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macOS Tahoe Brings Two iPhone Apps to Your Mac
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Day One will still likely be around for quite a while, I predict. It's already been around for 14 years. As a product, it really isn't growing or evolving much and largely seems to be in "maintenance mode" (I've been rebuffed twice by their support staff, for some valid suggestions on UI readability and usability), but it has been a stable journaling app and paid service, at least for me.
Apple is just getting started with Journal, so the product is not as refined or capable as Day One.
Ultimately, you're at the mercy of the provider when it comes to entrusting your data via these cloud-based journaling services. Keeping a journal that's going to last well after you're gone is probably not something you can expect from a digital service. Even if your children or loved ones want to read what you left behind, there's no guarantee that they will be able to access the data, or that the service will still be there. Paper and pencil/pen probably still last a lot longer than these digital services, even though theoretically your data should be able to be copied and recopied and transferred between services and providers ad infinitum.
Being dependent on safekeeping your memories in any digital format assumes that (1) it will remain readable and accessible for years and decades (centuries?) to come, and (2) it can be stored reliably. Both of those are pretty tall orders for digital data. Better to expect that your data will not survive your passing. Personally, I don't expect that my kids or significant other will ever have any interest in my journals after I kick the bucket, whatever format I keep them in. I mostly keep them for myself and my own record-keeping and mental well-being, if you could call it that.
As for handwriting, handwriting input with Apple Pencil is already supported on iOS/iPadOS devices. It leaves a lot to be desired in terms of accuracy, though. Maybe you are referring to actually using handwriting and not converting it to text data. In other words, creating image data.
Yes, I’m gonna give it at least 1 year before I will consider anything.
I’ve also been pleased with Day One. But as always, it’s nice when we can get rid of subscriptions.
They might take the challenge and become better of Apple’s challenge.
We’ll see if Apple’s service with be free after awhile? Apple surely like to charge their users too 😂
If it will be popular, I won't be the slightest surprised if Apple will make it a pay-service pretty soon.
That would require the Mac to have its own SIM and cell plan. I don't see the gain there, and I suspect the vast majority of people will have their phone nearby when they're using their Mac.
I already frequently answer calls on the Mac. The phone app makes it easier to also initiate calls on the Mac. Good enough as far as I'm concerned.
I meant your Mac would call via your iPhone when it's nearby but not necessarily connected via bluetooth or wifi 🙂
We have Cellular iPads and they are highly useful for those that prefer it.
A Mac would be no different.
I'm not sure how that would work. My iPhone doesn't have ethernet, I don't think it's a common iPhone feature.
Eh, I guess.
Just seems like an unnecessary extra bill to me.
I could see the usefulness of cellular in my watch. Not enough to bother activating it, but potentially useful.
I can't remember the last time I used my MacBook anywhere that I didn't have at least one of my phones. And that's going back decades, before there even was an iPhone I was tethering a Motorola V235 to get data where I didn't have a network handy.