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Lesson 06 of 066 min

Internet Basics & Everyday Apps

Apps turn your phone into a taxi booking desk, a ticket counter, a pharmacy and more. The safest way to get them is always the official app store on your phone.

In this lesson you will

  • Download and update apps from the official store
  • Know what common everyday apps do
  • Spot risky places to download apps from

How it works

Getting an app safely

  1. SearchIn the Play Store or App Store
  2. CheckDeveloper name and reviews
  3. InstallTap Install or Get
  4. PermissionsAllow only what it needs

How to

Download an app

Following along on your phone? Tick each step as you go.

How to

Keep apps updated

Following along on your phone? Tick each step as you go.

Tap to reveal

Everyday apps and what they do

Tap each card to flip it.

Sort it

Where would you get a banking app?

Sort each source.

  • The Play Store, after checking the developer name

  • An app file sent to you on WhatsApp

  • A pop-up saying “Your phone needs this app”

  • The App Store on an iPhone

  • A website offering a paid app for free

Test yourself

Quick check

0 of 2 answered

  1. 01What is the safest place to download apps from?
  2. 02You search for your bank’s app and see two with similar names. How do you pick?