10 Tips Using IPhone For Parents

JAKARTA - iPhones have easy use that makes it a good choice for parents who want to use smartphones, and there are many options to make iOS easier to use and more accessible.

Whether you're setting up a phone for your parents (or you're the parent!), we have some great tips to share.

Assistive Access is a feature introduced in iOS 17 that greatly simplifies the iOS experience. Although designed for people with cognitive interference, it is also a good choice for parents who only need to use essential functions of their devices.

The majority of parents' vision decreases with age. To overcome this, you can enable Zoom Display to enlarge the screen:

While Zoom Display makes everything on the screen bigger, you can also increase the size of the text to increase the overall readability:

For parents who have hearing impairments, it makes sense to increase the volume of ringtones so they don't miss calls and other notices.

While in the current beta version, Live Captions is a gift for anyone who has difficulty hearing words clearly. This turns all the dialogues spoken into text on the screen in real-time.

Your iPhone's Favorite List makes it easy to keep the contacts you often call with just a few taps. This makes iPhones more friendly to parents because it saves them from having trouble scrolling through their contact lists at all times.

In your iPhone Health application is a Medical ID, which functions like a digital medical identification tag. This allows medics to know the existing health conditions that require immediate attention, the drugs you consume, and the like.

The SOS Emergency Feature on your iPhone alerts your emergency services and emergency contacts when you're in trouble. While this is an iPhone feature that everyone should adjust, it's very important for the elderly.

Siri's voice commands allow you to reduce physical interaction with your phone, which is a great way to simplify iPhones for your parents.

Chances are if you set an iPhone for parents, they don't need to access all apps on the device. Therefore, it's a good idea to clean the Home Screen, such as:

With this adjustment, the iPhone becomes easier to use for parents. We have focused on adjustments that are generally useful here, but also worth exploring all iPhone accessibility options in Settings > Accessibility for options that apply to those you love.

You will find many other options to help with hearing, vision, motor, and other concerns.