
Pei envisions a not-so-distant future where traditional apps are replaced by a smart, all-in-one operating system.
- Nothing CEO, Carl Pei, believes smartphones will have just one app in the future — the OS.
- He imagines apps becoming obsolete in the next decade and being replaced by an agentic operating system that understands context and acts on your behalf.
In a recent interview with Wired, Nothing CEO Carl Pei shared his vision for the future of smartphones. He thinks we’re headed towards a world where apps will become obsolete.

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