question on v$archived_log applied

So I have a 10.2.0.5 database with a standby.   The standby is just manually getting archived logs applied to it via a cron script.

The script basically identifies the archived logs to apply and is doing a recovery until cancel.

I have another standby (same version) that is applying the archived logs but is doing a recovery until time statement (via a cron script as well).

The question I have is this.    The standby with the recovery until cancel.  I thought that every log that was applied should be reflected in the v$archived_log view with an applied='YES'.

However they do not ever show up here with that value.  However I do see that in the v$database view that the SCN# is going up as the logs are being applied.