On This Day View
Day One’s On This Day feature is a great way to re-read entries and relive the moments you’ve captured. Quickly reminisce about where you’ve been, review photos you’ve taken, and read the entries you’ve written on a day over the years.
Currently, On This Day view is available on iOS, macOS, and Android apps. On This Day view is not available on Web or Windows apps yet.
iOS
With v.2025.6, we’ve introduced two new tabs—Journals and More—to simplify navigation. Click on the More tab with three dots on the bottom right corner to access On This Day view:
With a larger focus on memory-keeping, On This Day surfaces more of your past moments in a cleaner, more immersive layout.
You can access entries from any date as well using the Calendar view and tapping the date. Long-press any date in the Calendar to see options for On This Day.
Tap any date in Calendar to open the Today view. On This Day is at the bottom of the Today view.
On This Day notifications can be adjusted in Day One > Settings > On This Day. Specific journals can be enabled/disabled here. The reminder time can be selected. The list notification can be enabled/disabled.
macOS
There is a new On This Day option in the Journal pane on Mac. Click this when you have entries here to view them in the right pane.
And On This Day can be accessed by Filter as well.
Android
You can access On This Day by tapping More tab on the right bottom corner of the Day One App. You can also access entries and On This Day using the Calendar view and tapping the date.
To view the entries you’ve created on this day in years past, follow the steps below:
- Tap on either the Sidebar button or the More button.
- From either place, you can access On This Day.
You can also receive a notification each day, letting you know if you have entries in On This Day. To turn this notification on or off, head to Day One > Settings > Reminders > On This Day:
FAQ
Why don’t I see an entry I expected in On This Day?
On This Day can be disabled per journal. If an entry is missing, check the journal’s Hiding options:
- Open Day One and tap the profile icon in the upper-right corner (on macOS: Day One menu > Settings).
- Tap Journals and open the journal the entry belongs to.
- Tap Advanced > Hiding options and make sure Show in On This Day is enabled.
For the full set of per-journal visibility toggles, see Editing Journals → Advanced Settings.
Why is the Calendar view missing days where I have entries?
There is no separate “Show in Calendar” toggle in Day One. The Calendar view pulls from the All Entries view, so if a journal has Show in All Entries turned off, its entries won’t appear in the Calendar — the dates will look empty even though entries exist.
To fix it: profile icon (upper-right) > Journals > tap the journal > Advanced > Hiding options, and enable Show in All Entries. See Editing Journals → Advanced Settings for the full set of visibility toggles.
