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does apple screen time include apps running in background?

I have noticed that my iPhone applications are running in background in screen time since I have turned off all background activity settings also my battery drains without knowing. Can you explain me how do I turn off the background activity

iPhone XS, iOS 16

Posted on Dec 23, 2022 6:20 PM

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Posted on Dec 24, 2022 6:28 AM

As you could see on your device, apple screen time does include apps running in the background.

Lets take whatsapp as an example, It's written that 1h 53m is used on screen while 34m is used on background. If we take the total, thenit is 2h and 27 mins just as written.



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