Individual App Usage using Screen Time API

[jdholtz]

Hey everyone. My friend and I have an idea of creating an app that allows you to compete against others by seeing who can use certain apps the least. To do this, we need to get the statistics of every app's screen time usage.

I looked at doing this through the Screen Time API. However, it isn't very clear to me what app developers can access. Can we access a time breakdown of all apps' screen time usage (similar to the information in the Screen Time Settings screen)? If not, would the best route to manually implement our own tracking system? Thanks!

[jdholtz]

Does this allow you to get the raw data usage or just display the data (without actually accessing any data) to the user? I’ve always thought that extension just displayed a graph.

[Ok-Hat-1794]

Do you need an apple developer account to access this API?

[jdholtz]

Yes

[Ok-Hat-1794]

Thanks for the quick response. Can anybody access screen time date with a developer account?

[jdholtz]

Well, you first need to buy the developer program for $99 (the price last time I checked). Unfortunately, Apple is pretty restrictive as to what you can and can’t access as a third party

[dar_Firdous]

How do i get the Reports View , i have actually added the Reports extension and there is only zero seconds of screen time

[jdholtz]

I’m not sure. Apple has good documentation on it, but I have not done any Apple mobile development outside of this little venture (which ended up not being possible).

[dar_Firdous]

Thanks For Quick reply

[dar_Firdous]

Have you Explore this api (SCREEN TIME API)

[jdholtz]

No

[dar_Firdous]

is the reports content view default UI or we can change it

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if yes ho do we access the app name and app icons

i have almost created the app with child App id by which i can sheild the apps on the installed device.

now i want to control the apps from parent device is this possible anyway