How to Check App Usage on Android & iPhone? (Detailed Guide)

A smartphone has become an integral part of our lives in today's world. We cannot live peacefully in its absence. In fact, its continuous usage regularly has led to its addiction because of the wide variety of entertaining apps available.

That is why you need to know how to check app usage on Android and iPhone so that you can bring down the usage steadily to a healthy level.

In this article, we will explain the steps to check app usage, starting from screen time to data and battery usage for both Android smartphones and iPhones.

• 1. How to See App Usage on Android?
• 2. How to See Your App Usage on iPhone?
• 3. How to Set Screen Time Limits on Your Phone?
• 4. Bonus: How to Check Someone's Phone Usage Secretly?
• 5. Conclusion

How to See App Usage on Android?

When we talk about phone app usage, you are referring to the screen time, internet data usage, and battery usage of different apps. Here are the steps on how to check phone usage on Android smartphones.

1. Screen Time

Screen time refers to how much time you spent on different apps installed on your phone on a particular date such as yesterday.

Step 1: Open Setting app and go to Digital Wellbeing and Parental Controls option.

Step 2: Tap on Digital Wellbeing option and tap on Show My Data if the option is available.

Step 3: You will see the app usage of all installed apps considering yesterday as the time frame. You can tap on the time frame and change the duration to any particular date.

2. Data Usage

Data usage refers to how much mobile internet data every app has consumed in a given time period.

Step 1: Go to Settings app and tap on Connections/ Wireless & Networks whichever is applicable on your Android device.

Step 2: Tap on Data Usage option.

Step 3: You will see the data usage of all used apps for a default time period. You can change the time period as per requirements.

3. Battery Usage

Battery usage refers to how much percentage of battery charge different apps have consumed since you fully charged the battery.

Step 1: Go to Settings app and tap on Battery option.

Step 2: Tap on Usage Details option under battery percentage.

Step 3: You will see how much battery every app has consumed along with how much time you have used them.

You can understand which app is draining your battery, and you can reduce its usage to prolong battery life.

How to See Your App Usage on iPhone?

Just like Android, you can check on your iPhone usage directly from Settings app. Starting from screen time to data consumption and battery usage, here are the steps on how to check app usage on iPhone.

1. Screen Time

Here are the steps on how to check app screen time on iPhone.

Step 1: Go to Settings app.

Step 2: Tap on Screen Time option.

Step 3: Tap on See All Activity option.

Step 4: You can tap on Week or Day option at the top.

You can check the graphical visualization, total and average daily screen time as well as app-specific screen time.

2. Internet and Data

Here are the steps on how to check app data consumption on iPhone.

Step 1: Go to Settings app.

Step 2: Go to Cellular option.

Step 3: Tap on Current Period option.

You will see all the used apps and how much mobile data they have used individually.

3. Battery Usage

Here are the steps on how to check app battery usage on iPhone.

Step 1: Go to Settings app.

Step 2: Go to Battery option.

Step 3: Scroll down and go to the section "Battery Usage by App" and you will see which app has used how much percentage of battery charge.

How to Set Screen Time Limits on Your Phone?

Now that you know how to see app usage on iPhone and Android smartphones, it is time to understand how you can restrict the screen time. Here are the steps to set screen time limits on your phone so that you cannot access your phone more than the set time to break free from your phone addiction.

1. For Android

Step 1: Go to Settings app and tap on Digital Wellbeing & Parental Controls option.

Step 2: Tap on Screen Time option under Your Goals section.

Step 3: Tap on Set Goal and set the daily screen time as required.

Step 4: Tap on Done button.

2. For iPhone

Step 1: Go to Settings app and go to Screen Time option.

Step 2: Tap on Turn On Screen Time option and tap on Continue.

Step 3: Tap on This Is My Child Device and go to App Limits.

Step 4: Select the app whose screen time you want to restrict and tap on Add Limit option. Finally tap on Add button.

Bonus: How to Check Someone's Phone Usage Secretly?

There are times when you may need to check someone's phone usage secretly. For example, parents want to ensure that their kid is not misusing his smartphone and accessing inappropriate apps.

You need to install a remote monitoring app on the target person's phone such that the app stays hidden and records the phone usage for you to check them out.

KidsGuard Pro - Your Best Monitoring Choice

We recommend KidsGuard Pro as the best remote monitoring app through which you can secretly monitor someone's phone usage without getting detected.

Starting from app activities to social media conversations, KidsGuard Pro lets you monitor almost every aspect of the target person's phone activity on your device from anywhere.

What Can You Monitor with KidsGuard Pro?

Here are all the parameters of the target phone that you can monitor secretly from your KidsGuard Pro Dashboard.

• App Activities

You can check the apps the target person has been using in the selected duration. You can select Daily, This Month, Last Month, or Last Year as the duration to check app activities. You get to see the screen time, the frequency of app usage, as well as the installed date. Therefore, you can find out which apps he installed recently as well.

• Social Media Apps

KidsGuard Pro for Android lets you check all the conversations the target person has been having on the installed social media apps. The conversations will also have the media files exchanged as well as the deleted conversations as the messages are recorded through the built-in keylogger.

Starting from WhatsApp, Facebook, and Telegram to Snapchat, Instagram, Tinder, etc, KidsGuard Pro for Android is compatible with all the popular social media apps.

• Text Messages

Not just the social media conversations, you can check on the text messages sent and received on the target phone directly from your KidsGuard Pro dashboard. The messages come in proper format with timestamps and contact details.

• Browsing History

You get to check the browser history of the target phone so that you can understand what the target person has been searching on the web as well as the websites he has been visiting. You can understand his mindset as well as if he is misusing the phone by searching for inappropriate content.

• Call Logs & Call Record

You can go through the target phone's call logs from KidsGuard Pro Dashboard. You can even record the call conversations in real-time so that you can listen to the conversations in your free time.

• Location & Geofence

You can track the target phone's location in real-time as well as check on the location history to find out the target person's whereabouts in the recent past. The location is shown on the map for easy visualization. Moreover, you can set Geofence so that you can get real-time alerts whenever the target phone crosses the set Geofence.

• Screenshots & Secret Photos

KidsGuard Pro for Android lets you capture screenshots of the target phone in real-time from Dashboard. You can check on the live phone usage any time you want.

You can also take a photo with the target phone's camera from KidsGuard Pro Dashboard any time you need to find out the surrounding.

Check Someone's Phone Activities with 3 Steps

Here are the steps on how to see app usage on Android using KidsGuard Pro for Android

Step 1. Register A KidsGuard Pro Account

Tap on "Monitor Now" button to sign up an account for KidsGuard Pro with your email address. Then, choose a suitable plan as per your preference.

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Step 2. Install KidsGuard Pro App

On the target person's phone, visit www.clevguard.net and download and install KidsGuard Pro for Android app on the phone. Then follow the instruction to setup app.

Step 3. Check Phone Usage Secretly

After the installation is done, on your own device,  log into your KidsGuard Pro account. You will see the KidsGuard Pro dashboard, then go to Dashboard > App Activities and find out the apps he is using with complete details.

Conclusion

We have stated how to check app usage on Android smartphones and iPhones. Starting from screen time of different apps you used to data consumption and battery usage of individual apps, you can check everything on your device. However, if you are looking for a legitimate way on how to check phone usage on Android, we recommend KidsGuard Pro for Android app for complete remote monitoring.

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