Screen Time is Inflated?

My screen time numbers are severely inaccurate. This is the only Apple device I use and I know for a fact that I’m not spending 10 hours on my phone! Is there any way to fix this? I have tried restarting, and enabling share across devices. This is a new phone and I don’t think I’ve ever experienced this before.

iPhone 16, iOS 18

Posted on Mar 11, 2025 6:57 PM

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JaninaJ Author

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Mar 11, 2025 7:01 PM in response to JaninaJ

Here are some more screenshots to show how wonky it is.

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