Apple Journal App - no sound for videos

First of all, it's difficult to get a video into the Apple Journal app. For Apple Notes or Day One app, I can just drag in any kind of video day or night, and it plays just fine with sound, and I can resize them.


With the Journal app, I go through the "Camera" icon at the top and choose video, and I can record the video, but it won't ever play it with sound. On my M1 iMac, I've given it every possible permission, and it still won't play. If I drag it out of Journal to the desktop, it plays just fine. If I drag it into Apple Notes, it plays just fine. If I drag it into the Day One app, it plays just fine. If I open my iPhone, it plays just fine too.


But Journal app on the Mac has other ideas, and it's impossible to get sound out of this beastie. It was such a promising app, but when I combine that with the big fights I have trying to add inline photos, it really detracts from something that should have been much more.

iMac 24″

Posted on Sep 22, 2025 9:45 AM

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Apple Journal App - no sound for videos

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