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> He’s used an iPhone for years but is stuck on an old one with the home button purely because we don’t think he’ll transition to swiping up. Not sure if you k

> He’s used an iPhone for years but is stuck on an old one with the home button purely because we don’t think he’ll transition to swiping up. Not sure if you know this, but the latest iPhone SE still uses the iPhone 8 body complete with home button. Depending on which phone he's on, it might be a good idea to upgrade; all of the rumors that I've heard are that Apple will make the next SE on a different body.

onedognight 3y ago
I switched my mother, who also has cognitive decline, from the iPhone 7 to the iPhone SE to keep the same shape and the home button. She was never able to master the upward swipe on her new iPad. Changing to the newer iOS was challenging for her due to the significantly smaller and pushed to the top call answering buttons. Apple does a lot for accessibility, but I really wish they had an “old persons mode”.
- easton 3y ago
  It’s coming in iOS 17: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-previews-live-speech-personal-voice-and-more-new-accessibility-features/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-previews-live-s...
- username190 3y ago
  iOS 17 is supposed to come with a new "Assistive Access" setting[0] which is intended to be an "old person's mode" with limited but pronounced functionality. In the meantime, you should be able to solve the call banner issue through a relatively hidden setting; Settings > Phone > Incoming Calls > "Full Screen" should put things back to the way they were. [0] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-previews-live-speech-personal-voice-and-more-new-accessibility-features/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-previews-live-s...
- dantastic 3y ago
  I believe that the "top call answering buttons" is the banner for incoming call?. You can change that to be a full-screen one in settings-> phone -> incoming calls. If that's what you mean? I really dislike the little banner thing and much prefer a full-screen image of whoever's calling.
codetrotter 3y ago
There is also an assistive mode available that you can use on all iPhones to put a software "home button" always on screen. I know because one of my previous iPod Touch devices had a broken physical home button so I used the assistive mode sofware button instead. This might also work for people who are too old to understand how to use the phone without the physical button.

onedognight 3y ago

I switched my mother, who also has cognitive decline, from the iPhone 7 to the iPhone SE to keep the same shape and the home button. She was never able to master the upward swipe on her new iPad. Changing to the newer iOS was challenging for her due to the significantly smaller and pushed to the top call answering buttons. Apple does a lot for accessibility, but I really wish they had an “old persons mode”.

easton 3y ago
It’s coming in iOS 17: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-previews-live-speech-personal-voice-and-more-new-accessibility-features/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-previews-live-s...
username190 3y ago
iOS 17 is supposed to come with a new "Assistive Access" setting[0] which is intended to be an "old person's mode" with limited but pronounced functionality. In the meantime, you should be able to solve the call banner issue through a relatively hidden setting; Settings > Phone > Incoming Calls > "Full Screen" should put things back to the way they were. [0] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-previews-live-speech-personal-voice-and-more-new-accessibility-features/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-previews-live-s...
dantastic 3y ago
I believe that the "top call answering buttons" is the banner for incoming call?. You can change that to be a full-screen one in settings-> phone -> incoming calls. If that's what you mean? I really dislike the little banner thing and much prefer a full-screen image of whoever's calling.

codetrotter 3y ago

There is also an assistive mode available that you can use on all iPhones to put a software "home button" always on screen. I know because one of my previous iPod Touch devices had a broken physical home button so I used the assistive mode sofware button instead. This might also work for people who are too old to understand how to use the phone without the physical button.