SafePhone · Apps

Install an app

Learn to install an app, in 5 short steps.

5 steps · about 3 minutes · practice it with SafePhone Pro

Step by step

  1. Open "App Shop" (the shopping bag).
  2. Tap the search bar at the top and type "crossword". The results show up as you type.
  3. Tap "Easy Crosswords" in the results.
  4. Tap "Install" and wait a moment.
  5. Tap "Open".

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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