[chadcmulligan]

My mum finds the iPhone hard to use (she has early stage dementia), she has an Apple Watch for fall detection, I've tried turning off everything but still there's stacks of stuff you can't turn off. I'd love to make a simple interface with "Answer Phone" and a list of people she can call but its not possible, once you see her use it, you realise how insanely complex the UI is. Swiping is also harder for older people because their hands are dryer and less conductive. We need to keep the iPhone though for the fall detection, I'm examining options but there's not much around.

[kridsdale3]

Luckily this kind of thing was announced this year:

https://www.macrumors.com/2023/05/16/apple-previews-ios-17-a...

[DonHopkins]

Wow, Point and Speak looks amazing. Despite all their faults, Apple really deserves credit for bringing great accessibility stuff like this to millions of consumers.

>Detection Mode in Magnifier and Point and Speak

>In the Magnifier app, Point and Speak helps users interact with physical objects that have several text labels. For example, while using a household appliance, Point and Speak combines input from the Camera app, the LiDAR Scanner, and on-device machine learning to announce the text on buttons as users move their finger across the keypad.

>Point and Speak is built into the Magnifier app on iPhone and iPad , works with VoiceOver, and can be used with other Magnifier features such as People Detection, Door Detection, and Image Descriptions to help users navigate their physical environment more effectively.

[askafriend]

> to millions of consumers.

It's billions!

[PeterisP]

If we're being pedantic, a single billion; only Android has 2+ billions of users.

[chadcmulligan]

It still looks a bit complex, I'll see how it goes

[xirdstl]

Have you looked at the RAZ Memory Cell Phone? I've been considering that for my mom, who also has early stage dementia.

[chadcmulligan]

Thanks, that looks great, I'll see if they're in Australia yet.