iPhone 12 Essential Tremors & iPhone 12

[ouimetnick]

My mother is 67 and her essential tremors aren't great. Some days she does okay, other days if she's stressed, her arms and hands shake more than usual. She upgraded from a 6S to a 12, and she struggles to unlock her iPhone when her tremors are bad. She has difficulty swiping up from the bottom of the screen to unlock it. I can do this easily one handed using my thumb, but she can't. She'll hold the iPhone 12 it in her left (shaking) hand and her shaking right hand sometimes misses from the bottom. She doesn't swipe straight up when this happens so she accidentally swipes into camera or the other direction where she gets the notification/today view summary.

I can't seem to find a way to disable this? Why would I want to swipe (or would she want to swipe) when there is a camera button on the lower right corner of the Lock Screen? Seems redundant to have two methods of accomplishing the exact same thing. At least when she does use the camera, optical image stabilization helps her take a decent photo (something the 6S lacked)

Isn't Apple all about ease of use and making things easy for those with disabilities? Do Apple employees & engineers not have elderly family members with tremors? I've already submitted feedback, but I'm not sure if I'm missing something or if Apple "knows best" and doesn't allow users to turn that "feature" off.

 

[now i see it]

An iPhone that has a home button is easier to use

 

[ouimetnick]

An iPhone that has a home button is easier to use

Yes, but she is terrible with Touch ID and likes Face ID much better. Her eyesight isn't great and she wanted a larger screen than her 6S. Unfortunately Apple only sells an iPhone SE, no iPhone 8 Plus like device with modern hardware.

 

[now i see it]

The only thing differentiating the newer iPhones compared to the 8 Plus is the camera, Face ID, the notch, and their horrible OLED screens. It’s doubtful she’s a camera enthusiast. Sure, the newer iPhones are a tiny bit faster, but that’s not noticeable in normal use. The 8 Plus is still very quick. Zero lag. Same processor as the X.
Apple sells refurbished iPhone 8 Plus on their website. They look like new and come with a 1 year warranty. New battery too.

 

[Kataran]

My mother is 67 and her essential tremors aren't great. Some days she does okay, other days if she's stressed, her arms and hands shake more than usual. She upgraded from a 6S to a 12, and she struggles to unlock her iPhone when her tremors are bad. She has difficulty swiping up from the bottom of the screen to unlock it. I can do this easily one handed using my thumb, but she can't. She'll hold the iPhone 12 it in her left (shaking) hand and her shaking right hand sometimes misses from the bottom. She doesn't swipe straight up when this happens so she accidentally swipes into camera or the other direction where she gets the notification/today view summary.

I can't seem to find a way to disable this? Why would I want to swipe (or would she want to swipe) when there is a camera button on the lower right corner of the Lock Screen? Seems redundant to have two methods of accomplishing the exact same thing. At least when she does use the camera, optical image stabilization helps her take a decent photo (something the 6S lacked)

Isn't Apple all about ease of use and making things easy for those with disabilities? Do Apple employees & engineers not have elderly family members with tremors? I've already submitted feedback, but I'm not sure if I'm missing something or if Apple "knows best" and doesn't allow users to turn that "feature" off.

Try and tweak the settings in Settings> accessibility>Touch>Touch Accommodations

There’s a custom swipe action that you can create