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My android one is a little better. It tells me my screen time, and a breakdown of what app I had open and for how long. Unfortunately a large swathe of that is "chrome", but there is definitely info to be gleaned from it.

It's 12:30 and I've unlocked my phone 40 times, opened chrome 21 times, and reddit 29 times...

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That's pretty much what the iPhone version does too: total screen time broken down by app, with the addition of app groupings like "Reading and Reference", "Productivity" and "Creativity". It allows you to set limits on a per app, or per category, basis.

It also shows total pickups, pickups per hour, busy times, etc. and the same for notifications.

Super useful

I turned ScreenTime off. I do not need this information collected and potentially leaked. I turn off as much as I possibly can, including the Health stuff. I want the phone acting as dumb as possible and collecting, monitoring and analyzing (let alone transmitting) as little as possible. Alas, it is still a smartphone so...

Do you have an app that does that or are you using a Pixel device? (I think this feature was restricted to Pixels only)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and... ?

It's part of Android 9, I believe. (I have a Nokia 7 Plus)

Works for android generally: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a0soft.gph...

If you are looking for an app, you could give "RealizD" a try.

Ah I've got a pixel, yes.

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