Nothing Phone 3(a) swipe to answer not working (Resolved)

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#324999 25-Jun-2026 09:10

I have an issue with my back up phone. When is receive a phone call and go to answer it the phone is not recognising the gesture and will not answer. Other touch activity is OK. The phone is up to date(as much as a Nothing Phone is). The phone App is up to date. I have reset network etc, cleared cache etc, force restarted phone. I have also removed the factory installed screen protector. I have searched in settings including accessibility and developer for adjusting touch sensitivity and cannot find a setting for this.

Any ideas folks or do I need to bin the device and buy a new back up phone?

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#3505962 25-Jun-2026 09:41

People might be better able to help you if you included the make and model of the phone.

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#3505965 25-Jun-2026 09:49

MikeAqua:

People might be better able to help you if you included the make and model of the phone.

Its in the thread title. Nothing Phone 3(a)

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#3505969 25-Jun-2026 10:18

Try tapping the screen a couple of times in a blank area before you try to swipe up or down to answer / reject a call. That may wake up the touch engine.
Not sure if this can be done in a Nothing phone, but can you configure the power button or a volume button as an answer call button?

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#3506039 25-Jun-2026 15:39

There does not seem to be a way to remap the buttons such as the Essential button or power button.

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#3506045 25-Jun-2026 16:12

MikeB4:

There does not seem to be a way to remap the buttons such as the Essential button or power button.

There seems to be some unofficial ways to achieve this, if you Google...

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#3506051 25-Jun-2026 16:39

caffynz:

There seems to be some unofficial ways to achieve this, if you Google...

I believe there are third party hacks and Apps that can remap but I really don't want to go down that route if possible.

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#3506100 25-Jun-2026 17:20

I would say if you cant answer a phone call, which is a feature a lot of people buy these things to do then its a significant fault and you should be going back to whoever sold it to you for a replacement or other resolution. Troubleshooting a basic feature of a device like this isnt something you should be expected to do.

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#3506104 25-Jun-2026 17:48

Could you try backing up all your data, then initiating a factory reset?

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#3506948 28-Jun-2026 21:56

The handset received the latest Nothing update and the June security patch and it has started to behave as it should, for reasons. So, I guess resolved.

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