Modern mobile devices just rife with all sorts of functionality. They have everything from a notebook to a satellite navigation system. However, not everyone needs all these functions. Take for example our grandparents: I doubt that my grandmother will be read on the phone twitter and Grandpa wants to learn how to use cloud storage, and will go to Google Play to find application. It is for these people for a long time created a special unit with a minimum functional and adapted design. But you can approach the selection of mobile for grandparents creatively.
There is a free Android app called PhonottoThat turns even the most feature-rich smartphone into a simple "babushkofon". When you run the application access to the standard Android interface is locked and the screen is as shown in the screenshot.
There is nothing superfluous: the call, missed call, write SMS, read SMS. In fact (from personal experience), even the SMS function is superfluous, it is sufficient only one dialer.
To exit the application, press the button «Home», then the application will remain in the background and in front of us will be familiar Android interface. Can automatically start the application at startup, which further simplifies the process of using it.
Common sense dictates that such an option still loses before a special phone for the elderly, however, there are exceptions:
- You bought a new smartphone, what to do with the old? If the grandmother / grandfather never had to deal with a mobile, the touch screen will not interfere, they still have to get used to something new, and it does not matter, it's a button or sensor.
- Do you think that large, "tangible" button is better? All the same, my grandmother would read the numbers on the buttons to dial, and in this case, a large bright display can be much more convenient.
Phonotto on Google Play