Can I Detect Which App the User Opens Using the Screen Time API?

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zengid OP

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I'm working with the Screen Time API in iOS and have successfully implemented the following:

Granted Screen Time Permission: The app asks for and obtains Screen Time permissions without any issues.
Blocked Specific Apps: Using FamilyActivitySelection, I can block access to certain apps.
Monitoring Device Activity: With DeviceActivityCenter().startMonitoring(), I’m able to successfully start monitoring.


DeviceActivityCenter().startMonitoring(.myActivity, during: schedule)

Now, I’m wondering if there’s a way to detect exactly which app the user opens, so I can fire an API from my own app based on that event.

Is this kind of real-time app usage detection possible with the Screen Time API? If so, how might it be implemented?

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Engineer OP

Apple

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There's no supported way for you to know which app the user opened as this is a feature of the API that protects privacy. Enterprise and MDM allow for this but nothing int the public SDK for iOS.

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