I also prefer checkboxes to switches – at least on desktop. Although anecdotally, I've helped a few older, technophobic people learn how to use websites/phones

I also prefer checkboxes to switches – at least on desktop. Although anecdotally, I've helped a few older, technophobic people learn how to use websites/phones, and the majority of them know exactly what to do when presented with a switch, but they don't realize that they can click a checkbox. To them, it just looks like a square and they ignore it. (Take this with a grain of salt, my sample size is <10.)