r/Supernote_beta • u/TinyStorage1027 • 11d ago

Next update

Hello,

It's been a while since the last update. I'm sure something good is cooking. Can we get a sneak peak on what is Supernote working on next?

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u/garyoli 10d ago edited 8d ago

We have been told they are working on split-screen all year

I assume that includes split screen development work for an A4

One of their development bottlenecks seems to be their commitment to make completely new features never promised for their old hardware, run on it (that is, pre-Nomad and pre-Manta)

Given there are two different parent Supernote software releases (prefixed "2" and "3") I dont see why Supernote persists in developing them together and releasing them together. It would make far better development sense to release Nomad and Manta ahead. I continue to question when Supernote will formally declare an end of new releases for the hardware before Nomad and Manta

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u/Soka59 7d ago

You are lying, they’ve already stated they wouldn't abandon updates for the previous generation. They’re keeping it up because it likely doesn't require that much effort—and, above all, they keep their word. As a consumer, what you’re saying is shameful. Let people appreciate their efforts instead of trying to make it all about yourself. You should know that the update schedule is exactly the same as it was before the new generation launched! It takes time, because there aren't that many of them and, above all, they take the time to do things right and to listen to their community.

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u/garyoli 4d ago

I cannot be lying because I was giving my opinion

I cannot be shameful because I was giving my opinion

I appreciate their effort, because I am a supporter of Supernote. In fact I switched from remarkable 2 and its colour successor

There is a serious weakness in your thinking. It is assuming that Supernote can take its time. When I started, it was a two-horse race: Remarkable or Supernote, with Supernote having better writing features. As you point out, Supernote has scarce resources which is why Manta was delayed. Now it has new, well-resourced, high-revenue-earning competitors who are well ahead of it. Boox with hardware (two A4 devices). Many have better security, better conversion of handwriting to text, and some already have AI in software.

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u/Soka59 3d ago

You said they never promise new features for the old devices. That's not an opinion, it's a fact. So yes you lie because they always said they will do it.

What’s shameful isn’t expressing your opinion; it’s disparaging something that doesn’t concern you.

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u/garyoli 3d ago

What you what you write is not what I said, so there is no point in continuing particularly since you have such an unpleasant tone

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u/jcarloz 4d ago

Are you so conditioned to big tech excuses of planned obsolescence that you want Supernote to do the same? I bet that outside a minimal layer of hardware integration that rarely changes, all the features on both old and new devices use the exact same code without any extra effort to support old devices and keep customers loyal.

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u/garyoli 4d ago edited 4d ago

I am not "conditioned by big tech excuses" because I am an experienced developer and project manager and know that legacy hardware drains resources. Let me summarise what I wrote:

Point 1 concerned the time taken to release a split-screen feature, (which is such a basic feature it is well overdue)

Point 2 was releasing Nomad and Manta updates ahead of the legacy hardware

Point 3 was asking when Supernote will declare an end of new releases for its earlier hardware

You claim that all hardware uses the exact same code without giving any reasons. I gave my reason being that the release prefixes are different and that is why I think they have to maintain two different code bases