I've had a look at the new Journal app...and seems to be exactly the same as notes, just slightly differently organized. Is there any real difference between the two?
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So what's the difference between Journal and Notes?
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Journal is just Apple's latest push for personal information data harvesting so as to at catch up to Google/Microsoft in creating our new AGI overlords.
Joke's on all these companies 'cause the moment we started creating computer algorithms to 'assist' us was the moment we bent the knee. Everyone just deluded themselves into thinking the end of humanity would come as a single, momentous event instead of a slow crawl.
Joke's on all these companies 'cause the moment we started creating computer algorithms to 'assist' us was the moment we bent the knee. Everyone just deluded themselves into thinking the end of humanity would come as a single, momentous event instead of a slow crawl.
I'm confused about the question and I'm even more confused about the first answer!
So, here's another question. What the difference between 'Journal' and 'Pages', 'Reminders', or any other inbuilt apps that can be literally used for typing things out? These other apps can't/won't dynamically prompt you to type out something based on your life and what you do in it, or other more generic prompts.
Yes, you can use Notes to type out what you feel, keep doing it if it makes you happy and works for you. My first journal entry last night prompted me with my walking workout and a picture of kittens I took at the adoption shelter at the mall. It felt nice to talk about how it made me feel. Looking at the app right now, it is showing me recommendations for talking about special people in my life, specific sets of photos from past trips, and have any of my beliefs changed recently.
Yes. I'll agree Journal is a little rough around the edges right now; only basic filtering and no search or export. Will Apple change those? Maybe, Probably, Maybe-not. Will I use this app everyday, probably not, I'm not really the "journaling" type, that's ok too.
As for privacy, Apple is showing end to end encryption, and uses on-device processing for the recommendations. If you don't trust Apple's privacy policy regarding this particular app, why would you continue to use Apple products at all for the same "privacy" reasons?
So, here's another question. What the difference between 'Journal' and 'Pages', 'Reminders', or any other inbuilt apps that can be literally used for typing things out? These other apps can't/won't dynamically prompt you to type out something based on your life and what you do in it, or other more generic prompts.
Yes, you can use Notes to type out what you feel, keep doing it if it makes you happy and works for you. My first journal entry last night prompted me with my walking workout and a picture of kittens I took at the adoption shelter at the mall. It felt nice to talk about how it made me feel. Looking at the app right now, it is showing me recommendations for talking about special people in my life, specific sets of photos from past trips, and have any of my beliefs changed recently.
Yes. I'll agree Journal is a little rough around the edges right now; only basic filtering and no search or export. Will Apple change those? Maybe, Probably, Maybe-not. Will I use this app everyday, probably not, I'm not really the "journaling" type, that's ok too.
As for privacy, Apple is showing end to end encryption, and uses on-device processing for the recommendations. If you don't trust Apple's privacy policy regarding this particular app, why would you continue to use Apple products at all for the same "privacy" reasons?
I hate to be that guy, but isn't journaling basically taking notes, but usually on a constant time bases ie daily, weekly, etc.?
You could use any notes app and make it into your own journaling app, but I think it is the organization that sets it visually apart
Annoying that I don't seem to be able to add my mood from the Mood tracker, that would be a nice add
What bugs me here is not even the fact that it's similar to Notes... it's why the hell is Journal embedded/pre-installed inside iOS. It's clearly a particular app that not everybody will use. It should remain an optional app that can be download from the AppStore just like Pages or Numbers.
Same goes for Freeform.
And yes, I know that those apps can be deleted. Still.
Same goes for Freeform.
And yes, I know that those apps can be deleted. Still.
Not much but I'm glad. I like that I can use Share Sheet to memorize about anything I'd like just like when I'm using Notes (for example a song, a website, YouTube video, news from News etc.)
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