Along with iOS 17 Apple introduced a new application called Journal. This application was not present in the initial versions of the operating system and comes to the iPhone along with iOS 17.2. But what exactly does the Journal application do, how does it work and what can we use it for in our daily lives?
A new way to enjoy special moments and save your memories.
What the iPhone Journal app does
Apple describes the Diary app as a place to record our daily experiences. It’s literally a classic journal where we can write but adds more advanced features, such as the option to save photos, music, workouts or even voice memos.
The Diary app offers you a unique space to relive your big and small moments. Write down anything that comes to mind about special events or day-to-day things, and give it an artistic touch by adding photos, music, audio recordings and more. Record important moments and return to them after a while to see things more clearly or set new goals.
But the best thing about Apple’s Diary app is that the app itself can create these memories autonomously thanks to built-in machine learning. When you open the app, it will suggest moments you might want to save and, if you can’t find them, it will suggest options to write down.
Using built-in machine learning, the iPhone suggests moments you may want to write down in the Diary app based on your photos, your workouts, the music you listen to and more.
Of course, Apple ensures that all suggestions in the Diary app are processed on our own iPhone and we always have the decision on what to include or not to include. All data is encrypted and no one can access it because our journal is ours and ours alone.
The suggestions for the diary are processed on the iPhone itself, and it is you who decides what kind of data you want to include. Thanks to the lock option and iCloud sync with end-to-end encryption, your journal is always up to date and no one can access it, not even Apple.
How to add an entry to the iPhone Journal app
Adding entries to the Diary app is very simple and the process is designed to make it very easy for us to add content. Here are the steps to follow:
- Go to the iPhone Journal app.
- Tap on the “+” icon at the bottom.
- You can tap on any of the writing suggestions and reflections or tap on New entry at the top.
- Write whatever comes to mind, you can supplement it with photos, voice notes and you can also add your location.
- By tapping on the three dots above you can change the date, in case it is something you want to save from a previous day.
- You can always go back to an entry to edit it, add a bookmark or delete it.
- When you have several entries, you can filter them by tapping the button at the top right.