Apple is planning a Day One-style iPhone diary app that will let users record their daily activities, part of the company's efforts in the physical and mental health market, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The software will compete in a category of so-called diary apps like Day One, which allow users to record their activities and thoughts. The new Apple product underscores the company's growing interest in mental health. The Apple diary app, codenamed Jurassic, is designed to help users keep track of their daily lives, according to documents describing the software. The app will analyze users' behavior to determine what a typical day looks like, e.g. how much time is spent at home and how much time is spent elsewhere, and whether a particular day contained anything outside the norm," the documents say. According to the documents, which the WSJ , a personalization feature will highlight potential topics for the user to write about, such as a workout.
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In addition, the app will offer "All Day People Discovery" to detect the user's physical proximity to other people. According to the report, Apple's app will be able to collect significantly more user data than third-party diary apps and access text messages and phone calls. Analysis of the user's day will take place on the device and diary suggestions will remain stored in the system for four weeks before being deleted. It is not known when the app will be released, but it could be announced as early as WWDC in June, when iOS 17 is unveiled. That means it could be part of the new operating system. The documents seen by the WSJ do not indicate whether Apple plans to charge for the diary app. An Apple spokesperson declined to comment. (Photo by Mehaniq / Bigstockphoto)
