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Unfortunately, UI developers as a group simply don't care about the problems of the old and infirm. My dad, who's perfectly fine on a 70s phone, has to use a c
by downerending 6y ago
Unfortunately, UI developers as a group simply don't care about the problems of the old and infirm. My dad, who's perfectly fine on a 70s phone, has to use a cellphone in his facility. It's an utter trainwreck, and a few minutes watching this really drives home how awful current UIs really are.
- frereubu 6y agoApple does seem to genuinely care about people with disabilities, but the old, not so much. There are so many assumptions baked into phone OSes that make no sense unless you already know about the conventions. I tried her on Android for a while, which was much worse.
- downerending 6y agoIt feels like there's a real market here for people that just want a phone that works as well as a 70s phone. Maybe with voicemail, although again, it should work as well as a 70s answering machine. (Related: At this moment, my wife is trying to video chat with a friend for the first time. Ho-ly crap is it a fail...)
- frereubu 6y agoIf you just want cellular service and SMS, Doro phones are supposed to be good. It does feel like there's a niche for a super-simple smarphone OS, but it would take someone with very deep pockets to deliver that.
- downerending 6y agoThanks for the ref. That's about what my dad is using, and he struggles with the complexity.