I don’t quite understand why something like this needs to be an OS feature. I understand the benefit of the OS providing the “Moments” but this seems much more like a feature that can be exposed by an API that third party apps than can make use of.
Which is fair, but at the same time a solvable problem. The app could process everything locally and save it in your iCloud account, no need for the other company to have your data ever.
Also the same argument can be made about so many other things. You can’t record a workout on your iPhone if you don’t have a Apple Watch so you need a third party app like Strava to record it. So Strava gets quite some health information about me. Is Apple supposed to also create a full alternative for that too? Where do you draw the line what Apple is responsible for solving?
I’d much rather it be an OS feature and end to end encrypted. I trust Apple 10000x more to actually E2EE my data as opposed to trusting some random app developer, and journals are personal.
I think it’s good in terms of, if the technology already exists, let Apple make a demo app that the competition needs to surpass, as a baseline. If there are paid journal apps, now they probably need to step up.
I actually disagree here. The API would give quite broad access of your data to any 3p app. This is something that really needs to be a 1P feature for it to be secure.
Almost every example I’ve seen of the AppStore has been compromised on some way, either shifty data practices, crappy monetisation methods, or just kind of bad.
Apple only has to nail the basics to make almost every single competitor on the market obsolete overnight.
I don’t quite understand why something like this needs to be an OS feature. I understand the benefit of the OS providing the “Moments” but this seems much more like a feature that can be exposed by an API that third party apps than can make use of.
I don’t really trust any company but apple with data like this.
Which is fair, but at the same time a solvable problem. The app could process everything locally and save it in your iCloud account, no need for the other company to have your data ever.
Also the same argument can be made about so many other things. You can’t record a workout on your iPhone if you don’t have a Apple Watch so you need a third party app like Strava to record it. So Strava gets quite some health information about me. Is Apple supposed to also create a full alternative for that too? Where do you draw the line what Apple is responsible for solving?
It’s not really solvable. Either you give the smartphone usage data to third parties or you don’t. I much prefer not to.
The best solution, from my POV, is an app that syncs via your own cloud account instead of a central server. Expoentially less risk that way.
I’d much rather it be an OS feature and end to end encrypted. I trust Apple 10000x more to actually E2EE my data as opposed to trusting some random app developer, and journals are personal.
That’s what this is. The app is is just making use of the new API.
Did you read the article? It is
I mean it’s technically not an OS level feature if it comes in the form of an app. And Moments is available through the Suggestion API.
iirc that is an API they’re making? But it might only be to provide data to this journal app.
Right. I own many apple computers and an android phone so i have to use one Day One so I can edit everywhere.
I think it’s good in terms of, if the technology already exists, let Apple make a demo app that the competition needs to surpass, as a baseline. If there are paid journal apps, now they probably need to step up.
I actually disagree here. The API would give quite broad access of your data to any 3p app. This is something that really needs to be a 1P feature for it to be secure.
Almost every example I’ve seen of the AppStore has been compromised on some way, either shifty data practices, crappy monetisation methods, or just kind of bad.
Apple only has to nail the basics to make almost every single competitor on the market obsolete overnight.