Screen Time on my iPhone is inaccurate

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Screen Time on my iPhone is inaccurate

My phone for the last couple of months has been counting random times towards my app time limits. For example I was watching youtube while on a face time call in the morning where i had no prior time on my phone. When i checked my screen time it showed that I was on for 30 minutes but when i checked the app times i had an hour and 27 minutes on TikTok, messages, and instagram which immediately maxed out my app limits. Im wondering if anyone else is having this problem because it keeps happening and its very frustrating.

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Original Title: Time limit issues

iPhone 16, iOS 26

Posted on Oct 10, 2025 8:34 PM

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TheLittles

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Oct 10, 2025 9:11 PM in response to RhysGB

“Screen Time on my iPhone is inaccurate: […]Im wondering if anyone else is having this problem because it keeps happening and its very frustrating.”

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Report this as a Bug to Apple:

So, when did this all begin? After iOS26 install? If so, it’s a commonly-reported bug.

Do your part: Let Apple know what is going on here. Provide them with feedback on this. They may not get back to you directly, but the more feedback they received on this, the more they will know what is going on, and what needs to be fixed in updates to come.

Go Here: Feedback - iPhone - Apple
Comment: on when this all began, and how you have troubleshot this, thus far. Include the URL of this thread.
Select: "Bug Report" for the "Feedback Type"
Proceed from there aw necessary

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Screen Time on my iPhone is inaccurate

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