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angelica_mad
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

iPhone Screen Time incorrectly shows 0 seconds usage

Because when I go to settings-time of use it gives me that I use the phone for 0 seconds even if I have used it for longer. I have an iPad and it doesn't have the same problem

Posted on Oct 6, 2026 11:03 PM

2 replies

SravanKrA
User level: Level 10 (454,138 points)

Oct 6, 2026 11:53 PM in response to angelica_mad

If you turn Screen Time OFF and later turn it back ON, the previously recorded Screen Time usage data is reset. The usage statistics will start again from zero, rather than continuing from the data recorded before Screen Time was disabled.


In other words, switching Screen Time off effectively breaks the continuity of your usage history. Once you re-enable it, Screen Time begins tracking your device usage as a new measurement period, so the previous daily and app-usage figures are no longer carried forward.


Therefore, if you want to maintain an uninterrupted record of your Screen Time usage, do not turn Screen Time off, even temporarily.

SravanKrA
User level: Level 10 (454,138 points)

Oct 6, 2026 11:53 PM in response to angelica_mad

If you feel an unauthorized person/app is remotely using, controlling or monitoring your device, then that is possible only if you have done one or more of the following Don'ts...


  1. Don't hand over an iPhone to kids or to a stranger without Enabling Guided Access
  2. Don't share Apple IDs
  3. Don't Jailbreak
  4. Don't share sensitive information pertaining to your device
  5. Don't give in to Phishing
  6. Don't plug in your device in Airports and Public places through third-party cables and trust the device. Beware of Juice Jacking. (Especially in India)
  7. Don't leave your iPhone unlocked and unattended in public places like offices, schools, malls, etc.


If one of the above is true then quickly change the Apple ID Password and Return iPhone settings to their defaults.



Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256371726