Same here. One of best friends, an intelligent very educated woman about 72. I bought and gave her a tablet and a smartphone and paid for service for her. She never used either, although she claims she did. She is techno-phobic. Many years ago I got her a computer and taught her to use that, which she does a lot. She uses email, Word, and Googles...But no way smartphone.
I deposit checks by phone, she takes a half day to go to a bank to deposit. I pay for parking on the street by phone, she spends a half hour searching for change to put into the meter. When I'm shopping with her there's no way to find her when we get separated and she throws a fit. When I pick her up I call when outside. When she comes to my house she rings the doorbell that hasn't worked in years (because my company texts me outside), then she screams at me for 5 minutes for not having a doorbell. When Amazon and UPS deliver to my house they send a text immediately. She's had two packages stolen in a month because she rarely checks her front door. When we're out for a long time I check my home security cams on my phone, she screams I'm addicted to phones like a 16 year old girl. My friends text me a lot and keep me up on daily news and some funny gifss and photos. Her idea of communication is sitting down for an hour on a telephone call.
We're like different species.