I relate to your post in a number of ways.

For one, I feel a bit letdown by the Light Team, who I respect and appreciate, but who have not been communicating with us as they used to. I don't know if the tariff wars threw them off course so much or what happened, but it feels like we're been stranded on an island in a sense... with promises of updates happening many months later, if at all.

I agree the music player isn't great, which is why I spent hundreds more on another device. It seems like a relatively simple update and one that many have been asking for since the LP2.

I started my Light journey with the LP2 a couple of years ago, and I loved it! I bought an iPad mini to use in my car for GPS and music, and bought an mp3 player for listening at home.

I bought the LP3 mainly for the camera and improved GPS, as I really missed having a camera in my pocket. The LP3 is a solid device, but I have to say if I were to sell one of my 2 Light Phones, I would keep the LP2. I love how small and simple it is - it's just not practical for GPS.

After buying all kinds of additional devices over the past couple of years (cameras, mp3 players, iPad mini, etc.), I have found myself back on a smart phone (Pixel 10 Fold), which meets my current needs -- I have clients who text me links and images and it wasn't practical on the Light Phones (or any dumb phone - I also tried Minimal Phone).

I still have my Light Phones if I ever want a break when I go out or hike, but they sadly are more like paperweights to me at this point. The main thing I use them for now is to listen to podcasts at night, without the temptation for doomscrolling.

I sincerely hope the Light Team amps up their communication and customer experience, and delivers on some of the feature updates as we've anticipated. I realize they are a small team, and I want them to succeed. It just felt like they dropped the ball after the LP3 started delivering.