How to see how much time you spent in Xiaomi apps

Xiaomi’s MIUI-based smartphones collect detailed statistics on the time spent in each app, which helps control digital dependency, optimize device usage, and even identify programs that drain the battery in the background, but not everyone knows where that data is stored and how to interpret it correctly.

In this article, we’ll look at all the ways you can view time in apps, from standard MIUI tools to hidden features and third-party utilities, how to check the stats for the day, week or month, what restrictions are in place on different versions of firmware, and what to do if the data in Suddenly disappeared after the update, and focus on the nuances for models with MIUI 14 and the new HyperOS, where the interface has changed.

1. Standard time report for MIUI use

The easiest way to do this is to take advantage of the built-in Digital Wellbeing (or Digital Wellbeing in global versions), which is available on all Xiaomi smartphones starting with MIUI 10 and provides visualized data for each app.

To open the report:

1. Go to Settings → Digital Well-Being and Parental Controls.
2. Slip on the icon "Handglass" (or Dashboard in English firmware).
3. Select the Time of Use tab.

This will show:

• 📊 Total time of use of the device per day.
• 📱 Top apps with hours and minutes of activity.
• 📈 Timeline by hour – when you are most active.
• 🔄 Comparison with previous days (available in the MIUI 12+).

Note: the data is reset at 00:00 local time, and if you want to save statistics, take a screenshot or export the report to PDF (the feature is available in some regional versions of MIUI).

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In MIUI 14, the time report can be swiped down the home screen and the Digital Well-Being widget will appear in the notification panel.

2. Hidden statistics in battery settings

If you want more detailed data — like background time or the effect of apps on battery power — look at Settings → Battery, which collects information about the actual time of process activity, including hidden services.

Instructions:

1. Open Settings → Battery and Performance → Battery Use
2. Tap the "Three Dots" badge" (⋮) in the upper right corner and select the Time of Use.
3. Scroll down to the Usage of Apps block.

In this section you will see:

This data is updated in real time and stored until the phone is completely discharged or the statistics are forced to be reset. To clear the history, click Reset usage data in the same menu.

3. Alternative methods: ADB and hidden menus

For advanced users, there are ways to get advanced statistics through the ADB debugging bridge or the engineering menu, and these methods work even on devices with Digital Wellbeing disabled.

To use ADB:

1. Enable Developer Mode (7 taps by Assembly Number in Settings → About Phone).
2. Activate Debugging by USB in Settings → Additional → For developers.
3. Connect your phone to your PC and execute the command:

adb shell dumpsys usagestats

In conclusion, you will find:

• 📅 Exact time stamps for starting and closing applications.
• ⏱️ Duration of sessions with an accuracy of milliseconds.
• 🔄 Background information.

To simplify the analysis, you can redirect the output to the file:

adb shell dumpsys usagestats > stats.txt

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Usestats data is stored in the system for up to 7 days, even if you have reset the statistics in the MIUI interface.

Also on some Xiaomi models (for example, Redmi Note 10 Pro or POCO F3) there is a hidden menu with statistics:

1. Enter the dialer: ##4636##.
2. Select the usage statistics.
3. Scroll to the block Applications' Time.

⚠️ Attention: Use ADB And engineering codes can cause system failures if you type in wrong commands.

Third-party monitoring applications

If the built-in tools MIUI Not enough, installing specialized utilities will help you get advanced analytics.-3 tested applications:

1. ActionDash

• 📊 Visualization of data in the form of graphs and diagrams.
• 🔍 The ability to track usage by category (social networks, games, work).
• 📅 Export of reports to CSV or Excel.

2. Digital Wellbeing (from Google)

• 🛡️ Built-in Android feature, but with advanced settings.
• ⏰ Use times for individual applications.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parental control (time limit).

3. App Usage Tracker

• 📱 Tracking all launches with time.
• 🔋 Monitoring of battery consumption by application.
• 🔔 Notifications of exceeding limits.

Check application permissions before installing – some utilities require access to Accessibility Service, which can affect security.

5. Features for MIUI 14 and HyperOS

In the latest firmware versions (MIUI 14 and HyperOS), the report interface has undergone changes, and now the usage time statistics are integrated with the performance optimization system and have additional functions:

New opportunities:

• 📊 Weekly and monthly reports (previously only daily reports).
• 🎯 Time reduction goals – the system proposes to reduce the use of certain applications.
• 🔄 Comparison with other users (anonymous statistics).

To find a report in HyperOS:

1. Go to Settings. → Digital well-being.
2. Select the Analyst tab.
3. Select the time of use and select the period (Day/week/month).

HyperOS also introduced Focus Mode, which blocks distracting applications for a given amount of time, and the statistics for this mode are displayed separately in the Concentration section.

⚠️ Note: Some HyperOS models (e.g. Xiaomi 14 or X-ray) POCO F6) Time data is reset once the device is restarted.This is a bug that Xiaomi promises to fix in future updates.

6 How to Preserve and Export Statistics

If you need to save time data (for example, for analysis or reporting), use one of the following methods:

Method 1: Screenshots

• Take screenshots of the report screens (Power + Volume Down).
• Combine them into PDFs with apps like Adobe Scan.

Method 2: Exporting through ADB

adb shell cmd stats pull

This command saves the full statistics data to a file on a PC.

Method 3: Export applications

• App Usage Exporter – Stores data in CSV.
• Digital Wellbeing Exporter – works with built-in Android statistics.

If you keep a productivity diary, export your data weekly so you can track the dynamics over the long term.

Enable debugging over USB

Install ADB-PC drivers

Download App Usage Exporter

Create a folder to store reports

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7. Frequent problems and their solutions

Sometimes users are faced with the fact that the statistics of the time of use is not displayed or reset.

Problem 1: Data not updated

• 🔄 Reset the device.
• 🔧 Check if the Digital Well-Being feature is included in the settings.
• 📱 Update the firmware to the latest version.

Problem 2: Statistics reset after update

• This is a well-known MIUI bug, and you can't recover data, but you can prevent future loss.
• 📲 Export reports regularly.
• 🔋 Do not update with Recovery – use it. OTA.

Problem 3: The app does not appear in the statistics

• 🔍 Check if it is hidden in the Digital Well-Being settings.
• 🛡️ Some system processes (e.g. com.android.systemui) are not included.
• 📊 Use it. ADB completeness.

If none of the methods worked, try resetting your Digital Well-Being settings:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find Digital Well-Being and select Warehouse.
3. Press Clear Data.

⚠️ Attention: Cleaning up the digital well-being data will remove the entire history of use, and then the statistics will start to be collected again.

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