The author of the content uses their iPhone to jot down thoughts and feelings in the Notes app. They tried out Apple’s Journal app, designed for daily reflection, but found it wasn’t for them, and they preferred sticking to the Notes app. Nevertheless, they inadvertently signed up for Journaling Suggestions and began receiving notifications prompting them to reflect on daily activities due to granting access to personal data. To stop these notifications, the author provides steps to disable Journaling Suggestions and notifications easily.
Journal sends suggestions based on activities, media use, contacts, photos, and locations, tracking the user’s behavior to offer daily prompts. This can include suggestions based on who the user is with, utilizing Bluetooth to detect nearby friends or family members. If someone doesn’t use the Journal app, they may not want it to have access to their data, which can be shared with other apps that utilize Apple’s Journaling Suggestions feature. To prevent this, users can turn off all Journaling Suggestions in the app’s settings to halt data access and notifications.
To avoid Journal getting access to personal data and to stop receiving notifications, users can navigate to Journal settings, Journaling Suggestions, and Privacy Settings to turn off all suggestions. Furthermore, users can toggle off the Discoverable by Others setting to ensure their phone’s discovery is limited. If users still want to use Journal but prefer not to receive notifications, there is an option to turn off notifications while retaining access to data within the app. By going to the app’s settings, users can toggle off Allow Notifications, preventing constant reminders to journal daily.
By following the provided steps, users can effectively block Journal from continuing to send notifications and accessing personal data. This ensures a more private and uninterrupted user experience based on individual preferences. If users opt to use Journal but want to avoid the constant reminders, they can disable notifications while still being able to access the app’s features. Ultimately, these simple adjustments allow for a customized experience while using the Journal app on an iPhone.
