iPhone6:ForSeniors2015

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Introduction

TheiPhone6isonethelatestreleasesofsmartphonesbyApple.ItisthesuccessortotheiPhone5andhasmanynewandimprovedfeaturesoveritspredecessor.

Thesephonesareperfectforseniorsasitcomesstandardwithlargerscreens,fasterdatamanagementandmanyappsthatcanhelpthemintheirdailylives.AlmostanyactivityintheirlivesthattheymayneedhelpwiththeycanfindanapplicationintheAppleappstoretohelpthem.

Asanolderperson,theyneeddevicesthatwillhelpenhancetheirlivestomakelivingeasier.Anythingthatcanmaketheireverydayactivitieseasiertocopewithisagreatassettothem.

Inthisbook,wewillexploresomeofthefeaturesoftheiPhone6thatcanbenefitseniorsintheirregularactivities.

1. Typing

TypingontheiPhone6ismadesimplewiththevirtualkeyboardthatisdisplayedwhentextentryshouldbedone.Withlargeletters,itisconvenientfortheseniortoclearlyidentifythelettersusedforinputandbeabletocorrectlytypetheinformationasneeded.Withfeaturessuchasautocorrect,theywillnotmakeasmanymistakesasbeforewhentyping.

2.Contacts

TheiPhone6hasaneasyinterfacethatwillallowseniorstostorealltheircontacts.Anytimetheyneedtogetintouchwithsomeonetheycanscrollthroughtheircompletelistorsearchbasedonthepersonsname.Thecontactcardwillcontainalltherelevantcontactdetailstheyhavestoredsotheycanchoosewhichmethodtheywanttousetomakecontact.

3.Continuity

TheiPhone6hasafeaturecalledHandoffwhichfacilitatesthecontinuitytotakeplace.Itgivesseniorstheabilitytostartsomethingononedeviceandtofinishitonanother.Itisquiteconvenientfortheseniorswhohavememoryproblems,asitwillhelpthemrememberwhattheyweredoingpreviouslyandcompleteit.Thisfeatureinitselfwillhelpseniorcitizensbecomemoreproductive.

4.MessageHistory

TheiPhone6hasgreatstorageabilitywhichallowsittostorealmosteverymessagethathasbeenreceivedindefinitely.Thishelpstheseniortokeeparecordofallincomingandoutgoingmessagessotheycangothroughthemattheirleisure.Theyhavetheoptiontocleanoutafter30days,butsomeseniorsprefertokeeptheirrecordsandreadthemoverintheirsparetime.

5.Audio/VideoMessage

SomeseniorcitizenshatetotypetextoremailmessagesontheiPhone.However,theyhaveanoptionofrecordinganaudioorvideomessagetogettheircommunicationacrosstotheirintendedrecipient.Theywillfindrecordingeasierthantypingamessagesosomeseniorsmayfindthateasier.

6.EmailSignatures

Someseniorsmayenjoyusingapersonalmessageorinspirationalthoughtattheendoftheiremailcommunication.TheycanusetheiPhone6tocreateapersonalizedemailtemplatethatwillgooutwithalltheiremailsandhelptoinspireandcheeruptheirrecipients.

7.TypingErrors

TheiPhone6offerseffectivecorrectionoftypingerrorswhenamistakeismade.Thephonecanberigorouslyshakenwhentheerrorismadeandapromptwillbeshowntocorrecttheerror.Youwillbeabletotaptheblueundotextoptionwhichwilldeletethepreviouslytypedword.

8.Camera

TheiPhone6comeswithanamazingcamera,soseniorscanusetheiPhonetocapturedifferentmomentstosharewiththeirfriendsandfamily.Thereisalsoavideocamerathatcanbeusedtocapturevideoactionwhichcanbestoredforever.Itcanbeusedtocapturememorablemomentsthatwillneverbeforgotten.

9.PhotoAlbums

Thephotoapponthephonecanbeusedtoorganizethephotosthatarestoredinseparatealbums.Seniorsmayhavemanyphotosandmemoriesoftheirliveswhichmayincludetheiractivities,familypics,hobbypics,andsomuchmore.Oncethepicturesareorganized,itwillmakeiteasierforthemtofindthephototheyneed.

10.Applications

Seniorswillhaveaccesstomillionsofappswhichtheycanchoosefromtodownloadfromtheappstore.Theseappsspanmanycategoriesthereforeforanyinterestorneedtheycanfindanapptohelpthemachievesomething.Appsareusedtoaccomplishthingsinafasterandmoreefficientway,sotheseniorswilldefinitelyappreciateit.

11.iCloud

UsinganAppledevice,thereistheoptionofutilizingtheiCloudservices.Thisallowstheseniortostoretheirdocuments,music,photos,andalltheirdatatotheircloudaccount.ThiswillallowthemtoeasilyaccesstheirinformationacrossalltheirAppledevicesandmakeupdates.Configurationandsetupisfairlyeasy,thereforetheseniorwillhavenoissueingettingitsetupandrunninginnotime.

12.Customvibrations

TheiPhone6canbecustomizedtovibrateinspecialwaystomatchdifferentnotifications.Ifitisringingorreceivingamessage,thephonecanbeconfiguredsotheseniorknowsexactlywhatishappeningonthephone.Thevibrationcanbecustomizedtomotionindifferentwaysorintensitiessooncethevibrationisfeltyoucandifferentiatewhatkindofalertisonthescreen.

13.CustomRingtones

Theringtonescanalsobecustomizedtomatchmessagesoranactualpersonwhoistryingtocommunicatewithyou.Thisisagreatwayfortheseniortoidentifywhensomeoneistryingtocommunicatewiththem.Oncetheyhavesetuptheidentifyingtones,theywillnotnecessarilyhavetolookonthephonewhenitisringing.Theycansimplylistenandbecertainofwhatishappeningonthephone.

14.SocialNetworks

Thereistheabilitytologontooneofmanyavailablesocialnetworks.Thenetworkswillallowtheseniortoconnectwithmanypeoplethroughvariousways.Thiscould

beusedtoconnectthemwithfriends,family,orpastacquaintances.Itmaybedifferentforthem,buteventuallytheywillgetusedtothenewapproachesofcommunication.

15.FaceTime

FaceTimeisagreatfeaturethatwillgiveseniorsanoptiontohavevideocommunicationwithotherindividualswhohaveAppleproducts.Itisaclearandcrispvideooptionthatallowsconnectionatthetouchofafinger.Contactingyourfriendsandfamilyhasneverbeeneasier,anditisveryconvenientforseniorstooperate.

16.Music

Evenasasenior,theywillstillhavemusicthattheyenjoytohear.Whetheritisstoringyouraudioonyourphoneoraccessingmusicontheinternet,theycanfindalltheirmusiceasily.Virtuallyanymusicfilecanbefoundbyanyartist.Therefore,theseniorwillalwaysbeentertainedwithtonsofmusicthattheywillnotgetenoughof.

17.DoNotDisturb

TheiPhone6hastheoptionofsettingaDoNotDisturbfeaturewhichmutesorsilencescommunicationwhentheuserdoesnotwanttobeinterrupted.Thisisperfectforseniorswhohavevarioustimesthroughoutthedaywhentheydonotwanttobedisturbed,suchasquitetimeornaptime.

18.SharingFiles

TheeaseofsharingfilesmakestheiPhone6agreatchoiceforseniorcitizens.Theycaneasilytapthefileandthesharingoptionswillbedisplayedtothem.Theycanchoosewhichonetheyprefer,andthephonewillguidethemthroughtheprocessofsendingthefile.

19.PhotoSharing

TheiPhone6hasoptionsthatallowphotostobeautomaticallyuploadedwhentheyarecaptured.Theautomaticfeaturewillhelpseniorsasitpreventsthemfromhavingtodothatthemselves,andalsoitpreventsthemfrommistakenlydeletingthepicturesfromthephone.Thisway,theirphotoswillalwaysbestoredforever.

20.ZoomingFeatures

Thephoneisdesignedtobeflexibleinthesensethatthetextonthescreencanbezoomedintobeabletoseeclearlywhatisonthescreen.Thisisdonebydoingafingergesturewhichenlargesthewords,soforseniorsthiswillpreventthemfromnotbeingabletoseewhatisonthescreen.

21.ScreenCapture

Thereisascreencaptureoptionthatcanbeusedtocaptureexactlywhatisonthescreen.Sometimestheseniormaywanttosharetheexactscreenshotonthescreenandthisallowsthemtoeasilydoso.Thisisespeciallyhelpfulinsituationswheretheyneedassistancetodosomething.

22.SpeechCommands

Thephonehastheabilitytoreceivevoicecommandsfromtheuser.Thisisagreatfeaturethatcanbeutilizedbytheseniorsquiteeasily.Itsimplyrequiresthemtospeakintothephoneandstatewhattheywantthephonetodo.Thiscanassistthemtocompletesomeoftheeasiertasksonthephone.

23.Settings

Theoverallsettingsonthephonecanbeadjustedfortheseniorforthephonetooperateintheirpreferredway.Thisisoneofthewaystocustomizethedevicetoensureitworksjusthowtheseniorintendsforit.

24.BackgroundPictures

Thebackgroundpicturesofthephonecanbeeasilychangedtosuitthepreferenceofthesenior.Theymaywanttohavesomethingontheirphonethatwillbringthemjoyandhappinessbylookingatit.Maybeitisapictureoftheiryoungerdaysoroftheirgrandkids,theycanchooseanythingtheywanttodisplay.

25.Notifications

Thenotificationsareusedtoalerttheseniortowhatiscurrentlyhappeningonthephone.Itwillnotifythemofmessages,updatesortoanychangethathashappenedtothephone.Thenotificationscanbemanagedfromthisareatoensurethattheyhaveallbeenread.

26.Calendar

ThereisacalendarcontainedontheiPhone6whichcanhelptheseniorefficientlyprogramtheirdailyactivitiesintothephone.Thisallowsthemtokeeptrackoftheir

events,milestonesandimportantdates.Theywillalwaysbeorganizedandneverloseadateagain.

27.Reminders

Thisisnotascomplicatedasthecalendarbutitisusedtoremindtheseniorsofimportantactivities.Onesuchactivityisthetakingofthemedicationwhichtheymayforgetattimesandthephonecanbeusedtoremindthem.

28.HomeReturn

TheiPhone6hasaconvenienthomebuttonthatallowstheusertoreturntothehomescreenatanytimewhenusingthedevice.Thisisperfectforseniorswhentheyaredoingsomethingandmaygetintodifficulty,theycaneasilystartbackfromthehomescreenandfollowthestepsoncemore.

29.Volume

Forcalls,video,andallaudiooutputfromthephone,theseniorcanusethevolumecontrolstoincreaseordecreasethesound.Thesoundcanbeamplifiedtoensurethatseniorscanheareveniftheysufferfromhearingimpairment.

30.Auto-lock

Thephonehasanautolockfeaturethatlocksthephoneautomaticallywhenitisnotinuse.Thiscanhelptoprotecttheconfidentialdataofthesenior.Thetimecanbesetasdesiredbythem,butthedefaulttimetoautolockisoneminute.

31.SensitiveData

Thereareapplicationsavailablethatcanstoretheimportantinformationsuchasbankinginformation,passwords,codesandvariousthingsthatareconfidentialtothesenior.Thismaybeeventohelpthemtoremembersomeofthethingsthatshouldbecommittedtomemory.Oncetheyarestoredtheyareguaranteeditwillbeprotectedbyencryption.

32.AppleID

ThisuniqueIDcanbeusedbytheseniorstointeractwithallofApplebyusingonenumber.Itcanalsoassistwithpurchasingtotakethecomplicationoutoftheactions.Thesimplersomethingis,theeasieritwillbefortheseniorcitizentoadapt.TheAppleIDallowsthemtosigninandaccessalltheiraccountsettingsinanyAppledevice.

33.Purchases

PurchasescanbemadethroughtheiPhone6,whichwillalwaysmaintainthepurchasehistory.Thepurchasesmadecanbereviewedatanytime.Thisisagreatwayforfamilymemberstokeeptrackoftheseniorsactivitiestoensurethattheyarenotwastingtheirresources.

34.iTunes

ITunescanbeusedtoaccessvariouskindsofcontentthatmayproveusefultothesenior.Therearebooks,pictures,music,educationalmaterial,videosandsomuchmoreoniTunes.TheusercanpickandchoosewhattheywanttoaccessthroughiTuneswhichisagreatwaytokeepthemoccupied.

35.MedicalApps

Therearemedicalappswhichcanallowtheseniortotrackandunderstandtheirvariousmedicalissues.Iftheyhaveconditionsthatneedtracking,theycanentertheirinformationasitchangesandtheappcanhelpthemtomonitortheirbodyfunctions.

36.MedicationIdentifier

Thereareappsthatcanhelptheusertoidentifythedifferenttypesofmedication.Thefeatureswillincludetheidentificationofthetablets,thesideeffects,whatthetabletsaregoodforandmanyotherfeatures.

37.BrainEnhancers

Forasenior,oneofthemostimportantthingsistokeepthebrainactive.Thereareappsthatcanhelptheseniortoengageinactivitiesthatcanstimulatetheirbrain.TheactivityofthebrainisveryimportanttokeepingtheirvitalitysotheiPhone6canprovetobevaluabletothesenior.

38.Interests

Aseniorcitizenwillhavevariousintereststhatwilloccupytheirtime.OntheiPhone6theycanfindappsorevenaccesswebsitesthatsurroundthathobby.Therewillbeawealthofinformationthatcanbeaccessedsotheycankeepthemselvesentertainedandevenlearnmoreabouttheirselectedhobby.

39.Weatherapps

Thereareappsthatcanallowtheseniortotracktheweatherstatisticsinanylocationtheychoose.Thisappswillkeepthemuptodatewiththecurrentweatherandforecastsprimarilyoftheareatheyarecurrentlyin.Ifdesired,timezoneinformationcanbeincludedaswell.

40.TouchGestures

Thephonecanbeconfiguredtorespondtothevariousgesturesoftheseniorcitizen.Itiscustomizedtooperateandrespondexactlyhowtheywant.Thismakesoperatingthephoneeasierforthemasitwilltakelessefforttogetthingsdone.

41.KeepingFit

Thereareappsthatcancoverthephysicalfitnessoftheseniortokeeptheminline.Withfeaturessuchasapedometerandheartmonitortheycantracktheirprogresstoensurethattheyarekeepingmobileanduptotherequiredamountperday.

42.SmallandConvenient

TheiPhone6isnottoobigandisaconvenientphone.Itcanbetakenaroundanywherewithouttakinguptoomuchspaceandbeinginconvenienttothesenior.Theyareolderandliketohavethingsasconvenientaspossiblewithoutmuchhassleandthiswillbeperfectforthem.

43.Finances

TheiPhone6candownloadfinancialappsthatcanhelptheseniorsmanagetheirmoneyintheiroldage.Theappsusuallytaketheinformationandallowthemtoorganizeandseetheirpositioninaneasytounderstandwaythathelpsthemtofigurethingsout.

44.Ondemandcontent

Therearevariousondemandcontentprovidersthatcanallowtheseniortoaccessvarioustypesofcontentsuchasnews,sports,music,andmovies.Thisgivesthemcontrolovertheirprogrammingtowatchwhattheywant,whentheywant.

45.CentralHubofInformation

TheiPhone6canprovideacentralareathatwillbeupdatedwithalltheinformationthattheseniorwillchoosetosee.Thismakesiteasierforthemtoaccesstheir

updateswithouthavingtogotomanydifferentareas.

46.Locatingdevices

Appledevicesprovideaservicetolocatedevicesoncetheyareconnectedtoanetwork.Thismaybeusefultoseniorswhohavehadtheirdevicestolenormayhavesimplylosttheirphone.Tofindit,theyjusthavetologintotheiraccountandfindwhereitlastconnected.

47.Synching

TheiPhone6allowstheusertohavealltheirAppledevicessynchronisedsoalltheirdatawillbeconsistentonalltheirdevices.Thiswillallowthemtohaveeverythingupdatedsotheyjusthavetoenterthedataononedeviceanditwillbeupdatedallonthedevices.

48.Blogging

TheiPhone6hascapabilitiesthatallowtheseniortocreate,manage,andupdatetheirblogs.Ablogcanbeagreatwayfortheseniortointeractwiththeonlinecommunitybasedontopicsthatinterestthem.Oncetheyhavesomethingtocontributeitisagreatwaytokeepthemmentallystimulated.

49.Support

ForanadvancedphoneliketheiPhone6,theseniorwillbeabletoaccessexcellentcustomersupportthroughmanychannels.Thereisonlinesupportthatcanhelpyoudirectlywithissuesandthereisanonlineknowledgebasewithpreviouslyknownissueswhereinformationcanbesought.Therewillalsobeblogsanddiscussionsitesthatcanhelpthemaswell.

50.ReadingMaterial

WithaniPhone6,aseniorcitizenwillneverbebored.Theycanaccessmanydifferentreadingmaterialthatwillkeepthemoccupiedforhours.Theywillneverbeoutofcontenttoaccessastheseappsareupdatedmanytimeseachday.Thisagainisanotherwayinwhichtheseniorsbrainwillstayactiveandstimulatedwithactivity.

iPhone 6: For Seniors 2015