iPhone 17 Pro Screen Time inaccurate with limits

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iPhone 17 Pro Screen Time inaccurate with limits

I have an iPhone 17 Pro, now on iOS 26.3.1. For at least the past month, my screen time hasn’t been measuring or capping out accurately. In particular, my games are being locked and saying they reached their 5hr limit when I’ve barely opened them for any time, if at all.

What’s weirder is that the screen time reports aren’t adding up. For example, today’s data says I spent 2hr 3m on games (but the homescreen says they reached their 5hr limit), 1hr 52m on Information and Reading, and 1hr 21m on Travel apps. Somehow, that total adds up to 9hr 11m (see screenshot). It doesn’t add up. What can I do to fix these issues?

iPhone 17 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Mar 9, 2026 3:29 PM

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Axel Foley

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151,838 points

Mar 9, 2026 3:39 PM in response to etmahns

You can try the following to address the issue:

● Force Restart iPhone exactly as follows:

• Press and quickly release Volume Up

• Press and quickly release Volume Down

• hold the Side Button until the Apple logo appears (It may take up to 20 seconds for the Apple Logo to appear)

● Turn Screen Time OFF and back ON by OPENING Settings ➡️ Screen Time ➡️ turn off Screen Time ➡️ restart iPhone ➡️ OPEN Settings ➡️ Screen Time ➡️ turn on Screen Time again

● Reset all Screen Time limits by OPENING Settings ➡️ Screen Time ➡️ App Limits ➡️ delete all limits ➡️ add them back again

● Check for any shared Screen Time settings by OPENING Settings ➡️ Your Name ➡️ Family ➡️ review if Screen Time is being controlled by another device

● Check for another update by OPENING Settings ➡️ General ➡️ Software Update ➡️ install any available update

● Reset all system settings by OPENING Settings ➡️ General ➡️ Transfer or Reset iPhone ➡️ Reset ➡️ reset All Settings (This does not erase your data)

● If Screen Time totals are still inaccurate or limits trigger incorrectly, then Please Contact Apple Support here 👉 https://support.apple.com/contact

Axel F.

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