Nothing makes some of the best budget earbuds with premium features, including seamless connection to your PC via Microsoft Swift Pair. However, like most TWS, they can’t be controlled directly from your PC. Unless you keep your phone nearby, you’re stuck with the default settings. But there’s a new unofficial app that lets you control your Nothing Buds directly from your web browser, and I can’t believe how good it is.
The tool in question is called Ear (canvas) and it is made by RapidZapper, a member of the Nothing community. It is a port of their Ear (PC) app released over a year ago. It lets you control every aspect of your Nothing headphones, like switching between different noise modes and EQ settings from the web.
The developer shared a post on X talking about the new web app and how the PC app was limited to Windows only, so Linus and macOS users felt left out. Not to mention that installing the app had its own set of issues that the web app doesn’t pick up on. works with all Chromium browsers like Google Chrome, Brave, Microsoft Edge, and Arc.
Easy to connect and use
You might think that you have to go through some complicated jargon to connect and use this Ear (web) app, and that’s exactly what I thought. But I was surprised to find out how easy it is to use. If you’re reading this, you already know how to pair your headphones to your desktop computer. So the next step is to open the browser and visit the Ear (web) page (website).
Now click on Connect and select your headphone model. That’s it! You are ready to go. You do not need to log in or grant unnecessary permissions. Additionally, you can seamlessly start using all available web options to control your Nothing headphones. Although you may have noticed that some older models are not present here like the original Nothing Ear 1, Nothing Ear Stick, and CMF Buds Pro.
Control everything from one place
Right off the bat, you have all the controls you’d get in the official companion app. You can check your earbuds’ battery level and toggle between “Adaptive” mode, ANC, and Transparency. There are also options to toggle between different EQ settings, but you can also unable to create your custom equalizer. It also doesn’t transfer your custom presets since it’s not tied to the official X app. It even lets you ring your headphones in case you lose them.
You can also enable low latency mode and in-ear detection from here. And while I used it as much as possible, I didn’t have any issues with any of the settings I just described above. I’d go so far as to say that the experience is comparable to the official There is little to no delay when switching between noise modes.
However, the only issue I noticed is that when you minimize your browser window, the web app seems to disconnect from your headphones and you may have to log back in. This happened to me about five times while I was writing this article. It’s annoying, but nothing irreparable.
Some of my colleagues who use the Nothing earbuds knew about the app and had been using it long before it was available on the web. They rave about it, and I can see why. While I don’t use the Nothing TWS myself, this app alone made me reconsider my choice since I value interconnectivity and often listen to podcasts while working.
So for anyone who hasn’t tried this Ear (web) app yet, I highly recommend you to give it a try, and I’m sure it will instantly become a favorite on your browser. It’s a utility that I wonder why Nothing didn’t think of sooner, and I wish we could have had something like this from the beginning. Have you tried this web app? Let us know in the comments section below.
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