Today, I’m releasing version 2.1 of Watch History Journal, my shortcut for adding the shows and films you watch to your favorite journaling app in the style of Apple’s journaling suggestions. Here’s the full list of new features:

Improved Journal app integration on iPhone. Watch History Journal creates new entries directly in the Journal app on iPhone using the app’s new Shortcuts actions introduced in iOS 18. (On other devices, the Journal integration remains unchanged, generating images and copied text that you can import into the app manually.)
A new advanced option: This Week's History. This option allows you to create a journal entry reflecting your watch history over the past week. (Thanks to Miles Jefford for coming up with this idea.)
A bug fix for Text Lists. A blank line will no longer appear at the beginning of Text List entries without a title.

When Watch History Journal 2 came out in early June, I thought it might be the final update. To be honest, I was hoping Apple would sherlock me with native TV app journaling suggestions in iOS 18. But despite some nice additions to the Journal app this year – including the Shortcuts actions used in this version of Watch History Journal – shows and films still aren’t included as journaling suggestions. And so the shortcut lives on.

You can download Watch History Journal 2.1 here. I appreciate everyone who’s taken the time to try the shortcut, and I’m always open to hearing feedback and new ideas for it. If you’re using it and have thoughts, I’d love to know.