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Screen Time reports

I'm trying to get a month long screen report. Is there any way to achieve this without installing a 3rd party app?

MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Aug 28, 2021 2:51 PM

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Posted on Aug 29, 2021 11:15 AM

Hi k_grove,


It appears you're wondering if there is a way to view a monthly report for Screen Time. The information below, from the following article, show all possible ways to view Screen Time usage on a Mac device: Use Screen Time on your Mac - Apple Support


"Track usage

Use the App UsageNotifications, and Pickups features in the Screen Time sidebar to see how much time you spent using apps and websites.

Each feature offers several views:

  • To see usage for only one of your devices, choose a device from the menu at the bottom of the window.
  • To switch between days, click within the weekly chart, or use the arrow buttons above the chart. To see total usage by week, including how much more or less time you spent compared to last week, choose This Week from the date menu at the top of the window.
  • To see usage for a child account, choose the child's name from the menu in the upper-left corner.

  

App Usage

See how much time you spent using each app. Click Categories to view usage by categories such as social networking, productivity, or entertainment. To see an app's category, click the information icon  that appears when your pointer is over an app in the list. Or click the app limit icon  to quickly create a new app limit for that app or category.

  

Notifications

See how many notifications you received from each app. Remember, you can use the devices menu at the bottom of the window to separate the notifications received on your Mac from the notifications received on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

  

Pickups

See how many times you picked up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and which app you checked first after picking up the device."


From the information above, you can view daily or weekly, not monthly.


Take care.

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Aug 29, 2021 11:15 AM in response to k_grove

Hi k_grove,


It appears you're wondering if there is a way to view a monthly report for Screen Time. The information below, from the following article, show all possible ways to view Screen Time usage on a Mac device: Use Screen Time on your Mac - Apple Support


"Track usage

Use the App UsageNotifications, and Pickups features in the Screen Time sidebar to see how much time you spent using apps and websites.

Each feature offers several views:

  • To see usage for only one of your devices, choose a device from the menu at the bottom of the window.
  • To switch between days, click within the weekly chart, or use the arrow buttons above the chart. To see total usage by week, including how much more or less time you spent compared to last week, choose This Week from the date menu at the top of the window.
  • To see usage for a child account, choose the child's name from the menu in the upper-left corner.

  

App Usage

See how much time you spent using each app. Click Categories to view usage by categories such as social networking, productivity, or entertainment. To see an app's category, click the information icon  that appears when your pointer is over an app in the list. Or click the app limit icon  to quickly create a new app limit for that app or category.

  

Notifications

See how many notifications you received from each app. Remember, you can use the devices menu at the bottom of the window to separate the notifications received on your Mac from the notifications received on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

  

Pickups

See how many times you picked up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and which app you checked first after picking up the device."


From the information above, you can view daily or weekly, not monthly.


Take care.

Aug 29, 2021 12:23 PM in response to claire504

So, the simple answer is, no, it cannot give you a report or let you view an entire month of usage?


If anyone is trying to achieve what I am, I have found an open source application called ActivityWatch (https://activitywatch.net/downloads/), that you install and can run on a local server to track your computer usage.


I am a contracted Software Engineer employee and I use this for tax purposes come tax season. Very useful application!


-Kevin

Screen Time reports

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