Change your Journal settings on iPhone
You can customize the settings for the Journal app . 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 > Apps > Journal, then turn on Skip Journaling Suggestions.
Add a title and date to new journal entries
Do any of the following:
Add a title to new entries: Go to Settings
> Apps > Journal, tap Add Entry Title, then choose Always, Only for Moments, or Never.
Use the date from the moment as the entry date: Go to Settings > Apps > Journal, then turn on Always Use Moment Date.
See an insights summary at the top of your journal
To see a summary of insights such as your current writing streak, words written, and days journaled at the top of your journal, go to Settings > Apps > Journal, then turn on Show Insights Summary.
Lock your journal
You can keep your journal private so only you can access it with with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode.
![A screen that prompts you to use Face ID to unlock your journal.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C14AEA2BBD75D7023772/6758C150890517C4260090D6/en_US/d80d9e9edf659c6e9c55e79fd40811ec.png)
To lock your journal, use any of the following methods:
From the Home Screen or App Library: See Lock or hide an app.
In the Journal app: Tap
, then tap Lock Journal.
In Settings: Go to Settings
> Apps > Journal, then tap Lock Journal.
Save photos and videos taken in Journal to the Photos app
Go to Settings
> Apps > Journal.
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 See 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.