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- Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis has provided a detailed explanation for the stock photos found on Nothing Phone 3 demo units.
- The company uses placeholder content, including stock images, in demo units for testing purposes before mass production.
- Nothing says it was an “unfortunate oversight” that the placeholder content was not swapped out with actual photo samples. The company is working to update all demo units and prevent similar incidents in the future.
Nothing has found itself in the middle of some piping hot controversy after users spotted the company passing off stock photos as those captured on the latest Nothing Phone 3. The company offered a statement that raised more questions than it answered. Now, Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis explains exactly what happened with the stock photos found on the Phone 3.
Akis mentions that companies have to submit demo units with placeholder content about four months before the phone’s launch so that they can be tested and “implemented” before mass production. Once the phone enters mass production, companies usually swap out placeholder content (including stock images) with proper product renders and actual photo samples.