Do you like to keep a diary? Or do you want to develop the habit of recording every detail of your life? Then everyone must know about this new native “log” app launched by Apple on the iPhone! Apple first previewed the “Diary” App as early as 2023 at WWDC, and after iOS 17.2 was released, it was immediately updated to users’ iPhones, allowing users as long as they have an iPhone (and must update to iOS 17.2 or above) , you can record the big and small things that happen every day on the Diary App anytime and anywhere, so that you can recall the wonderful moments in the future, and get reflection, inspiration, goals and gratitude from them, and promote physical, mental and spiritual health through the diary. However, readers may ask: Is the journal app easy to use? What are the common functions? This article will list 5 must-learn functions of diary apps to easily enjoy the fun of writing diaries.
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Personalized diary: inspire writing inspiration through system suggestions
After updating your iPhone to iOS 17.2, the “Log” App will be automatically added to the phone’s home screen, and there is no need to download it from the App Store. For the first time, you can use the iPhone’s built-in Diary App to record every moment of your life. Just click the “+” button on the main diary screen and select “New Entry” at the top or let the system help you select photos, location information or sports training status below. In other functions, you can organize the activities of a certain day, so that you can quickly find the direction or directly include the relevant content of the day into the log. Just add a text description. For users who want to develop the habit of writing logs in the early stage or those who have not. It is a very friendly function when you are inspired.
Step 1: When using it for the first time, a help window will pop up. Click “Continue” to enter the main log screen, and click the “+” button to add a new log.
Step 2: Then a popup will pop up whether to turn on the “Log Suggestions” function. Let the system select writing topics for you. Click “Turn on Diary Suggestions” directly.
Step 3: In this way, you can directly use the App to help you collect and organize information. When you see the project you want to write, click the “Compose” icon.
Step 4: After entering the writing page, relevant photos, dates, locations and other information have been sorted out, and you can easily start a diary.
Step 5: At this time, you only need to add some text content to help you review the wonderful moments of the day in the future. Of course, you can also choose to save it directly without writing anything.
New entry: Recording the wonderful moments of your life from scratch
When writing a diary, in addition to finding inspiration and direction through the system’s suggested content, of course, you can also open a blank page and compile the highlights of your life one by one from scratch. Not only can you record it in words, but you can also easily Attach photos, videos, recordings, location points and other information saved in the device to the diary. Whether it is recording, editing or saving the diary, it can be quickly activated. The operation method and input steps are not too cumbersome. For those who do not like complicated functions users can get started quickly.
Step 1: In the first step, enter the “Log” App and click the “+” button on the main screen to add a new log.
Step 2: If you want to write your own diary from scratch, just select “New Entry” at the top to create a blank diary page.
Step 3: Next, you can write your text on the blog editing page, and you can also use the tools below to add content.
Step 4: The first “Suggestion” function can directly apply the log suggestion template selected by the system for you, which is the same as the default personalized log.
Step 5: The second “Album” icon represents that you can select photos or videos from the Photos App to add to the diary, making the diary look rich with pictures and text.
Step 6: If you are recording interesting stories happening at the moment, you can use the “camera” to directly take photos or videos and add them to the log.
Step 7: You can also use “Voice Recording” to simply record your current state of mind or describe it casually with a sentence. Permission is required for first-time use.
Step 8: Then, just click the red recording button below to start recording. When you are done speaking, click the red button again to end the recording.
Step 9: Finally, you can mark the “location” in the log, search with “nearby locations”, or use the locations marked in the log to find the corresponding location.
Step 10: You can also use keyword search to quickly add locations.
Step 11: After completion, all added photos, recording content, location and other information will be displayed at the top of the log. If you want to delete, you can directly click the “x” icon.
Date and bookmark journals
In addition to providing flexibility in the content, the Diary App allows users to add various information such as images, texts, and voices. It can also manually modify and adjust the date of the log. There are three options: entry date, time date, and custom time. , in addition, you can also add “bookmarks” to some important logs for classification, so that you can quickly filter and find bookmarked logs in the future.
Step 1: Click “⋯” in the upper right corner of the log to select “entry date”, “time date”, or “custom date” to adjust.
Step 2: If you select “Custom Date”, the “Calendar” will pop up below for you to click. Click and press “Finish”.
Step 3: Some important logs can also be bookmarked. Click “⋯” in the log list on the main screen to select “Bookmarks”, or find it on the edit page.
Step 4: To quickly find the bookmarked logs, just click the “Filter” icon on the log list page and select the “Bookmarked” option.
Step 5: In this way, you can quickly find the bookmarked logs.
Step 6: You can also click the “⋯” menu icon in the lower right corner directly on the log list page, or slide the item left or right to edit, delete or mark bookmarks.
Set scheduled reminders and lock to protect private content
At this stage, the built-in functions of the Diary App are still quite streamlined, but important functions such as basic audio, video and picture attachments, voice recording, location marking, bookmarks and smart template suggestions are all available, which can satisfy users who simply record life or those who describe long and detailed articles. , In addition, if you want to persist in developing a good habit of recording every day, or if the log content is relatively private and you are worried about being read by outsiders, the Log App also provides corresponding hidden functions for users to set.
Step 1: If you are worried about others accidentally browsing the contents of the private log app, you can first find the “Log” option in the “Settings App”.
Step 2: Next, click on the “Lock Log” option.
Step 3: Turn on “Lock Function”. Every time you open the log, you need to unlock it with Face ID or Touch ID, and click “Require Password”.
Step 4: Set how long the log page will be idle. You need to enter a password to unlock it. You can choose according to your needs to prevent the page from staying too long and being read.
Step 5: Then in the “Settings App-Log” page, click the “Log Schedule” option.
Step 6: Select the “number of days” and “time” for which you need the system to remind you to write a log. After setting, a notification will pop up on your iPhone as soon as the time is up.
This article was simultaneously published in PC home magazine
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