How to use Journal on your iPhone | Apple Support

reflect on life's everyday moments and special events in a private space with journal on your iPhone here's how to use it before you start make sure your iPhone is using iOS 17.2 or later ready open the journal app and tap continue on the welcome screen to begin the setup process this is where your journal entries will eventually live tap the compose button at the bottom of your screen your iPhone can make journaling suggestions to help Inspire your entries you can tap customize to turn access on or off for the types of recommendations you'll receive like recent photos music podcasts significant locations and more you can edit these later in settings your suggestions are specific to your iPhone and will get richer over time they're private and aren't shared to journ Journal unless you select them to allow all suggestions tap turn on journaling suggestions you might be asked if Journal can send you notifications to get occasional reminders tap allow you can also change this in settings later above your suggestions you'll find additional information about how Journal protects your privacy and accesses your recommendations if you'd like to learn more we'll close this for now to start a blank entry you can tap new entry at the top of your screen you can also start entries from other compatible apps like news podcasts and photos using the share button or you can create one based on a recommendation let's write about a trip we took with some friends using this photo Memory Tap a photo and swipe through your photos to decide which ones you'd like to include in your entry these are great let's keep them all then tap start writing when you're ready next scroll down and tap the text field to write and reflect on your day detail special moments or just Express what's on your mind you can further customize your entry by using the toolbar to add or take photos record audio include a location and more to help you find your entry again later you can tap the bookmark button in the upper left corner and the more button has options if you want to customize the date or delete your entry what a fun day when you're finished tap done any entries you've made will appear chronologically in a list and after you've created your first one you'll get a prompt giving you the option to lock your journal with face ID Touch ID or your passcode to keep your entries private and secure tap set up now and choose how long Journal should wait before locking then tap turn on you might get a notification asking you to confirm if you want to unlock your Journal using face ID or touch ID tap allow to enable it on your journal entries page if you don't want to view them by date you can tap the filter button to filter them by photos places bookmarks and more return to your journaling suggestions tap the compose button at the bottom of your screen as you continue to use Journal your suggestions will change based on how you use your iPhone you can even tap the recents tab to view your Suggestions by date and if you scroll down you'll find more ways to jump start your writing you can tap a reflection prompt and craft an entry based on thoughtful suggestions or questions if you'd like a different prompt just tap the refresh button now that you know how to get started you can build your journaling habit with suggestions personalized just for you reflect write relive to learn more about your iPhone subscribe to the Apple support YouTube channel or click another video to keep watching

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Published: Tue Jan 02 2024