Back when Apple announced the Journal app as part of the iOS 17 preview at WWDC in June, it understandably got a lot of attention. The app would subsequently miss the September iOS 17 release and is now finally available after iOS 17.2 landed on iPhones around the world yesterday, and it could be a big deal for people who have been trying to get into journaling but haven't quite been able to make it stick.
While a first-party journaling app has the potential to bring the mindful practice to more people than ever, one key feature stands out as a really important addition to all those iPhones. The Journal app will recommend potential journaling ideas to iPhone owners based on what they've been up to, where they've been, and more, making it easier than ever to get started. Sometimes thinking of what to write can be the biggest hurdle new journalers have to deal with. Now, the Journal app has the potential to fix that problem for many.
