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How to turn your iPhone into a bare-bones device
Last edited Wed Apr 3, 2024, 07:40 AM - Edit history (1)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/03/iphone-assistive-access-kids-seniors/How to turn your iPhone into a bare-bones device
A simple setting can turn your iPhone into a kid’s phone, iPod or help cut your screen time
By Heather Kelly
April 3, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT
Our smartphones are overflowing. In one pocket-size rectangle, you have unlimited access to all human knowledge posted online, instant communication with friends and family, and six seasons of “Love is Blind.”
It can be a bit much.
A recently added setting on iPhones and iPads makes the devices less complicated. It can turn a smartphone into a feature phone, a landline replacement, a kid’s phone and even an iPod. Called Assistive Access, the setting was introduced in September in iOS 17 as an accessibility option for people with cognitive disabilities. Like many accessibility features, it has potentially beneficial applications for everyone.
When activated, it switches to a bare-bones home screen that shows one or more apps as larger-than-usual icons. It makes smartphones and tablets easier to navigate by minimizing the number of options and adding more visual-based controls.
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A simple setting can turn your iPhone into a kid’s phone, iPod or help cut your screen time
By Heather Kelly
April 3, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT
Our smartphones are overflowing. In one pocket-size rectangle, you have unlimited access to all human knowledge posted online, instant communication with friends and family, and six seasons of “Love is Blind.”
It can be a bit much.
A recently added setting on iPhones and iPads makes the devices less complicated. It can turn a smartphone into a feature phone, a landline replacement, a kid’s phone and even an iPod. Called Assistive Access, the setting was introduced in September in iOS 17 as an accessibility option for people with cognitive disabilities. Like many accessibility features, it has potentially beneficial applications for everyone.
When activated, it switches to a bare-bones home screen that shows one or more apps as larger-than-usual icons. It makes smartphones and tablets easier to navigate by minimizing the number of options and adding more visual-based controls.
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