Will the app ‘Journal’ available in iPhone, be available in MacBook and iPads with auto syncing features?
I need a feature that adds time to the journal entries whenever I add or edit them. Will this feature be available in any time soon?
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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.6
LinaNikita wrote:
Was actually thrilled to see the journal app pop up initially. As naturally, i assumed it would also be available on Macs/ipads... Quite honestly what is the point if you can't use it between your devices??
Once again feels like no logical thinking was applied for functionality for their customers.
We don't want to do everything on our phones. In fact the less stuff we are forced to do on them the better.
Dedicating a small amount of time and space to sit down and do things like this on my laptop with focus and clarity is what i want.
Who is this "we" you think you are speaking for? It doesn't include me. I prefer doing journal entries on my iPhone as I almost always have it with me. It's good to keep in mind that not everyone has the same needs or wants that you do.
Not get more lost into our already devouring mobile devices. Depleting more of our social capacities.
Um, yeah, right.
Please just make it accessible between our devices... it can obviously be done as Apple has countless apps capable of this....
Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user technical support forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:
Meanwhile, there are hundreds (thousands?) of other Journal applications that work across Macs, iPads and iPhones. My favorite is Day One.
You could also use notes. Or Pages. Keeping a journal doesn't require a specialized app.
LinaNikita wrote:
Was actually thrilled to see the journal app pop up initially. As naturally, i assumed it would also be available on Macs/ipads... Quite honestly what is the point if you can't use it between your devices??
Once again feels like no logical thinking was applied for functionality for their customers.
We don't want to do everything on our phones. In fact the less stuff we are forced to do on them the better.
Dedicating a small amount of time and space to sit down and do things like this on my laptop with focus and clarity is what i want.
Who is this "we" you think you are speaking for? It doesn't include me. I prefer doing journal entries on my iPhone as I almost always have it with me. It's good to keep in mind that not everyone has the same needs or wants that you do.
Not get more lost into our already devouring mobile devices. Depleting more of our social capacities.
Um, yeah, right.
Please just make it accessible between our devices... it can obviously be done as Apple has countless apps capable of this....
Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user technical support forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:
Meanwhile, there are hundreds (thousands?) of other Journal applications that work across Macs, iPads and iPhones. My favorite is Day One.
You could also use notes. Or Pages. Keeping a journal doesn't require a specialized app.
C_Ivey wrote:
I was really excited when ‘Journal’ came out but then disappointed it’s not available on iPad or Mac books. I can hardly get excited about pecking out my thoughts on my phone keyboard. Any idea when it will be available for iPad or Mac book?
No one here in this user-to-user forum would know when or even if Apple plans on making Journal available on any other device. You can let Apple know what you'd like to see here:
Meanwhile, there are many, far better options that will work on iPhones, iPads and Macs. I recommend Day One.
Until such time as Apple decides to add Journal to the Mac or iPad, you may want to look at Day One. It's an awesome journal app that is available on iOS, macOS, iPadOS and through a browser. I've been using it for over a decade. On the iPhone, it integrates with Apple's Journal Suggestions which is very cool.
recepfromtur wrote:
I need it on Mac. Why don't we have it across all devices?
Only Apple could answer that question. And they have, so far, not given a reason.
Let Apple know what you'd like to see here:
Meanwhile, there are lots of journal applications that do work across all Apple devices. And of course, there's always Notes.
DanThe wrote:
Just sent request to Apple feedback asking for Journal on other Apple OS platforms and for Journal to have an import feature too.
I too was exited about the Journal app. For someone who has never started a diary before it's OK but for those who are heavily invest in one, not having cross platform or import support is a deal breaker.
Day One is awesome. Can't recommend it highly enough.
YahampathSilva wrote:
I'm new to the Macbook, but I've been using an iPhone for more than two years. I love the Journal app very much, but I would love to see my journals in My Mac Book. Additionally, Journal has some beautiful features, like picking up photos from the gallery and suggesting I write something. I appreciate the app's behavior.
You can let Apple know what you'd like to see here:
Meanwhile, there are lots of other jounal apps out there. My favorite, Day One, even uses Apple's journaling prompts. All the ones I've ever played with let you pick photos from your Photos app.
ebreaks wrote:
Please! Journal app on Mac.
Why are you telling us, your fellow users this? We can't do anything about it, other than recommend journaling apps that exist for Macs (Day One is my favorite).
If you want Apple to know your thoughts, you can do so here:
DanThe wrote:
While using iPhone Mirroring is a great workaround to be able to use the Journal app on a Mac, in the end there still should be dedicated iPadOS and macOS (possibly visionOS) apps.
Tell Apple:
To be sure your voice is heard, you can write directly to Apple for feature requests here:
SOLUTION:
With the new macOS Sequoia you can use iPhone Mirroring to open the Journal app and use your keyboard to type.
You should probably send feedback via the direct Journal app product page, not the MacOS feedback:
I was excited to hear about the Journal app, but assumed it could be used across devices via iCloud. For me, it's almost pointless to use it until it does. It doesn't look like it's something that will come to MacOS anytime soon, maybe not even iPadOS, which is confounding. I guess I'm sort of glad that it won't be a DayOne-killer, and I'll just stick to that app, which works seamlessly between devices and actually can patch into the Journal AI capabilities, so yeah.
mrlawrence2040 wrote:
When the Journal app appeared on my iPhone my first thought was that journal entries without a keyboard would be a laborious task. I am not GenZ, born with typing thumbs and practiced from the crib. I can however type with a keyboard...being a baby boomer.
I'm a baby boomer and have no problems typing on a phone. It's a matter of preference and practice, not age.
I also find dication to be very useful.
You should let Apple know what you'd like to see in future iterations of Journal here:
QT314 wrote:
I agree. I love the idea of the Journal App, but not being able to sync across devices, start on one device like my phone during the day and document at night when I'm home in front of my MacBook makes no sense.
You can let Apple know what you'd like to see here:
Will ‘Journal’ app be available for Mac books and iPads?
