PhoneRestore helps seniors, families, and carers keep an Android phone set up the way it works best.

Most people rely on familiar phone settings that do not change every day. When those settings are changed accidentally, the phone can become confusing, harder to use, or feel “broken.” PhoneRestore helps by saving a preferred setup, monitoring for supported changes against that setup, and guiding users through restoring supported settings.

PhoneRestore includes two modes:

Senior Mode
A simpler experience for the person using the phone day to day. Senior Mode helps the user save their preferred setup, see when key settings have changed, and follow clear steps to restore them.

Carer Mode
A companion experience for a trusted family member or carer. Carer Mode can help a linked supporter monitor Senior device status, receive change alerts, and assist with supported restore actions when the senior wants help.

PhoneRestore can help monitor, recover, or guide restoration for settings and content such as:
Screen brightness
Adaptive/auto brightness
Font size or text size
Auto-rotate
Ring volume
Alarm volume
Ringer mode
Do Not Disturb status
Wi-Fi status
Bluetooth status
Airplane Mode status
Location status
Recently deleted photos on supported devices and Android versions

Recently deleted photos on supported devices and certain Android versions can be alerted to the senior and carer. The senior may have the option to restore these photos to their device or leave them in trash, depending on device support and Android permissions.

Android protects certain device controls and only allows local restoration. As a result, some settings can be restored directly while others may require user confirmation, additional permissions, or a manual step on the Senior phone. PhoneRestore is designed to make that process easier by showing what changed and guiding the user to the correct action.

PhoneRestore uses Android's Accessibility Service to help guide setup and restore supported device settings for users who need a simpler phone experience. It does not use Accessibility to read messages, passwords, personal content, or screen text from other apps.

Key features:
Save a preferred phone setup as a baseline
Detect important setting changes
Alert Senior and designated Carers via Android notification bar
Restore supported settings from one place
Help recover recently deleted photos on supported devices
Optional consent-based carer connection
Device status visibility, including monitoring status and battery level
Simple pairing flow for senior and carer accounts
Clear, large-format guidance designed for ease of use

PhoneRestore is designed to support seniors and the people who help them. It is not a full remote-control tool, and some actions still require interaction on the device, depending on Android version, device manufacturer rules, and system permissions.