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ah_9617 Author

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Screen time bug after updating to iOS 18.

As soon as I updated to iOS 18, my screen time notifications and limits started going crazy. When I checked in to the settings, it showed that my screen time was 13 hours (this would not have been possible as I was not on my phone for more than 1 hour that day). I scrolled back a few days and my screen time had also skyrocketed - anywhere from 10 hours a day to 21 hours a day. My screen time is usually no more than 3 1/2 hours a day, so this is weird.

This morning, I checked my screen time and it said I had 7 hours of screen time, even though my phone was powered off through the whole night.

(EDIT: I just want to add the things I’ve already tried to do)

Turn off and on the screen time settings
Power phone off and on
Force reset phone

How do I fix this?

iPhone 14

Posted on Sep 18, 2024 4:28 AM

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syed_1

Level 1

44 points

Posted on Sep 21, 2024 3:47 PM

same story on my 15 PM. i power off every night since it’s just a habit of mine, every day i wake up and allegedly i spend 12hrs overnight on nothing. 😂 hopefully they’ll sort it out with the next ios update.

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Npewe

Level 1

14 points

Dec 16, 2024 7:37 PM in response to DarkHorse73

Just checked today and noticed a screen time for my M1 iMac that’s literally not possible… 1,880 hours in a single day, and 3,777 for the week.

milky_42

Level 1

8 points

Dec 11, 2024 1:28 PM in response to ah_9617

Still not fixed, even with the latest update. This should be embarrassing to Apple that it's occurred in the first place, and the lack of correction four months on is just rubbish service.

Sep 24, 2024 1:41 AM in response to ah_9617

Which apps do you guys see that caused the activity? I see settings, calculator and firefox.

In addition I do not only see screentime but activations too. All while my Iphone is turned off.

Would you think it could mean we somehow see the result of a malware exploiting some security whole? Maybe it was uncovered by incident owing to the upgrade to IOS 18?

LynnNav

Level 1

14 points

Nov 23, 2024 11:41 PM in response to ah_9617

What’s going on! So I have a limit on my screen stuff and for some reason that limit is just going off right now! I haven’t been on the app it’s closed it’s blocked right now I deleted the apps and then it says I’ve been on it for like 2 hours or more what’s going on!

jediliz

Level 1

20 points

Dec 1, 2024 4:25 PM in response to XxStackxX195

I know right? I’ve taken to having to leave my iPhone on overnight, but I turned on airplane mode so the battery level doesn’t drop as much. I don’t want to have to turn my phone off unless the battery has dropped like one percent and I’m not planning to charge it until the next morning (Definitely not charging overnight.) when I did turn my phone off it said I had used settings for like 10 hours.

I sure hope that they get this bug fixed soon because I need to shut my phone off at certain times (like when I go to church.)

ah_9617 Author

Level 1

41 points

Sep 21, 2024 6:24 AM in response to Jndrk

Same here. I’ll try leaving my phone on all night, hopefully it fixes the issue.

Sep 21, 2024 7:15 AM in response to ah_9617

ah_9617 already tried that, it doesn’t work.

ah_9617 Author

Level 1

41 points

Sep 22, 2024 6:16 AM in response to martina_aq

It did work for me, but I did clear out all of my apps before powering my phone down, maybe that had an impact on it, but for now it works.

Oct 8, 2024 10:28 PM in response to ah_9617

Yeah same thing here

syed_1

Level 1

44 points

Oct 25, 2024 5:36 PM in response to zeke299

unfortunately they haven’t fixed it. to prevent it though you shouldn’t power your phone off

misur84

Level 1

20 points

Nov 24, 2024 3:35 PM in response to ah_9617

Even after ios 18.1.1 - this bug is still present. 12Pro Max.

I get 144h, 145h per day on some activities. Bizarre.

Jeff Donald

Level 7

31,296 points

Dec 27, 2024 2:39 PM in response to Jabba_Jabba

Are you in a Family Sharing Group?

Jan 3, 2025 10:52 PM in response to ah_9617

This seemed to be happening to me as well. I believe in my case, the numbers were becoming inflated because of the StandBy feature. When I charge my phone overnight, I stand it on its side to allow it to go into StandBy mode which displays a clock and other widgets like an alarm clock. It seems like screen time is counting this towards my daily screen time. You can see in my chart where between the hours of 12-6am, it seems like the phone was in use the entire time according to the grey bar which corresponds to “other” apps.

jediliz

Level 1

20 points

Oct 29, 2024 7:56 AM in response to XxStackxX195

nope this did not work. I left my phone on last night (Monday) and my screen time report that I used Settings for 11 hours. I can’t leave my phone on every night. I prefer to shut it off at night before I go to bed.

Sep 21, 2024 5:42 PM in response to ah_9617

hi! did it work for you?

Screen time bug after updating to iOS 18.