What's new since launch: gentle feedback, and a surprise TV feature

Hey everyone,

First, thank you. Your support during our launch pushed HyperSleep to #4

Product of the Day, and it genuinely meant a lot. Here's what we've been

up to since.

New: sound and haptics

We added gentle feedback for the two moments that matter most: a soft

tactile tick as you set your bedtime dial, and a small buzz and chime

when you actually hit your sleep goal. The interesting design constraint

was that this fires right at bedtime, so the last thing anyone wants is a

surprise noise at 11pm. So it's fully optional, off behind a single

toggle, and it respects silent mode and Do Not Disturb. It turns hitting

your goal into the small win it should feel like, without ever being the

thing that keeps you up.

A fun surprise: we got on TV

HyperSleep was featured on WEAR News (ABC 3). Not something we expected

this early, and a nice reminder that "block your apps until you've

actually slept" resonates beyond the usual tech crowd.

Catch the News segment here: https://hypersleep.app/press

What's next

We're exploring a 7-day sleep-debt view that sits beside your streak, so

the app reflects how rested you actually are, not just last night. Very

open to feedback on that one.

A question for the builders here: if you've shipped a feature that fires

at a sensitive moment (bedtime, focus mode, a break reminder), how did

you pick the defaults? We went "off by default, respect the system," but

I'd love to hear how others have handled it.

If you want to see it, HyperSleep is on Google Play:

Thanks again for being here.

Roddy

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