Change your Journal settings on iPhone
You can customize the settings for the Journal app (iOS 17.2 or later). Personalize the journaling suggestions you receive, lock your journal, set a schedule for journaling, and more.
Customize the journaling suggestions
Do any of the following:
Customize the privacy settings: Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Journaling Suggestions, then turn on or off any of the categories.
Suggestions use data from apps and services you turn on; data used for suggestions is private and stored on your iPhone. For more information, see the Journaling Suggestions & Privacy website.
Change the notification settings: Go to Settings > Notifications > Journaling Suggestions.
Create new entries without viewing suggestions: Go to Settings > Journal, then turn on Skip Journaling Suggestions.
Lock your journal
Go to Settings > Journal > Lock Journal, then follow the onscreen instructions.
To unlock your journal, open Journal, then use Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode.
Set a journaling schedule
You can schedule journaling notifications to help build a habit.
Go to Settings > Journal > Journaling Schedule, then turn on Schedule.
Choose the time and days of the week.
Save photos and videos taken in Journal
To save photos and videos taken in Journal to the Photos app, go to Settings > Journal, then turn on Save to Photos.
Turn Journal notifications on or off
Go to Settings > Notifications > Journal.
Store your journal entries in iCloud
Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud.
Tap Show All, then turn on Journal.
To back up without using iCloud, see the Apple Support article About encrypted backups on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.