Two weeks into public beta, one theme kept showing up across reviews, DMs, and App Store replies: people would rather Poppy do a few things really well than ten things half-built. We agree.

This update is mostly about focus: what we are choosing not to ship, what 0.8 is centered on, and one underused thing Poppy could already do.

The 0.8 Focus

There is a version of Poppy where we keep adding features until the home screen becomes a junk drawer. That is not the version we want to build.

For 0.8, the work centered on three things:

• Deeper briefings. Daily briefings getting smarter, plus a longer-form prep page for the meetings and moments where you actually need more context.

• Poppy that can actually do things. Poppy moving beyond suggestions into action: booking, replying, scheduling, and handling small tasks that would otherwise split your attention.

• New places Poppy can look. More integrations that meaningfully expand what Poppy understands about your day.

That focus meant saying no to a lot. The goal was not to do ten things badly. It was to make the few important loops feel genuinely great.

Poppy In The News

9to5Mac wrote about Poppy after using it for a week, highlighting flight alerts, walking suggestions, and a restaurant recommendation the writer would not have found on his own.

The goal of Poppy is to allow people to spend less time on their phones organizing their lives, and instead allowing the organization to intelligently happen in the background — and it does a pretty great job at that.

— Michael Burkhardt, 9to5Mac

Feature Spotlight

You can just call Poppy

Most people use Poppy by typing or tapping, but Poppy has also been able to take a phone call since launch. Call Poppy directly from the Phone app and talk through your day, your inbox, the meeting you are walking into, or the thing you cannot remember.

It was built for the in-between moments: walking the dog, driving home, or the five minutes before your next meeting. Hands free, eyes up, and no app to stare at.