Fact · Dictation
Apple says you can keep your journal private, so that only you can access it, with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“You can keep your journal private so only you can access it with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode.”
Protect your journal entries on iPhone, Apple Support, iPhone User Guide, n.d., Lock your journal.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's iPhone User Guide section on the Journal app, which describes how to lock a journal from the Journal app or in Settings.
- What it does not show
- This describes the iPhone Journal app. It does not say whether a journal can be locked on other platforms, and it does not describe how the app handles audio or dictated text.