An elderly person fishing out glasses, squinting eyes and trying hard to focus in order to use a mobile phone, is a common site, you can see it in trains, trams, across the street and if you have grandparents, then in your own house.
However, now the mobile can be made easy to use for the elderly and for people with poor vision by installing a launcher in the device. These launchers make your smart phones, easy to use as they enable big pictures and text so that viewing becomes effortless.
These 3 Android launchers, take the complexity out of the mobile phone, and make it grandpa friendly says one of the Times Group Newspaper.
Wiser
Wiser is Free, and it is easy to setup. Your grandparents won’t even need your help to install this launcher. All you need to do is direct them to the play store and they can read the step by step instruction manual and install the launcher.
The look is extremely aesthetic, colorful and interesting, while its interface is simple, with links to Contacts, Messaging, Dialer, Camera and Applications on the home page. As you swipe right, all your favorite people can be listed here. So just swipe and click on the person you want to call. Another swipe to the right lands them on a page where shortcuts to favorite apps can be placed.
Going left from homepage, leads you to a notice board, this is a unique feature, Wiser provides. Here all the notifications are listed in a Wiser-style configuration i.e. in an easy to read manner. The grandpa friendly launcher makes it trouble free, to access all the functionalities of a mobile phone.
Necta
Necta launcher is also available for free, and comes with a lot of built-in easy to use apps. The default page/homepage uses large icons and text to display day and dates, below this are three icons for favorite contacts followed by icons for basic functions like calling and messaging.
Necta lags behind a little in looks, aesthetics and interface, but compensates for the same with the best selection of built in apps. Necta has its own ‘customized to simplify’ built in apps for messaging, camera, gallery, flashlight and an SOS app. It is very easy to navigate to and back from these apps. Necta also allows WiFi settings and other customizations within these apps.
Big Launcher
The Big Launcher comes in for a few dollars; however it is a viable option for those with poor eyesight. It provides big, bold and high contrast viewing. No more straining and squinting, as there are colorful and large buttons for every function. You can see the cell signal and alarm clock right on the home page. There is also a built in SOS button, for preset calling, or for calling during emergencies. For senior citizens and the less-abled, there is a helpful feature that alerts loved ones, if they are incapacitated, have difficulty in getting up or have any other serious problem.
If you want to first test the android launcher before you spend money, then you can acquire a Demo version with limited features for free.
Wiser is the simplest and the best looking launcher for android phones, it’s the best option if you can compromise a little on the features. If not Necta gives, you better features, more built in apps and easy to use features. If vision is not a big problem and you are looking for something that makes using your phone easy, then Necta is apt for you. For people who have poor eyesight and price tag is not an issue, Big Launcher will work great.
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