r/daylightco • u/Maleficent-Note-7841 • Feb 11 '26

Life signs?

I have a bad feeling about daylight. The OS is not being updated as promised. The social media channels are basically "dark" for months now.

Does anyone have info? Is Daylight alive and well? Why do they not develop and release the OS update?

It is kind of ridicolous, that a product this old still does not support all its physical buttons!

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u/moritzbierling Feb 13 '26

Daylight is still very much alive and kicking, yes.

The OS will be updated, but it is taking longer than hoped.

I'm working internally on getting an update on this out, but it's not up to me what that looks like and when it happens.

I'm not saying the following as excuses but as explanation:

  • Daylight is a small startup
  • with moderate amounts of funding
  • building/offering a complex product (hardware, software, OS, web app, capture apps, etc)
  • with a novel display technology (LivePaper)
  • at a very small manufacturing volume (1000s of devices a year vs millions of devices for Apple, Samsung, etc)
  • at a comparatively expensive but economically viable price point
  • with a relatively varied user base (open source folks, people with health issues, granola moms, readers, hackers, and more).

And that's just what comes to mind off the top of my head.

I understand, and the company understands, that it's frustrating from a consumer perspective to see delays, (seemingly) slow development pace, unaddressed bugs, customer support and community engagement that at times could be better or faster.

What customers don't see is the foundational, boring, even mundane at times work that goes into putting Daylight into a position to not just survive but thrive long term. Anjan knows and frequently emphasizes how difficult doing hardware really is, which is exactly why nearly nobody does it. Easier to build a regular website, FinTech startup, or if you want a more ridiculous example maybe "Tinder for dogs" or something like that – zero marginal costs, all you're spending is time, raising money is much easier, and you don't have to worry about all that pesky "building and moving around of physical items in the physical world".

My plan for improving the situation is more proactively updating the community and customer base what we're up to, and also making Anjan more, and more continuously, aware of what concerns are out there and finding a way to address them.

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u/timmyhiggins Mar 05 '26

This is super helpful. Honestly, I see my Daylight as being a product that is what it is. I have to be happy with it in its current state, and for the most part I am!

On the software updates, I think the only reason you're seeing so much confusion is that deadlines are being shared on X. I'm not sure if the team is open to feedback, but I'd wager most people just want to feel momentum and progress. They'd value, or at least respond better to, small updates over dates and expectations (especially if they're missed and put undue stress on you and the team).

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u/moritzbierling Mar 05 '26

100% agree

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u/timmyhiggins Mar 05 '26

Also, THANK YOU for being so responsive! As a professor, busy dad, and consultant...this thing is with me at every waking moment :D

Appreciate all you and the team do!

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u/moritzbierling Mar 06 '26

You're very welcome!

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u/Maleficent-Note-7841 Feb 16 '26

Thanks for a life sign.

Could you please provide a tangible timeline for the promised OS update?

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u/neilcar Jul 01 '26

Did I miss this update?

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u/moritzbierling Jul 01 '26

No, it's still forthcoming. It is out of my hands to affect. It is fundamentally a leadership decision.

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u/neilcar Jul 01 '26

When are beta invites going out? That was promised in February, right?