Phone apps for seniors

Phone apps for seniors

 

There are lots of apps that enable us to be social, provide us with entertainment, and even those that can help us with travel, medication management, music, weather, banking, and many more useful things. Here’s a list of some of the most useful apps for seniors.

 

Find my iPhone

This app can be used to track the geographical location of your phone if you misplace it. You can use an apple watch to trace its location or log into your account on someone else’s iPhone.

 

Facebook messenger

Facebook and messenger helps you stay connected. Maintaining social life for seniors is important to maintaining mental sharpness.

 

Google maps

This app provides detailed information about geographical locations which can be used to find out where you are and how to get to another location.

 

Commbank, NAB, Wespac, etc.

Banking apps are a great tool to have, making it quick and easy to manage your finances.

 

Emergency plus.

This is a free app that has been developed by Australia’s emergency services to help locate your geographical location when you call emergency services (000).

 

Medadvisor

This app is useful for managing medications reminding you of when to take certain medications.

 

Weatherzone

Detailed weather apps such as this help you more accurately track the weather, sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology, equipped with a radar, which shows you areas rainfall. This app alerts for storms and dangerous weather.

 

Words with friends

Brain training is important to keeping your brain sharp as you age. Mobile games like this can be very good tools at

 

Uber, Didi –Ride-sharing apps such as Uber and Didi Let your order a ride from one destination to another but inputting the two addresses. These apps are typically much cheaper than a traditional taxi service.

 

Magnifying Glass with Light

This app allows people with vision impairments to use a Magnifying glass and light to assist with reading small text.

 

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