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chalhoubgeorge
User level: Level 1 (11 points)

Journal streak reset after iOS 27 update

Updating to iOS 27 broke my Journal streak.


I had a 124-day streak, but after updating my iPhone to iOS 27, Journal recalculated it and now says the streak starts on 22 August.


My Mac, while still on the previous version of macOS, continued to show the correct 124-day streak using the exact same synced Journal history.


I have now updated the Mac to macOS 27 as well, and the same incorrect recalculation has appeared there too.

I did miss 21 August, but under the previous Journal behaviour this did not break my streak.


The iOS 27 and macOS 27 updates appear to have retroactively changed how Journal streaks are calculated and erased months of displayed progress.


All of my Journal entries are still present and syncing correctly. The problem is specifically the streak calculation.


This is incredibly frustrating. A feature designed to reinforce a long-term journaling habit should not retroactively wipe out a 124-day streak after an operating system update.


Please investigate this and restore the previous streak behaviour, or provide a way to correct incorrectly recalculated streaks.

Posted on Sep 15, 2026 3:53 PM

8 replies

IdrisSeabright
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)

Oct 6, 2026 9:44 AM in response to chalhoubgeorge

chalhoubgeorge wrote:
Apple really needs to rethink how Journal streaks are calculated. Apps like Headspace handle streaks across time zones without penalising users for travelling. Journal should do the same.
More importantly, Apple should stop retroactively changing streak calculations and wiping out months of progress. It's incredibly frustrating for people who have spent months building a consistent journaling habit.

This is a user-to-user technical support forum. Apple doesn't read here for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:


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chalhoubgeorge Author
User level: Level 1 (11 points)

Oct 1, 2026 1:27 AM in response to Zurarczurx

Thanks for the suggestion. I've already submitted feedback directly to Apple's Journal team through their dedicated feedback form:

Feedback - Journal - Apple


I'd encourage everyone experiencing this issue to do the same. Hopefully, if enough people report it, Apple will investigate.


Another strange thing I've noticed is that the streak calculation also changes depending on your time zone, which makes the whole feature even more unreliable. 😅

Zurarczurx
User level: Level 6 (8,142 points)

Sep 30, 2026 11:15 PM in response to chalhoubgeorge

We're just users, like you. Apple doesn't read these board. If you want them to do anything about it then you and all those with the same issue need to give feedback. If they get enough reports of the same problem then they might fix it.


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chalhoubgeorge Author
User level: Level 1 (11 points)

Oct 1, 2026 1:28 AM in response to chalhoubgeorge

Another issue I've noticed is that the streak calculation changes depending on your time zone. When I was recently in Prague, my streak was different from what appeared when I returned to London.


Apple really needs to rethink how Journal streaks are calculated. Apps like Headspace handle streaks across time zones without penalising users for travelling. Journal should do the same.


More importantly, Apple should stop retroactively changing streak calculations and wiping out months of progress. It's incredibly frustrating for people who have spent months building a consistent journaling habit.

will_krispin
User level: Level 1 (12 points)

Sep 30, 2026 10:24 PM in response to chalhoubgeorge

I have the same issue and hope this gets addressed. My Mac and iPad are still correct and I hope there is an option to switch either manually or globally back to the old way it was calculated. Not only current streak but also my previously longest streak of 373 days was recalculated.

mehms
User level: Level 1 (10 points)

Sep 15, 2026 6:49 PM in response to chalhoubgeorge

This just happened to me as well—my streak decreased from 200+ days to 143 days. There is no missing entry around the date in which the app claims my current streak began. Deeply deeply frustrating.

paul.j.nelson
User level: Level 1 (14 points)

Sep 17, 2026 11:11 AM in response to chalhoubgeorge

Same for me, I dropped from 378 days down to 264 days. Very frustrating as I used that as a way to push myself to continue writing in there.

divit16
User level: Level 1 (14 points)

Sep 21, 2026 9:27 AM in response to chalhoubgeorge

Happened on my Iphone 353 went to 59, not updating ipad now


Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256357640