8 Easy Tips To Use IPhone For Elderly Users

JAKARTA - It is undeniable that parents also want to look more trendy by using sophisticated devices such as the iPhone. And who says they don't match?

There are many ways you can do to make the iPhone easier for older parents to use. Here are some tips and features on iPhone to make it easier for parents to use, which VOI quoted from MakeUsOf, Saturday, August 7th.

1. Enlarge Screen

Most people's vision declines with age. To work around this, you can enable Display Zoom, which increases the size of text and other elements in iOS.

To do this, open Settings and select Display & Brightness. Under the Display Zoom option, click View, select Zoom. Some simple previews will be shown, so you can tell the difference. Tap Set to confirm your selection, then reload iPhone then the changes will take place.

2. Enlarge Text View

While Display Zoom makes everything on the screen bigger, increasing the text size will make it easier for your parents to read a message or something. To adjust the text size, follow these steps:

Go to Settings select Accessibility tap Display & Text Size. Select Larger Text. Adjust the slider to select the text size your parents want. If the largest option doesn't match, activate the Larger Accessibility Sizes slider at the top to display a larger level.

3. Increase Ringer Volume and Enable LED Alert Flashes

Sometimes parents like to miss phone calls or messages due to low volume or no notification, for that you have to adjust the volume accordingly and enable message notifications.

Go to Settings select Sounds & Haptics and adjust Ringer and Alerts to set the preferred volume. Not only that, you may also want to enable the Vibrate on Ring and Vibrate on Silent options to reduce the chances of missed calls. Make sure the selected ringtone is clear and distinct.

Finally, for visual alerts, you need to enable the LED Flash for Alerts feature for incoming call or message alerts. To do so, go to Settings, select Accessibility click Audio/Visual. Enable LED Flash for Alerts, you can choose whether it is displayed when the phone is idle or not.

4. Activate the Find My feature

While the Find My feature is important for tracking a stolen device, it's also useful for finding your parent's phone if it's misplaced at home, as it will force your parent's phone to ring, even in silent mode.

Here's how to activate the Find My feature. Go to Settings and tap on your parent's name at the top. Select Find My, make sure the Find My feature is active. It's also a good idea to tap on Send Last Location, which will send the device's location to Apple when the battery is low.

5. Configure Favorite Contacts

The Contact Favorites list on your parent's iPhone makes it easy to save frequently contacted contacts. This makes iPhone easier for parents to use, as it saves time scrolling through their contact list all the time.

To do this, open the Phone app, select Favorites from the bottom bar. Tap the Plus icon in the top left corner to open your parent's contact list. Select contacts to add to favorites, then select the type of entries to add for them.

You have to choose the contact method your parents use the most for calling, texting and more. Repeat the process for each Favorite you want to add. Use the Edit button at the top right if you need to remove a contact from favorites.

6. Prepare Medical ID

Within your parent's iPhone Health app is a Medical ID, which is similar to a digital medical identification tag. This allows paramedics to know health conditions, medications taken, and those that require immediate action. This feature is especially useful in cases where the device owner is unaware or unable to communicate.

Set up Medical ID on your parent's iPhone by opening the Health app, tapping the profile picture in the top right, and selecting Medical ID then Edit. Make sure the Show When Locked option is enabled, which makes your parental information available for anyone to view on the lock screen in case of an emergency.

In addition to medical information, you should also add some Emergency Contacts. The contact will be notified if your parents have used your iPhone's Emergency SOS feature.

7. Configure Emergency SOS

The SOS feature alerts emergency services and your parents' emergency contacts when in trouble. While this is an iPhone feature that everyone should be prepared for, it is very important for your parents too.

Open Settings, select Emergency SOS. Turn on automatic dialing if your parents want a shortcut to call emergency services without using the slider. If you enable this, your parents can turn on Countdown Sound to play an audible alert on a call.

8. Simplify Home Screen

Chances are if you set up iPhone for parents, they don't need access to all the apps on the device. Therefore, it's a good idea to place the apps they use the most on Home and hide the apps they don't use.

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