A ghost is using up my screen time from 12am-6am?

Question

Level 1

4 points

A ghost is using up my screen time from 12am-6am?

Help! I have set screen time limits across 2 devices, my iPhone and MacBook Air. I allow myself 30 mins on Reddit per day. I have noticed that most mornings when I log onto Reddit, it tells me my screen time is already used up.

Today my screen time report showed that I spent 4 hours on Reddit, mostly from 12am to 6am when I was asleep and all devices were not in use (phone not in use and does not even have the Safari or Reddit apps; MacBook was closed out of Safari and closed shut, but maybe not powered off). No one else shares my household. My screen time is frequently reported at 8, 12, 15hrs per day which is simply not possible.

What is going on?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on May 9, 2021 9:05 AM

Reply

Answer 1

claire504

Community Specialist

May 10, 2021 8:40 AM in response to k m4

Hey there, k m4.

We understand that Screen Time is advising you that your time for Reddit is over by the time you log into Reddit to use it, along with Screen Time showing more time than you've spent on Reddit while you were asleep. One step you can take is to see if restarting both your devices helps, which may seem like a simple step but it might help:

You can also ensure that both your devices are updated to possibly help with this issue:

Are you seeing the same Screen Time reporting on both your iPhone and MacBook Air? Do you share Screen Time data across devices? If unsure you can check by following the steps below.

- On your iPhone, go to Settings > Screen Time > scroll down to Share Across Devices.

- On your MacBook Air, go to System Preferences > Screen Time > Options in the bottom left-hand corner.

Additional information can help us determine possible next steps.

Take care.

Reply

A ghost is using up my screen time from 12am-6am?

Similar questions