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Teaching tech to elderly people is hard—many struggle with gestures, apps, or even turning their phones on. I built a course from scratch, covering every step from unboxing to apps. Along the way, I learned about video production, Android’s quirks, and marketing struggles.

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Another thing that's difficult, is that phones that were advertised as old-person-friendlly, physically were not. Black buttons on black background, etc. Maybe this sotuation has improved.

Make sure the old-person in your life has hand lotion on. Touch screens are not tuned to their drier skin.

thanks,

here are a couple of links to the course:

https://smartphonehowto.com/gift/ - "Save time & help your loved ones" - for people who might want to introduce this course to someone they know

https://smartphonehowto.com/ - "Stay connected with family and friends" - for people who might want to take this course

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