SafePhone · Screen reader
Explore the screen by touch
Learn to explore the screen by touch, in 3 short steps.
Step by step
- The screen reader is on for this lesson. Tap ONCE on the Photos icon: listen, and look for the green box.
- Tap once on the search bar near the bottom.
- Tap once on the time at the very top of the screen.
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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