Changelog

Notification permission is now part of onboarding again

macOSNotification permission is nowv1.0.27

macOS app v1.0.27 centers on notification permission is now part of onboarding again.

Notification permission is now part of onboarding again, so people can enable the daily digest during first-run setup instead of discovering it later in Settings.

Daily digest and recap notifications now open the right destination in-app, including generating that day's report on demand when needed.

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Notification permission is now part of onboarding again, so people can enable the daily digest during first-run setup instead of discovering it later in Settings
Daily digest and recap notifications now open the right destination in-app, including generating that day's report on demand when needed

Improvements

The Today view mode switcher now shares the same top row as the date navigator, reducing wasted header space and tightening the layout
Tracker-lease conflicts now retry automatically in the background so the warning clears itself as soon as another Daylens instance exits

Fixes

Daily digest scheduling now actually respects the Settings toggle instead of silently re-registering even when disabled
Notification taps now work reliably on both warm launches and cold launches instead of stopping at the banner

Evidence-backed local Insights answers for day-overview

macOSEvidence-backed local Insights answersv1.0.26

macOS app v1.0.26 centers on evidence-backed local insights answers for day-overview.

Evidence-backed local Insights answers for day-overview, resume-next, and focus-rhythm questions.

Passive distraction alerts that infer when you were in a real work stretch before warning about a leisure break.

New

Evidence-backed local Insights answers for day-overview, resume-next, and focus-rhythm questions
Passive distraction alerts that infer when you were in a real work stretch before warning about a leisure break

Improvements

Focus score, local day summaries, and work-block narratives now emphasize uninterrupted stretches, strongest work surfaces, and rhythm instead of category heuristics
Today and Reports now surface focus time, longest uninterrupted stretch, context-switch rhythm, and faster calendar-based date picking
Settings and updater behavior are cleaner in development, including keeping .dev builds out of the automatic update-check path

Fixes

Local summaries now prefer persisted daily totals so browser and carryover accounting stays consistent
Focus readouts no longer rely on fake optimization copy or category-based verdicts
Automatic update checks stay disabled in .dev builds, previews, and tests

Timeline AI now surfaces richer block narratives

macOSTimeline AI now surfacesv1.0.24

macOS app v1.0.24 centers on timeline ai now surfaces richer block narratives.

Timeline AI now surfaces richer block narratives, better evidence, and in-context re-analysis for labeled work blocks.

Better daily and weekly reports, including richer output and saved report controls.

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Timeline AI now surfaces richer block narratives, better evidence, and in-context re-analysis for labeled work blocks
Better daily and weekly reports, including richer output and saved report controls
An Updates section in Settings with Check Now, install status, and retry actions
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Improvements

AI settings now explain provider mode, default model selection, usage, and timeline re-analysis more clearly
Insights answers are more direct and better at handling follow-up questions
Week in Review is more useful, especially for in-progress weeks
Reports UI is cleaner and easier to use
Public docs now point to the separate daylens-web repo for the live web experience

Fixes

Existing apps can now reliably discover and receive newer GitHub releases again, including manual checks from inside Settings
Today and Apps views no longer let live website carryover from yesterday leak into today’s totals
Insights responses are shorter and more accurate for exact-time questions
Conversation continuity in Insights is more reliable
Weekly reviews no longer surface broken labels or unstable copy
Timeline popovers recover app icons more reliably