Screen Time duration displaying incorrectly on iPhone
how to show the right screen time duration? i dont think this is right for how long i use my phone. thank you
iPhone 15, iOS 26
Hello, garegero
There are 12 Categories in Screen Time
- Social: FaceBook, Hangout, Instagram
- Games: Scrabble, PUBG
- Entertainment: Netflix, Amazon Music
- Creativity: Photos, Google Photos
- Productivity & Finance: HDFC Bank
- Education: SkyView, Learn Python
- Information & Reading: Kindle, NDTV
- Health & Fitness: BeatO, Health, Activity
- Utilities: Voice Memos, Measure
- Shopping & Food: Apple Store
- Travel: Maps
- Others: Big Basket, iTunes Store
The gray bars display the time used by any other category than Other, Information and reading, and Productivity & Finance. It might also be displaying a program running in background.
Besides, if you think that the screen time displayed on your phone is incorrect, here are a few ways that I think would fix your issue :
- Is "share across devices" turned on on your phone ? If yes, yoiu should probably turn it off. (Settings/Screen Time/Share across devices)
- Check if multiple devices are linked to your Apple ID
- Ensure your iOs is up to date (Latest is 18.4, altough it depends on which device you are using)
- You could also try restarting your phone, but I doubt it would fix the issue.
If none of these can fix your problem, you can answer this comment.
Have a nice day :)