What's the best way to remember dream information on an iphone?

December 14, 2020 10:59 PM

I need the best shortcut or app or whatever so that when I'm in that nearly awake time in the morning and I think of the world's best...something...I can get that info into my phone while I'm half asleep. Writing won't work because I have to find my glasses and then I'm awake. Help.
posted by rileyray3000 to Grab Bag (3 answers total)

I use voice memos for this purpose.
posted by mykescipark at 11:07 PM on December 14, 2020 [3 favorites]

If you have an iPhone, you can just shout "Hey, Siri, text {whomever} that [whatever you want to say about the dream]."

I send texts to myself, but if you've put a person's name, you could also just say "no" when Siri asks if you're ready to send, and then it's be there for you, waiting, once you're fully awake.
posted by The Wrong Kind of Cheese at 12:19 AM on December 15, 2020

Was also going to suggest voice memos. You can go "hey, Siri, voice memo" but then you'll need to unlock your phone and then tap the record button - but it should be easy enough.

Alternatively, "hey, Siri, make a note that [whatever you want to say]", and then it's in your notes, but that hinges on voice recognition actually understanding what you're wanting to get down, which may or may not work well for you (it works alright for me, but a friend of mine who has a fairly heavy accent regularly ends up with incomprehensible notes and has given up on the function altogether).
posted by sailoreagle at 5:46 AM on December 15, 2020