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Re:I help seniors with technology issues. A regular came in ... by pronoiac on Monday October 24, 2022 @07:38AM (#33315398)
For seniors, you might check out the Jitterbug smartphones. It's Android with a custom launcher, and from memory, piggybacking on the Verizon network.
Re:I help seniors with technology issues. A regular came in ... by MerelyMortal on Monday October 24, 2022 @08:46AM (#33315957)
Have you used one? I know someone who bought one because she wanted an easy-to-use device, and it was nearly unusable. The thing one had like 1 or 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage which was quickly filled by photos (on crap quality camera). The thing somehow became slower than molasses to operate.

Thankfully I was able to copy off the pictures, and I bought her a Pixel 4a, installed a tempered glass screen protector and thin/minimal TPU case, went through the settings with her, and even showed her screenshots of more user-friendly third party launchers. She opted to keep the default launcher, and it's been smooth sailing since. (I also installed Firefox and uBlock Origin on it.)

Re:I help seniors with technology issues. A regular came in ... by pronoiac on Monday October 24, 2022 @10:02AM (#33316739)
My mom's used one for years now, and seems content with it.