# The grandma phone

A handful of apps, nothing to get lost in, nothing to accidentally install. Set up once, stays put.

## Who it fits

- Parents and grandparents who mainly need calls, FaceTime, photos of the grandkids, and messages
- Anyone who keeps ending up in settings screens they did not mean to open, or with apps they do not remember installing
- Families doing remote tech support who want fewer ways for the phone to drift

## What stays

Phone, Messages, FaceTime, Photos, the camera, Music, Mail if wanted. It stays their iPhone; everything familiar keeps working normally.

## What goes

The App Store, the browser and its scam links, password popups, and every screen that exists only to get lost in.

## Worth knowing

- Apple's Assistive Access is the free alternative for pure simplicity, with real trade-offs (Wallet, voicemail, notifications); the comparison page covers when each fits
- The two combine well: a supervised phone can run Assistive Access on top, large icons with no way back to the full phone
- With the cloud tier, battery and last-seen will be visible at a glance, so you can help without driving over. Never messages, never location without consent

source: https://tinyphone.app/modes/grandma-phone