Screen Time data on my iPhone inaccurate post iOS 18 update

Since the update to ios18 the system displays screen time even for periods when the iPhone was switched off. This is especially a problem when using family mode with restricted screen time for children. Is there a fix for this (planned)?



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iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Dec 11, 2024 07:39 PM

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Dec 22, 2024 10:48 PM in response to Makuro73

Makuro73 Said:

"Screen Time data on my iPhone inaccurate post iOS 18 update: Since the update to ios18 the system displays screen time even for periods when the iPhone was switched off. This is especially a problem when using family mode with restricted screen time for children. Is there a fix for this (planned)?"

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Dec 22, 2024 10:42 PM in response to Makuro73

Refer to the list of Categories listed below and pic 1 where Category Serial No. 1 (Social), 7 (Reading), and 12 (Others) are shown Blue, Aqua, and Orange

In this case (Pic 1), all other categories serial nos. 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10 and 11 are Grey


Pic 1




Look at the pic 2 below a cut-out view of a screen from an earlier old post


Pic 2


Total Screen Time is a+b+c



*** There are 12 board level Categories in Screen Time

  1. Social Networking: FaceBook, Hangout, Instagram
  2. Games: Scrabble, PUBG, Sudoku
  3. Entertainment: TV, Music, YouTube, Netflix
  4. Creativity: Photos, Camera, Google Photos
  5. Productivity: Shortcuts, Mailk
  6. Education: SkyView, Learn Python
  7. Information & Reading: Wikipedia, Magzter, Weather, Kindle, NDTV
  8. Health & Fitness: Journal, Tata 1mg, HeartRate Pro, Activity
  9. Utilities: App Store, Measure, Truecaller, Calculator
  10. Shopping and Food: Amazon, BigBasket, Shell Asia
  11. Travel: Apple Maps, Google Maps, FlightAware, Booking.com, Uber
  12. Others: Pinterest, iTunes Store, Kia Connect


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



Pic 3



For example:

If the user has used Games, Entertainment & Others category apps for the maximum time during a period 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


GIF 1

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