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Nothing, a British tech brand, was caught in an attempt to pass stock images taken by professional photographers in the form of samples taken by the phone 3. Ruckus Reports That five sample images were obtained photo licenses taken with separate cameras.
The photographs were used on the in-store demo units of the Nothing 3. One of photographers confirmed anonymously Ruckus He did not use the latest smartphone of the company to create image. Instead, the photo was licensed by nothing through the Still Stock Photo Marketplace. Ruckus It is said that it saw exf data for the image and confirmed that this phone was not taken with 3 and was taken in 2023 two years before its release.
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| Nothing used this car image Available through Stills Its live demo unit, even though it was taken in 2023 with Fujifilm XH2S. Screenshot: AB Ferguson |
Five other photographs were also licensed through nothing. Roman fox confirmed Android authority That he took a picture of one of the other images. That picture In 2023, it was also taken using a Fujifilm XH2S, nothing from the phone 3 separate camera.
The founder Akis Evezelidis of Nothing Nothing responded to the incident on X. He claims that stock photos on Live Demo Units (LDU) were in the form of placeholders who should be updated and replaced. “An early version of LDU needs to be presented with placeholders about 4 months before the launch, applied to be applied and tested as we ramps to production on a large scale,” said Evengelidis. “Once we enter the production on a large scale, those placeholder images are replaced with photo samples through a new version of LDU.”
Re -explain the phone (3) live demo units (LDU) in some shops using stock imagery – explain to me. An early version of the LDU needs to be presented with placeholders about 4 months before the launch, applied and tested should be done as we ramps towards mass production. Once we enter the month …
– Akis Evengelidis 🦞 (@akisevangelidis) August 27, 2025
Evangelidis stated that it was “an unfortunate inspection” and “that had no sick intentions.” Nevertheless, paying for those stock photos that were not intended for public use seems weird. It seems that it will be very easy to use some pictures of those cats that are likely to be on someone’s phone. Evengelidis says that The process usedIn fact. In the past, it used photographs taken using the company’s old phone on live demo units. It is not clear why it changed to use licensed stock photos instead.
This is not the first time a company has tried to pass the camera photos dedicated in the form of sample images. For example, Huawei has done the same Talk some times, and Nokia Family issued a commercial It is believed that the video is characterized by a video in which you can see showing a reflection Rig a professional video. Nevertheless, companies do not learn that consumers catch.
