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Screen Time

My screen time is much higher in comparison of total time consumed over different app. Say total screen time is 6 hours for particular day however when compute it individual category wise like social 3 hours, productivity and finance 1 hour and others 30 minutes, it comes 4.30 hours. Why total screen time showing much higher than actual?

iPhone 14, 16

Posted on Jul 4, 2023 8:04 AM

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Posted on Jul 4, 2023 9:25 AM

I am not sure what you are adding, and how you are adding.


Look at the pic below a cut-out view of your screenshot from your post.




Total Screen Time is a+b+c


In order to understand this better read this example below.


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


For example:

If the user has used Games, Entertainment & Others category apps for the maximum time during a time span then the graph will show these three categories in the X-axis as legends and the remaining categories will be shown in Grey Colour.


The GIF below will illustrate the graph from 3 iOS devices

iPhone 6 iOS 12.4.5

iPhone SE iOS 13.3.1

iPad Pro 9.7" Wifi+Cellular iOS 13.3.1




Understanding Screen Time Graph (Grey Bar explained)

All apps have been assigned to certain categories in iTunes. Screen Time has chosen the top 8 categories and has 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 the top 3 (Time used by the user) category legends on 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 have used less than 6 min account for what is being shown in Grey Colour.


See the pic below explained

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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Jul 4, 2023 9:25 AM in response to Best_apple

I am not sure what you are adding, and how you are adding.


Look at the pic below a cut-out view of your screenshot from your post.




Total Screen Time is a+b+c


In order to understand this better read this example below.


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


For example:

If the user has used Games, Entertainment & Others category apps for the maximum time during a time span then the graph will show these three categories in the X-axis as legends and the remaining categories will be shown in Grey Colour.


The GIF below will illustrate the graph from 3 iOS devices

iPhone 6 iOS 12.4.5

iPhone SE iOS 13.3.1

iPad Pro 9.7" Wifi+Cellular iOS 13.3.1




Understanding Screen Time Graph (Grey Bar explained)

All apps have been assigned to certain categories in iTunes. Screen Time has chosen the top 8 categories and has 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 the top 3 (Time used by the user) category legends on 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 have used less than 6 min account for what is being shown in Grey Colour.


See the pic below explained

Screen Time

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