Screen Time showing 5+ hours on certain apps. (I use my phone max 4 hours a day)

This has been happening on and off since December 2024. I have parental controls from 9PM to 5AM, blocking all apps, which is when it says most of these happen.

(I have the latest update and update apps frequently)

Here are various screenshots:

This was today:

iPhone 12

Posted on Jan 18, 2025 04:11 PM

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Jan 18, 2025 06:08 PM in response to Clever-Foxy

Notifications, received email and texts, and pushed data to apps can occur any time the phone isn’t powered off.

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Screen Time showing 5+ hours on certain apps. (I use my phone max 4 hours a day)

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