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Appleis one step closer to turning yourbest iPhoneinto your favorite journaling tool or digital diary.
This means it could arrive as a public beta and then full release in a matter of weeks.
This can include but is not exclusive to calls, workouts, travel, shopping, and locations.
Many of the things that happen on your phone can appear in these suggestions.
Interestingly, the suggestion screen is not part of Journal.
Suggestions only become part of the Journal app when you add them.
Apple’s idea here, apparently, is to make Journal a rather tightly controlled information experience.
The suggestions don’t live in Journal so they do not inadvertently become part of your journal.
A Journal API
Putting suggestions outside the app adds another interesting wrinkle.
Everything about Apple’s Journal app screams privacy.
When the phone is backed up toiCloud, the Journal is fully encrypted and inaccessible to even Apple.
Interestingly, the photo and video shares create content duplicates.
Any edits you make to the original photos and video will not show up in the associated journal entry.
Finding thoughts
Journal does not sound like the most searchable platform.
Even the audio recordings aren’t transcribed so it’s possible for you to’t search inside them.
And if you’re stuck for a good Journal entry, Journal can prime the pump with quick prompts.
Now try that with an old-school paper journal.
