Phone for Elderly Parent

Question

I know this subject has come up now an then here on HackerNews but I am looking to build a phone for my elderly mother. I have mostly given up on the idea of a stand alone phone but maybe a Bluetooth handset. Features I am looking for arebig buttons (but as few as possible),contact list (easy to navigate),read texts (She does not text but sometimes receives them for administrative info),speaker phone with ok performance.as few bells and whistles as possible.Commercial solutions do not really meet these needs (AFAIK, I am open to other suggestions). Thank you for any help you might be able to provide. Please ask for any clarification that might help answer the question. I think this could be a useful thing to exist in the world.

eimrine · Accepted Answer

Nokia 1280 has the biggest letters in the contact list menu among any phones I have tried including for example Nokia 1110. All your requirements have been men and even one more - extreme durability not comparable with any brand new Chinese one. BL-5C is maybe the most popular battery for phones also used by some other radio devices just make sure your replaceable battery is not a crap. Monochrome display is an absolute king for those who needs simplicity.

captn3m0 · Answer

iPhone Assistive mode isn&rsquo;t perfect, but worth looking at:https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/assistive-access-iphon...

notrevealingmy · Answer

For my similiar use case I'd like something even easier. A "phone" with a simple big red button, which when pressed, dials my number.

mikequinlan · Answer

Jitterbug https://www.lively.com/

colinpr · Answer

iPhoneMy father was reluctant to switch from his beloved Blackberry to an iPhone.Once he made the change, he found it so easy to use that he became much more engaged with technology and using his phone. The transition was so smooth that he developed retrograde amnesia in relation to his previous (or was that my trouble (emoji: thinking) in navigating a handy. While I'm not an Apple fanatic, this was a very positive experience with the switch to iPhone. Ease of use.

ac2u · Answer

This reminds me of a similar ask that someone had a few years ago about a video calling solution device.
I posted an explanation then as to why proposing iPads and iPhones is missing the point. I think the same sentiment applies.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23598685
OP: I have no answers for existing solutions but I have no doubt there are customers out there for such a product. Funnily enough the target market isn't so much the end user but rather their adult children that want to be able to provide them with a solution that won't cause UX problems every 6 months because some patch changed the UI for no good reason :)