Apple's Journal app is getting new features in iOS 18, but it's still not on iPad
Amber NeelyJournal in iOS 18
Apple has announced a handful of new features coming to its Journal app this fall, but for reasons only it knows, the company hasn't announced any plans to bring it to iPad.
Apple's Journal app made its debut on the iPhone in December, with a promise to help users document significant moments in their lives. Now, as part of the iOS 18 feature preview, Apple has unveiled a sneak peek of the exciting new features we can look forward to in Journal this fall.
A new minimalist mood tracker enables users to easily record their state of mind to keep track of their mood over time. The time spent journaling can also be added as mindful minutes in the Health app.
A new insights view shows users their writing streaks, a calendar view with existing entries, and fun stats that help encourage users to write more often. It will also allow users to easily find previous entries, sort entries, and search for specific content.
Also new are the Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, which can show users their current streaks or encourage them to write with prompt suggestions.
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Ah, it's a shame they aren't including Journal on the iPad. Journal is a feature that I turned out to like, but tapping away on the phone for anything more than a few sentences is not a good experience at all. It's not only slow, but frustratingly erroneous (lots of spelling mistakes) even when using swipe.
I have come to use Journal a lot. Almost every day, but it is odd that there’s no sign of it coming to the iPad. I use it a lot, but I end up dictating quite a bit of what I write. Then there’s a lot of editing and cleanup, that wouldn’t be neccisary if I could just run it on my iPad. Here’s hoping Apple fixes this oversignt.
With Continuity iPhone Mirroring, We could use Journal on mac, which would be awesome. But missing iPad is a shame.
I basically refuse to use it until I can type on my iPad. Very irritating that someone at Apple doesn’t realize that the iPhone is a second-rate devise for this app, while the iPad would be ideal. UGH.
iPad is more and more an afterthought to Apple.