Christian Kaiser Apps
Simple Phone for Seniors 1.11
This is a phone app made specifically foroldpeople.Important: please read this text completely in order toknowhow to use it!)For some aged people this is the best way to use asmartphone.Often, older people cannot handle the features of asmartphone("what have I done wrong now?"), but they want to see thepictureof the person they like to call, and the contacts list canbe keptup to date by someone else.I tried to make the best-effort app:- all actions are done using high-contrast buttons, no swipeorother actions that are unexpected to the old user- action areas are not near to the frame so it's less likelytotouch them by just trying to hold the phone in the hand- jitter is blocked and does not cause multiple actions- large texts- highlighted notice on low battery state ormissingconnectivity- list of missed calls- date/time screen (closing itself after a while)- reception of SMSes- as far as possible, the hardware keys are disabled againstwronguse. This might better or worse depending on the hardwareandAndroid version, so you might need to put a tape over them (seetipbelow).- uses google contacts, so the contacts can be managed bysomeoneelse (children/grandchildren/...)- this app needs to be installed as launcher!-important: added 'exit' function to launch the phone's settingsbypressing the 'volume up' key for 10 seconds (important!)Please, feedback is valuable and welcome, and Ill do my besttoimprove. But suggestions for new features must have seriousreasonsas the phone must stay SIMPLE!Tip from our experience: Nexus S with Android 4.1 (up-ordowngraded). Uninstall Google App, Google+, Maps,Hangouts,StreetView and YouTube and some other bloatware: firstuninstallthe updates, then deactivate them (order is important!).Using thesettings, disable the hardware keys (CyanogenMod makesthat easy!)so that they are non-active. Then there's not much thatcan gowrong.
