Setting up phones is a nightmare

Re:Setting up phones is a nightmare by rationalist on Sunday March 01, 2026 @01:00PM (#47209040)

My mother can no longer do the stuff she used to on her iOS phone because it is so complicated compared to the iPhone 4 I gave her a long time ago.

I screen her emails with her consent, very easy to do with Fastmail that imports her Yahoo mail into a folder she doesn't see and then I move okay emails to her inbox.

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Re:Setting up phones is a nightmare by SuzyM on Sunday March 01, 2026 @03:28PM (#47210331)

Have you tried Assistive Access mode? https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/assistive-access-iphon...

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Re:Setting up phones is a nightmare by rationalist on Sunday March 01, 2026 @04:19PM (#47210778)

I have not heard of it before, thank you. I will try it out.

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Re:Setting up phones is a nightmare by SuzyM on Sunday March 01, 2026 @05:38PM (#47211468)

No problem! :)

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Re:Setting up phones is a nightmare by rationalist on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @12:35AM (#47228519)

I tried it on my mom's phone.

It's a good idea, but terrible execution.

Once I set up an Android phone for her, I will publish what I did to help others.

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