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screen time doesn't add up correctly

Hi, I just noticed that my screen time is really high, but when I add up the times under the most used it does not add up correctly. Am I doing something wrong. For example it says my screen time was 5 hours 46 minutes today but when I add up the categories messages 1 hour 59 minutes, maps, 40 minutes mail 27 minutes, settings 17 minutes, phone 12 minutes, calculator 4 min, Zillow -1 min, weather, -1safari -1. It does not add up tp 5 hours 46 minutes...


Another day it said 3 hours 37 minutes messages but when I add up categories it doesn't add up to 3 hours 37 min messages 1 hour 5 minutes, phone 32 minutes, mail 20 minutes, safari 4 minutes, weather -1, calm -1photos, 53 sec, yelp 49 sec, camera 5 sec


Is there something I can do to fix? very strange...


thanks

iPhone 8, iOS 13

Posted on Oct 7, 2020 11:45 PM

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Posted on Oct 8, 2020 2:44 AM

Understanding Screen Time Graph (Grey Bar explained)

All apps have been assigned to certain categories in iTunes. Screen Time has chosen top 8 categories and have put all remaining categories in a category called "Others".


There are 9 Categories in Screen Time

  1. Social Networking: FaceBook, Hangout, Instagram
  2. Games : Scrabble, PUBG
  3. Entertainment: Netflix, Amazon Music
  4. Creativity: Photos, Google Photos
  5. Productivity: HDFC Bank
  6. Education: SkyView, Learn Python
  7. Reading & Reference: Kindle, NDTV
  8. Health & Fitness: BeatO, Health, Activity
  9. Others : Big Basket, 


The graph displays top 3 (Time used by user) category legends in X axis. Anything other than these legend categories is Grey bar in the graph


For example:

If the user has used Social Networking, Reading and Reference and Others category apps for the maximum time during a time span. The graph will show these three categories in the X axis as legends and remaining categories (Remaining apps which has used less than 6 min account for what is being shown in Grey Colour.


See the pic below explained


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Oct 8, 2020 2:44 AM in response to myapplephone100

Understanding Screen Time Graph (Grey Bar explained)

All apps have been assigned to certain categories in iTunes. Screen Time has chosen top 8 categories and have put all remaining categories in a category called "Others".


There are 9 Categories in Screen Time

  1. Social Networking: FaceBook, Hangout, Instagram
  2. Games : Scrabble, PUBG
  3. Entertainment: Netflix, Amazon Music
  4. Creativity: Photos, Google Photos
  5. Productivity: HDFC Bank
  6. Education: SkyView, Learn Python
  7. Reading & Reference: Kindle, NDTV
  8. Health & Fitness: BeatO, Health, Activity
  9. Others : Big Basket, 


The graph displays top 3 (Time used by user) category legends in X axis. Anything other than these legend categories is Grey bar in the graph


For example:

If the user has used Social Networking, Reading and Reference and Others category apps for the maximum time during a time span. The graph will show these three categories in the X axis as legends and remaining categories (Remaining apps which has used less than 6 min account for what is being shown in Grey Colour.


See the pic below explained


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