LMOS VOID Beta 0.45.0: Easy Mode Gets Bigger Controls and Only Four Visible Voices
LMOS tightens the one-glance creator experience with larger shared controls, an Easy / More tools switch, plain next-step navigation, and one approved visible voice set: Samantha, Tessa, Rishi and Moira.
What changed
Renamed the default workspace switch from Simple to Easy.
Kept More tools as the clear door to deeper professional controls.
Raised shared Easy-mode controls to a larger ergonomic baseline.
Kept 48px touch targets for coarse-pointer/mobile use.
Added a shared grade 3–4 everyday-language target for navigation and help copy.
Kept common workflow actions behind What next? with one-sentence explanations.
Limited visible read-aloud voices to Samantha, Tessa, Rishi and Moira.
Removed unapproved Mediator voice presets and automatic fallback to unrelated system voices.
Mapped older saved Mediator voice IDs into the approved four so old projects do not break.
Updated LM Books to show only approved voices that actually exist on the current device.
The design rule
A person should be able to look once, understand what to do next, and use a finger, mouse or keyboard without hunting. The software can stay deep, but the depth should not sit in the doorway.
The voice rule
The user-facing voice menu is Samantha, Tessa, Rishi and Moira only. The lower-level local TTS engine architecture can evolve independently, but it must present approved LM voice identities rather than exposing every engine or operating-system voice to the user.
Use the beta on real work.
The most useful feedback is not “I like it.” Tell us where you hesitated, what took too many clicks, what did not save the way you expected, and what would make this useful enough to return to next week.