SafePhone · Getting started

Close an app

Learn to close an app, in 2 short steps.

2 steps · about 2 minutes · practice it with SafePhone Pro

Step by step

  1. Swipe the bottom bar up and HOLD for a moment before letting go.
  2. Slide the Calculator card UP to close it.

These steps are written for SafePhone, a pretend Android-style smartphone in your web browser. On your own smartphone, the buttons and menus may look a little different, but the idea is the same.

Practice it where nothing can break

SafePhone works like a real smartphone, but nothing you do goes anywhere. Try every button, make mistakes and start again.

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