How to see statistics on the use of applications Xiaomi

The modern smartphone has become a major tool for work and entertainment, but often we don’t notice how many hours we spend in front of the screen. Owners of Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco devices often wonder how to accurately track this activity to optimize their digital leisure. The MIUI operating system and its modern version of HyperOS provide powerful built-in tools that are hidden from view in the standard interface.

The main tool for monitoring activity is the Digital Wellbeing service, which collects detailed data about the launch of programs, the time spent on each of them, and even the number of notifications received, this information is stored locally on the device and is available at any time through system settings or a special menu.

Understanding where your time is going is the first step to digital detox. In this article, we’ll look at all the available ways to view statistics, including hidden methods that not all users know, and learn not just to look at numbers, but also to manage your time effectively with the built-in features of the Xiaomi shell.

Using the Digital Well-Being App

The easiest and most legal way to find out how much you're sitting on apps is to use Google's regular utility, which is pre-installed on all certified smartphones. To get there, open Settings and scroll down to Digital Well-Being and Parental Control, and here's a complete picture of your digital life over the last day or week.

Inside this section, you'll see a pie chart showing the total screen time, and clicking on it will take you to a detailed list of all running programs, sorted by time of use, and the interface lets you quickly see which time-eating app is the leader in your rankings.

The app discovery section shows how many times you unlocked your phone or run a particular program, an important metric that often correlates with your level of digital addiction and distraction.

⚠️ Note: If you delete the data of the Digital Well-being application through the memory settings, all the accumulated statistics will be irretrievably lost, and the counter will start again.

For a deeper analysis, you can use the Sleep Mode or Focus feature, which is also available on this menu, which not only restricts access, but also shows how effectively you resist the urge to check your social media feed at the wrong time.

Alternative access through system settings

Sometimes the standard path through the settings menu seems too long, especially if you need to quickly check the stats. In the shells of MIUI 12, MIUI 13 and later, and in HyperOS, there is an alternative path that leads to the same data but through a different system menu. Go to Settings → Passwords and security → Access to applications.

While this section is designed to set passwords for running programs, it also contains information about how often they are used. However, to get the time stamps, you should use the settings search. Click on the magnifier icon at the top of the settings screen and type in the "Screen time" or "Data usage" request.

The system will suggest you go to the appropriate statistics section, and this method is especially useful if the Digital Well-Being icon has been removed by the user or hidden in the folder of system utilities. The settings search engine works faster than manually searching for the desired item in long menu lists.

It is worth noting that in some regions or on custom firmware (for example, Chinese versions without Google services), the path may differ slightly, in such cases, the statistics are often integrated directly into the Security menu in the Optimizer section.

Checking traffic flow as an indicator of activity

If for some reason, standard time meters don't work or the data isn't updated, you can use an indirect method, which is to check traffic statistics. The logic is simple: the more time you spend in an application, the more data it consumes (except for offline games and reading). Go to Settings → Connect and share → Traffic Use.

Here you'll see a list of all the apps with the amount of data you've transferred, and if you switch the view to For Today or For a Month, you can identify the leaders in consumption, and traffic statistics are often even more accurate than timers, because they're harder to get around or reset by accident.

This method is especially useful for detecting background activity: Some applications may not be opened on the screen, but actively download content, which also indicates your involvement in the service (for example, uploading a video to a cache or updating a tape).

• 📱 Mobile data: Shows activity outside the home when you use it LTE/5G.
• 📶 Wi-Fi: Separate statistics for home or office connectivity.
• 📉 Background traffic: Allows you to see hidden activity without opening the interface.

Using this method, you may find that certain social networks consume gigabytes of traffic, which directly indicates long viewing times for video content or photos.

Hidden statistics of battery use

Another reliable source of information about your activity is a detailed report on battery consumption. The battery of the Xiaomi smartphone discharges proportionally to the screen and processor. To see this data, go to Settings → Battery and click on the menu icon (three dots or gear) in the upper right corner, then select Battery Usage Statistics.

On this list, apps are ranked by their percentage of charge consumed, and if an application, like a navigator or a game, consumes 20-30% of the charge, it almost guarantees that you spent a significant portion of your day in it, and energy consumption is an honest indicator that can't be fooled by simple manipulation of the timer.

It is important to distinguish between background and active screen consumption, and in detail, each menu item will show a graph where peak energy consumption coincides with the periods of your active operation with the device.

⚠️ Warning: High battery consumption doesn't always mean long use times. Some poorly optimized apps can eat charge in the background, even if you haven't been in them for a second.

For an accurate diagnosis, look at the Active Screen option. If the app is at the top of the list and it has a high percentage of active screen, then you are really spending a lot of time on it.

Comparison of statistics on different versions of MIUI and HyperOS

The interface and availability of monitoring features are heavily dependent on the version of the firmware installed. Owners of older devices on MIUI 11 and earlier may not find the familiar section “Digital Wellbeing”, as it became the standard only with the release of Android 10 and the corresponding shell updates.

Newer versions of HyperOS (based on Android 14) have made the statistics interface more minimal and integrated into the overall widget system, allowing users to display usage graphs directly to the desktop, making monitoring more visual.

Below is a table showing the differences in access to statistics across different versions of the system:

If you have an older version of the system but want to access these features, you can try installing the Digital Wellbeing app separately from the Google Play store, although its functionality may be limited without system integration.

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HyperOS users have access to deeper analytics and the ability to automate constraints based on geolocation and time of day.

Restrictions and Parental Control

Just knowing the numbers isn't enough, it's important to be able to manage them. In the Digital Wellbeing section, you can set time limits for specific applications. You can set, for example, 30 minutes a day for TikTok or Instagram. When the limit is exhausted, the app icon will turn gray, and you can only run it on additional confirmation.

Family Link is available for parents, which allows them to remotely view usage statistics on their child’s phone, a more powerful tool that requires installing a separate app on their parent’s device and setting up communication between Google accounts.

MIUI also has a built-in Child Mode that creates an isolated environment with a limited set of apps and a custom timer, which is true if you give your children a phone but want to control their time.

• ⏳ Application timers: Automatic lock after time has expired.
• 🌙 Sleep mode: Disabling notifications and limiting functions at night.
• 🔒 Blocking Content: Filtering Sites and Apps by Age.

Customizing these settings takes a couple of minutes, but it helps to significantly reduce the level of digital noise and regain control of your attention.

⚠️ Attention: Setting too tight limits can cause stress. Start with soft limits, gradually reducing the time spent using entertainment apps.

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