Journal is a personal journaling app developed by Apple Inc. for iPhones, first revealed during the 2023

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before officially being released on December 11, 2023, alongside iOS 17.2. The app encourages users to create journal entries in which they can record and reflect upon their thoughts and activities.

Features

The app features a simple interface which displays all of a user's previous journal entries, alongside a plus button at the bottom of the screen to create a new entry. These entries can also be filtered by attachment type or bookmarked for faster look-up. When creating a new entry, Journal will provide a user with writing suggestions generated on-device based on their activity throughout the day by grouping data together, such as a prompt which includes a number of photos taken at a specific location, or one that includes a recorded

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as well as a playlist that was being listened to during the activity. The app can also suggest "reflection" prompts, which are statements or questions intended to inspire a user to begin writing. A user can also manually attach data to a journal entry during writing, including support for photos, video, voice recordings, location tags, completed workouts, recent contacts, and music playlists amongst other info. Third-party developers can choose to integrate their own data into journaling suggestions, and an

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allows for other third-party journaling apps to utilize the same on-device journaling suggestions. Journal can be locked to prevent access from other users without a passcode or

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, and a journaling schedule can also be set which sends a notification out at a set time on chosen days to encourage consistent use.

References

{{iOS IOS software IOS-based software made by Apple Inc. Journaling software