Brightn Product Update: August 2025

TL;DR

Voice calls are production-ready on iOS with Android stability fixes in progress. Our AI now pulls from your personal history for truly contextual guidance, and we've polished the app experience to reduce friction at key user touchpoints.

🎯 What's New

1. 🎙️ Voice Calls + Smarter AI

iOS: Voice calls are production-ready. We're finalizing a fix so that if the app is placed in the background, the call pauses cleanly instead of continuing at 2x speed.

Android: Retry functionality is stable. Three key fixes in progress:

• Calls failing when the app is backgrounded

• Typing after speaking causes unintended session restarts

• Post-call "Reflections" occasionally failing to generate

Master Prompt Overhaul: We rebuilt the AI's core instruction set ("the brain") to make guidance more precise. This ensures file storage, web search, and other tools work reliably in both calls and chats.

Why it matters: Voice is the most natural way to express emotions. These fixes make the experience dependable enough for daily use, while sharper prompts mean fewer tangents and more actionable support.

2. 🧠 Deeper Personalization

The AI now securely pulls from past reflections, profile details, and self-care history to shape responses.

Contextual data (location, occupation, short bio, recent mood trends) is being used to guide suggestions.

Fixed a bug that occasionally blocked reflections from generating.

Why it matters: Instead of generic advice, users receive reflections and guidance tied to their actual week, goals, and emotional history - creating continuity across sessions and a sense that Brightn "remembers" them.

3. 📱 App Polish & Quality of Life

Onboarding: Premium users see their Plans immediately, with a simple pop-up clarifying benefits.

Speed: The first AI message now loads significantly faster, addressing a common frustration during setup.

Content & Insights: Markdown formatting is cleaner, reflections display more clearly, and a new sentiment analysis view summarizes mood trends visually.

Access: Increased the number of free chats/reflections available before hitting a paywall, lowering the barrier to adoption.

Analytics: Fixed Android event tracking in Amplitude, so product decisions are backed by accurate usage data.

Why it matters: These improvements reduce friction at the exact points where new users were most likely to drop - onboarding and first conversations. Clearer insights also make it easier for users to connect the dots between how they feel and how they're progressing.

Summary

This release closes the gap between novelty and reliability. Voice is fast and stable, personalization feels authentic, and the app is more approachable on first use. Together, these updates move Brightn closer to being a daily mental wellness companion rather than an occasional tool.

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