screen time shows crazy stats

According to screen time I sometimes spend every waking (and sleeping) minute of the day on my phone. I have no idea what that gray area is and there is no explanation anywhere. As a result all my stats are wrong.

what's up with this? How can I fix it?

iPhone XR

Posted on Nov 12, 2021 1:18 AM

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2 replies

mingoslkd

Community Specialist

Nov 13, 2021 6:12 AM in response to liksvette

Hello liksvette,

We would like to see how we can help you with your screen time results. The gray areas represent apps that do not fall under a predefined category. For more information about screen time visit: Use Screen Time on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Cheers!

liksvette Author

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9 points

Nov 13, 2021 7:08 AM in response to mingoslkd

thanks.

Following your logic the apps in question should appear with considerable use in the list below but as you can see there really isn't much one on them at all.

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