Subj : tablet for senior with arthritis, anyone?
To   : Joe Phigan
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Jul 17 2022 08:08:00

Hello Joe Phigan!

** On Saturday 16.07.22 - 16:50, Joe Phigan wrote to August Abolins:

 AA>> The Kindle Fire HD 10" seems like a good fit.  Anyone
 AA>> here have experience with it?

 JP> The Fire tablets come with Amazon's own "skin" of the OS
 JP> which is very different from Android. The experience for
 JP> people seems hit or miss whether they like it or not. If
 JP> you can get a version that can allows you to disable the
 JP> default launcher and use your own, you can get it to at
 JP> least look/act a little more like regular Android.
 JP> Otherwise, I think the tablet's bezels would be a benefit
 JP> for someone that isn't able to hold things easily.

Thanks for your input. The person's hands are experiencing the  
twisted fingers that arthritis brings with it. She might not  
need to "hold" the device that often, especially if it's  
propped up at a table next to her, but she might need to adjust  
it or manipulate it to power on/off.  Which reminds me to ask..  
Does the Fire tablet have an instant on?  ..or does it require  
some kind of hard push of a button on the side?  ..or a screen  
gesture/swipe action?

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