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I just set up my Mother's new iPhone... And it took me hours to get everything the way I know my Mother needs it. And then it took some more time teaching my Mother and my Father how to use it... I'm still not quite sure they understand it all since I'm not sure I understand it all but I'm a big believer of learning how to use electronic devices by playing around with them (while at the same time perusing the manual, unlike men who don't believe in manuals at all...) so hopefully they'll eventually figure it out for themselves...

I mean, the thing is in actual Chinese... Siri actually understands Cantonese (!!!) so I'm hoping it would help them along as well...

And at least I didn't have to set up as many apps as I did for my own phone... That actually took me forever trying to get my contacts the way I want them, setting up all my different social apps... All I had to do for my Mom is get her email and WeChat set up so it was relatively easy... I did the best I could since the only reference I had was the iPad... I've only ever used Android devices so it's a little different...

Still, it's hard to think of my Mother as having the best phone in the family... o.O All this so they can FaceTime with international friends and family... :\

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My mom picked up how to use the iPad super quickly. She only uses it to watch Apple Daily News, go online, and check email though. On her iPhone, she only makes calls and Whatsapps XD It's amazing how intuitive Apple devices are. I still can't get her to learn how to turn on a computer and use a desktop browser to go online.

I think the iPad is pretty easy to use but my Mom only uses it to play slots... >< So far, day one without me there to help her along has been a bit rocky -- making phone calls with it has been a bit of a challenge. She says it's because the Chinese is a different from what she's used to (since she's been in America for close to 30 years now) so it confuses her but I don't think it's that much different from an Android device (which she had before)...

Actually, my Mother has her own laptop and can use it to some degree... She can turn it on and off, read email, go online, but that's about it. The wonderful thing about smartphones and tablets is that they have Chinese handwriting apps so it makes it 100x more easier for her to communicate online now with friends. It's too bad none of her children can read Chinese though...