SafePhone · Screen reader
Write and send a text
Learn to write and send a text, in 4 short steps.
Step by step
- Open "Messages": tap once, then twice quickly.
- Open the conversation with Emily (tap once, then twice quickly).
- Tap once on the "Text message" box, then twice quickly, and type "See you soon".
- Swipe right to the send button (the arrow), then tap twice quickly.
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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