Add notes, photos and reminders to Diary for iPhone

Using the Diary app you can easily capture special moments and memories. Writing down your thoughts can help you keep track of what you are grateful for and reflect on it.

We explain how to add notes, photos and other reminders to the Diary app for iPhone. Using on-device machine learning, users receive personal suggestions for inspiration. Unfortunately, the application is not yet available for iPad or Mac.

Use diary app

Using on-device machine learning, users receive personal suggestions for inspiration. Based on recent activities including photos, people, places, and workouts, these suggestions make it easier to start writing. Of course you can also add new items manually.

• Open the Diary app
• Tap the plus button
• Then choose ‘New note’
• Start writing

You can decide for yourself what you want to talk about in your diary. This could be recent activities, a special telephone conversation, a new purchase, a planned trip or the argument with your best friend. Of course, the diary should not be a positive version of your life, you can also write down problems and negative feelings in it, perhaps this will contribute to a solution.

Create and save notes

In addition to standard text, you can also enrich your diary entries with images, videos, audio clips and a location. The buttons to add these parts to the note appear above the keyboard.

Using the Magic Wand, using on-device machine learning, you can view personal suggestions for inspiration or to immediately add them to your diary.

You can mark important notes by tapping the bookmark icon in the top left corner. This will then immediately be added to your favorites. Tap Done to save the diary entry.

Set schedule

A diary works best if you regularly provide it with new texts, photos and memories. By using a schedule you will not forget this so quickly. You can set the schedule via Settings ▸ Diary ▸ Diary keeping schedule. Enable the option and choose a desired time and days of the week. At these times you will receive a notification asking if you would like to add something to your diary.