Apple

My 81 year old father's iPhone 6S has died, so I decided to replace it with a new iPhone 14 Max thinking the big screen will be better for his eyes.

But I realized swiping up from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen or to switch apps is going to be very difficult for him to learn/remember to do. As his only "Tech Support" I don't want to constantly be fielding calls where I have to keep reminding him to "put your finger at the bottom of the screen and swipe up!" The Home Button is very obvious and he knows to press that, but the thin line at the bottom of the screen, not so much.

I've played around with Assistive Access mode, and I like the big giant "Back" button at the bottom of the screen, but I feel like this mode is too restrictive for him at this point; plus it's a pain to set up every single app for this mode. I wish there was a hybrid mode that gave him full access to his phone, but also gave him a prominent "back" or "swipe to return to home" banner across the bottom of the screen.

Now I'm thinking about trading in the big 14 Max for a smaller iPhone SE to get that Home Button again. But I was just curious if anyone had additional thoughts on keeping the 14 Max?