Boldtechinfo have simple tips on how to make iPhone and Android devices a little easier to use for the older age group
Some older age group find it difficult using smartphones, because of their age advancement or because of little or no experience with technology.
On today update we have tips you can use to make phone life interesting for older aged group.
These tips will help you set up an iPhone or Android phone for your parents or grandparents in order to enable use it safely.
Every individual has taste and that affect the person desire, and to make things a little easier it is advisable that one should just pick the tips that seem relevant and helpful their elderly loved one.
The following tips will be helpful.
All you need to do is to first set up the Lock Screen for Them.
Well this may be tempting not to apply lock screen security, but it is important one does so.
Normally, smart phones has a fingerprint sensor or face unlock and so on. All you need to do is to run through the process and make sure that they’re comfortable with it and they can use it in your absence and also know how it works if not, you will have to just the easiest one by setting up a PIN, password, or pattern unlock that they can remember easily.
For Android phone user all you need to do is to, Go to Settings, Security, and Screen lock.
For iPhone users Go to Settings, then Face ID & Passcode or Touch ID & Passcode.
The next step is to quickly clean the Home Screen by keeping things easier and simple on the home screen. And when you doing that know that the smaller icons, the better for themto use.
Clear away and uninstall anything they won’t use regularly because it will be of no use to them since they won’t make use of it and is taking space which might slow the speed of the phone.
After doing that all you need to do is to to some moment to customize their iPhone or Android phone so it fits their desire too.
For Android phone click and hold on an icon, then drag it away to the Uninstall or Remove wording from the phone, this is usually done at the top of the screen on your smart phone or iPhone.
While for iPhone you can still click and hold on the home screen until the icons wiggle and then drag them around to rearrange or tap the X to uninstall them so anytime you see X know what it’s showing.
The next step is to
Add Shortcuts for Useful Tasks or Apps this will help them locate certain Apps without taking so much time searching for it in their phones.
And the easiest way to achieve this is to place shortcuts on the home screen to make it easier for them to call or message anyone they wish to on their contacts with just a single tap.
Android phone users all you need to do is click and hold on the home screen and select Widgets, then scroll down to Contacts, choose Direct dial, and select a contact. You can place the shortcut anywhere on the home screen, and they can call that person simply by clicking on it.
iPhone users should use the Shortcuts app. If you create a folder for the home screen, you can potentially add multiple shortcuts. You can tap the plus (+) icon at the top right to add a new shortcut, choose Add Action, select Phone or Facetime, and pick the contact you want to add. Give the shortcut a name, choose the icon and color, and then click Done. To add to the home screen, click and hold until the icons wiggle and tap the plus icon at the top left, find your Shortcuts widget, and tap Add Widget.
How to Increase Font Size in order to make the font more readable, for the Elderly age group the person can increase its size.
All you need to do is to click on the Settings, Display, and choose Font size, then drag the slider to adjust. You can also get there via Settings, Accessibility, then Font size.
iPhone users all you need to do is to Go to Settings, Display & Brightness, Text Size, and drag the slider. To go even larger you can head into Settings, Accessibility, then select Display & Text Size and tap on Larger Text, then drag the slider.
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