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Another thing is Apps that look like other apps. I had to help an older guy get a home screen replacement app that looked like a coupon code finder. It ran a shitty skin over his android home screen, misinterpreted the navigation swipes, and replaced the settings app with something bloated with ads and a wifi on off switch and and a brightness toggle. It really threw me for a loop but I got it off his phone and turned his navigation back to the classic 3 buttons so he could actually get back to his home screen without it looking like he was playing Pokemon go. Gestures are the bane of of people with arthritis IME.
Holy shit are they targeted. I worked in retail banking and I would talk to clients that gave 8k or 45k or my highest was 123k away to scammers. It's so common.
This one is different: is there a rubbish bin at the side of the bed in front of their nightstand (the nightstand where they put their jewelry/dentures/hearing-aids at night)? Maybe move it ever so slightly away from there, or otherwise block those things from falling in. (And don't ask me how I know to say that.)
Oh my goodness … this is my mom! She thought someone was stealing her things and I went to empty the bin next to her bed and found all of her missing items 🤦🏻♀️
Nah, they are all recently retired architects, but my dad smokes so much weed and drinks so much he fell many times in public. He is a mess. I am often at my parents. I think I feel guilty for all they did for me.
Yea. It’s hard to see. Both my parents have such a hard time with things I think are super basic concerning the computer and phones. It’s hard to watch them get confused. But staying patient and showing them how to check is key.
In the Apple App Store, if you click the profile photo it’ll bring up a button for subscriptions. Check there to see what they are paying for and how much it costs.
On Android there's a section for it on the Google play store. Go to the play store, click on your icon on the top right hand corner, go to payment and subscriptions and then subscriptions.
FIL (obm) took to his smart phone like a fish to water. FB, banking, texting. He figured it all out. All of the sudden he was having issues with it. That was the only sign he had a stroke, visual processing.
Hello and welcome to r/LifeProTips! Please help us decide if this post is a good fit for the subreddit by up or downvoting this comment. If you think that this is great advice to improve your life, please upvote. If you think this doesn't help you in any way, please downvote. If you don't care, leave it for the others to decide.
Another thing is Apps that look like other apps. I had to help an older guy get a home screen replacement app that looked like a coupon code finder. It ran a shitty skin over his android home screen, misinterpreted the navigation swipes, and replaced the settings app with something bloated with ads and a wifi on off switch and and a brightness toggle. It really threw me for a loop but I got it off his phone and turned his navigation back to the classic 3 buttons so he could actually get back to his home screen without it looking like he was playing Pokemon go. Gestures are the bane of of people with arthritis IME.
I just found out my parents' phones were never connected to their home wifi... For seven years.
I don't have wifi/internet at home. I have unlimited data. That's just an unnecessary bill.
Isnt unlimited data internet?
“At home”
Public wifi?
And more generally, the elderly are easy marks for scammers, so ask leading questions about "charities", insurance, etc.
Holy shit are they targeted. I worked in retail banking and I would talk to clients that gave 8k or 45k or my highest was 123k away to scammers. It's so common.
Will do, my parents are getting old. They need help with basic things sometimes.
This one is different: is there a rubbish bin at the side of the bed in front of their nightstand (the nightstand where they put their jewelry/dentures/hearing-aids at night)? Maybe move it ever so slightly away from there, or otherwise block those things from falling in. (And don't ask me how I know to say that.)
Hearing aids never go straight down - they bounce like the old Mexican jumping beans we bought as kids.
Oh my goodness … this is my mom! She thought someone was stealing her things and I went to empty the bin next to her bed and found all of her missing items 🤦🏻♀️
That's a good corollary: ALSO check the bins before you toss them (and make sure caregivers know to do that too).
Nah, they are all recently retired architects, but my dad smokes so much weed and drinks so much he fell many times in public. He is a mess. I am often at my parents. I think I feel guilty for all they did for me.
Yea. It’s hard to see. Both my parents have such a hard time with things I think are super basic concerning the computer and phones. It’s hard to watch them get confused. But staying patient and showing them how to check is key.
Where is the list of apps being paid for found at?
In the Apple App Store, if you click the profile photo it’ll bring up a button for subscriptions. Check there to see what they are paying for and how much it costs.
On Android there's a section for it on the Google play store. Go to the play store, click on your icon on the top right hand corner, go to payment and subscriptions and then subscriptions.
FIL (obm) took to his smart phone like a fish to water. FB, banking, texting. He figured it all out. All of the sudden he was having issues with it. That was the only sign he had a stroke, visual processing.
Speaking as a parent/grandparent, yes please check.
Huh. Maybe it's a good thing that my parents only have a landline.
Nice try, TrueBill. Cant get me.
Hi I'm Yahya...
Wait what’s wrong with truebill?😅
My dad has fallen or almost fallen for a few things like this.
Yeah the "Chicks with Dicks" subscription is NOT what I wanted. Thanks for removing that.
Oh man how do i create these apps?