Applications for mobile devices are booming. There is a great variety so that anyone can get the most out of Android. Between them, Today we bring you the specific applications for the elderly, designed to make your life easier.
Many take advantage access to technology to make the most of your timeEither using an application to stay in touch with family or friends. But not only that, according to the report prepared by the Economic and Social Council that there are other downloaded apps, many of them have to do with health and cooking recipes.
Games are gradually gaining a place among those downloaded applications For older people, the games are very varied, be it puzzles, hobbies or even board games. Because many of them serve to keep the mind occupied, as well as to train it and even play with other people connected to the app.
Apps to locate older people
Google Maps
Google Maps one of the most used applications for geolocationIt will be enough to have an account to access in real time where the person is. It registers the different locations above and they can be shared, the configuration is basic to use it correctly.
If you have access to the Google account of the target device, you can know the current location, it will also allow us to obtain the record of the previous locations of the person. It has the function of sharing the location to know where the person is on the site, showing a complete chronology of all the places visited. It comes pre-installed on Android, although you can download the application from here.
Glympse:
Application has one of the best real-time location trackers to know the whereabouts of loved ones. The drawback of this app is that it does not have a stealth mode, so it will reveal information and sounds at all times.
The user can share the location without prior download, it is enough to have navigation options and know how to use at least the simplest options. In this case it can be used for personal use, although it also has commercial purposes, for this there is an additional version.
Family Locator GPS Tracker:
The tool developed by Life 360 allows you to share your location in a social way, it is quite secure and private, so that no one sneaks into the shared data. Provides real-time location of all group members that is created, it is easy to use and has integrated messaging.
Family Locator GPS Tracker ensures family safety, even when a member is far away, even outside the country. The family will be able to receive notifications when one of the members arrives at the destination, the history of the location of the members can be known, among many other things.
Spyzie
A well-known application to obtain quick access to the whereabouts of a relative or a person close to you, you can know the last visited sites, as well as know the information of the last record of calls, contacts, messages and photographs of the device.
Like the rest provides real-time location of associated devices, running in stealth mode, a positive point above the other applications. To access remotely, it has a web-based interface with which to locate anyone in the family environment.
Launcher for Seniors 2020
Launcher easy mode:
It is one of the best launcher for seniors since its launch, it is simple to use, very elegant and has many utilities. The simple mode launcher is free and does not contain ads, it is one of the great pros of this application.
It is quite simple to add most used contacts, add applications that are quite used in just one click of configuration. Thanks to its interface everything will be simple, being one of the applications that any elderly person in our environment cannot miss.
Senior HomeScreen:
It is another of the applications that facilitate the use of the telephone for the elderly. In this case shows some quite large boxes with texts to be able to see it easily. Show the most used contacts, calls and photos with just a click of a button.
The Senior HomeScreen application contains ads, they do not usually bother the user too much and we can remove it if we pay 1,99 euros that the application is worth. The interface is simple, intuitive and configurable once we start it up, so it is suggested to spend a little time on it.
SimpleLauncher:
Simple Launcher has quite large icons with quite easy to read letters for any age. The icons are customizable by the user, you can place the one you want in front thanks to its great configuration.
The app includes an emergency button (SOS) with which to send an alarm message to the selected contacts with the location, all this must be configured previously. The home screen gives us the option to add contacts to call them quickly or to wait for incoming calls.
Games for seniors
Alphabet soup
The word search game is quite fun, it exercises a lot of the brain and keeps us always very active when looking for crosswords or in a straight line in almost any situation. Hidden words speed up and keep us entertained for a long time.
The "Word Search" game has word categories including animals, sports, food, cities, professions, countries and many more. Older people make great use of brain games, this is undoubtedly one of the most downloaded.
Sudoku
Sudoku couldn't be missing from the list of games for seniorsDoing so is not an easy task, we need maximum concentration if we want to carry it out. To be able to fill in we must assign a number to one of the free boxes, since there will be a starting number to start the base.
In this case, this game gives you clues to the solution and they explain how to get there. It has five levels of difficulty, the first of which is easy, while the last is "complex". We can do and undo without limit, so do not be afraid to put a number in any of the spaces, you can correct the movement.
Lumosity
Lumosity is the best cognitive training app of the moment, has more than 25 brain games, puzzle games, memory games, problem solving games, logic games, math games and other topics. The training modes significantly improve the performance of older people.
The analysis of the cognitive training will show your strengths, weaknesses and patterns, to this is added the daily score to improve day after day. Brain training tests the level for 10 minutes in a row, it is one of the best to better understand the performance of each person.
Memory games
Memory games offers fun enough games to train your memory, attention and concentration in the moment that is playing on a daily basis. It offers a total of 16 different games to train your memory, many of them are quite popular and highly addictive.
You can have fun challenging your friends and opponents from all over the world who are connected to "Memory Games", as they are played online. It has simple games, easy to train memory, it can be played without an internet connection as well and requires a minimum daily time of between 2 to 5 minutes.
Exercises for seniors
Exercises for seniors
The most important application to stay in shape is called "Exercises for the elderly", available for free in the Google Play Store for the Android system. Exercising is healthy for seniors ages 60 and up.
The healthy effects go through being a good neurocognitive protector, this prevents bones and muscles from weakening, which in turn will help you avoid falls and have fractures. The exercises are recommended for people aged 60 and over, with various rest times.
Pedometer
If your thing is the outdoor activity the Pedometer application allows you to count all the steps a dayEither for a walk or for the daily routine. The performance starts from 6.000 daily steps, they will be counted on a daily basis and we will make a global at the end of each month.
It measures both the steps and the race continues, the admissible thing is to take small steps and walks to control everything, from the steps to the kilometers walked day after day, it also indicates how many calories we have lost, an important fact to burn a little fat.
Video call for seniors
It is a fairly simple application to use to make video callsSimply press the button on the video camera to send the invitation to any contact. WhatsApp requires a stable Internet connection for this, be it Wi-Fi, 4G or the fastest mobile data connection, 5G.
WhatsApp allows you to create a room for up to 8 people in a video callTo add people, it is as easy as going to the third option, to Calls> Look for the phone icon with the + symbol and click on it> click on New Group Call> Start adding the contacts and finally start the group video call.
Telegram
As of version 7.0, the Telegram application offers us the possibility of starting a video call with a person, in the future it promises to add the option of more than one person per video call. Like WhatsApp, making a video call is simple and with just two clicks.
If you want to make a video call to a person, open the application, go to the contact with whom you want to start a video call, at the top of the contact click on the three vertical points and click on «Video call», once the person accepts it, you can video chat with this contact.
Google Duo
Google Duo is a fairly simple application to use to initiate a video call with the contacts of your phone, it is enough to get to synchronize from the beginning and wait a few minutes. It has a very friendly user interface, based on what it is, an app for video calls.
To start a video call swipe down to find the contacts, select one, click on the «Video call» icon and wait for the contact to accept the call. Give to allow everything, either the video and audio option, two of the fundamental things to make it work, as well as "Contacts".
Jitsi meet
It is a tool for videoconferencing that despite not being well known is quite easy to use to stay in contact with family, friends and acquaintances. No need to use an account to use it, since the application launches an address for your contacts to start the video call.
It has high video and audio quality, the Jitsi Meet application is to launch a call to one of your contacts and receive it so that you can get started in a matter of opening the URL. It has an unlimited number of contacts, so we can use it with many people.
Other apps for seniors
Sound amplifier
La Sound Booster app clearly improves the sound of your Android phone Thanks to the headphones, you can filter, amplify and increase the sounds. Thanks to the increase in sounds you will be able to listen to important audios, from conversations to any audio track you need to listen to.
Thanks to «Sound amplifier» it will allow you to use the headphones on television or in a smartphone video conference. The application also improves the sound of videos that are in the device and is essential for older people who want to hear better certain audios.
medisafe
This application notifies the user when to take a pill by sending a call to the phone, this notice will remind us of the specific time. It also allows family members to know if the pill has been taken or if you took a different pill than the one you should have, this is due to setting it up correctly.
Medisafe has a medication reminder and calendar easy to use, you can track both weight and blood pressure on a daily basis to keep a routine. Administer all medications, regardless of the times or the frequency of each of them.
Safe 365
The Safe 365 app is designed for the care of your grandparents, from your parents and elderly relatives, the tool leaves reminders so that all programmed routines are fulfilled, be it physical activity, going to the doctor, etc. To this is also added the possibility of knowing the location thanks to the GPS locator in real time.
Safe 365 has an emergency buttonSimply pressing it will call 112 or the fire department to offer us help at all times. If you live outside of Spain, pressing it will send a notice to your relatives, this point has to be personalized by being able to add certain telephone numbers.
