speculators. If some or all of this process could be handled automatically by a device’s hardware, it would eliminate a major barrier to mass adoption of Web3 and blockchain technology.
Nothing has partnered with low-cost Ethereum scaling solution Polygon to integrate Web3 into Nothing Phone (1), according to Decrypt. This device will include payments and crypto storage, access to decentralized applications (dApps) on the Polygon network, and will use the Polygon ID blockchain identity system, which will be rolled out in phases this year. Unlike many previous attempts to integrate crypto wallets into mobile phones as a kind of “side-gig” to capitalize on crypto-mania, Nothing Phone (1) is built by a team that is passionate about Web3 and wants the phone itself to be in able to interact with dApps, make and accept payments and give the user a secure and self-owned identity. If so, this will be more useful and convenient than existing blockchain phones. But until the launch date of July 12, it is difficult to know for sure what the Web3 functions will be, or whether they are even something to sneeze at.
A natural Web3 experience
Where Android or Apple phones require users to sign in with their Google ID or Apple ID, Nothing Phone (1) aims to use Polygon’s Polygon ID to create a decentralized, self-owned identity system secured with zero knowledge encryption. By securing the user’s identity behind cryptography while still being able to verify this identity, the user will have full control and will not have to hand over personal information to a technology giant, who may sell this data to third parties or sufferers. a large database leak. Nothing is not the first company to have made a blockchain phone, such as HTC’s Desire 22 Pro, but it is promising to go further than the competition to implement Web3 functionality beyond just a built-in crypto wallet.
This is similar to Solana Saga or Solana Mobile Stack (SMS) software kits, both of which are focused on the Solana ecosystem instead of Polygon. Solana Mobile also announced the Solana Mobile Stack (SMS) and Solana Saga in June. According to Solana, SMS is an Android-based software toolkit that enables native Android Web3 apps to use Solana, while Solana Saga is a mobile device designed around integration with the Solana blockchain. The Solana Saga mobile device is likely to be Solana and OSOM’s version of Nothing’s Phone (1), bringing the lightning-fast speed of the chain (and occasional downtime) to the Solana mobile blockchain.
Blockchain phones are beginning to emerge as next-generation mobile devices that are capable of facilitating Web3 interactions, but they are having trouble capturing market interest. The biggest barrier to Web3’s mass adoption is user experience and usefulness, as most people do not have the time or interest to learn blockchain terminology and concepts, nor do they have any reason to do so when Web2 works just fine for them. The Nothing Phone (1) can contribute to mass adoption if it parent the need to download a crypto wallet and make Web3 convenient, but before it is available no one will know for sure what its full capacity is or what kind of impact it will have on the future growth of Web3, if it have any at all.
Sources: Decrypter, Solana,
