Smartphone Basics, Without the Jargon
Eight friendly lessons that make your phone feel like yours — with iPhone and Android shown side by side, every step of the way.
Included in Morning Post membership — $79 a year · Cancel anytime
The confidence class for the phone already in your pocket. Each idea is taught once, then shown on both iPhone and Android — and you practise on simulated screens where nothing can break.
It’s for anyone who says “I only use it for calls” — and the family who’d love that to change.
The eight lessons
1Getting ComfortableThe one move that always gets you back home — and why nothing you tap can break your phone.2Text Like a NaturalReply to the grandkids without hunting for letters — including the trick that lets you talk instead of type.3Photos You’ll Actually KeepTake a sharp photo, tidy the duds without fear, and send the best ones to the people you love.4Calls, Contacts & VoicemailSave a number once and never memorise it again — plus how to block a pest and pick up voicemail in your own time.5Wi-Fi, Data & Not Getting Bill ShockThe homely difference between Wi-Fi and mobile data — and why your phone ‘runs out’ away from home.6Apps: Finding, Installing, RemovingAdd the apps that suit your life — safely — and clear out the ones you never touch, with nothing to lose.7Settings That Make It EasierMake the phone bend to suit you — bigger text, the right volume, and the little switches nobody shows you.8Keeping It Safe & ChargedThe peace-of-mind lesson — passcodes made effortless, updates made simple, and a phone that can find its own way home.How to get it
Morning Post membership
This class and the other 17 — plus both Morning Post workbooks, all four mysteries, and everything we build next. Covers your household.
Become a member — $79 a yearNo password — we email you a link · Any phone, tablet or computer · Cancel anytime
Pairs well with Better Photos with the Phone You Own and AI Assistants: Your New Helper.
Questions worth asking
iPhone or Android?
Both — every step is shown for each, clearly labelled. One class, two phones.
How basic is “basics”?
It starts at “nothing you tap can break it” and ends with a phone set up to suit you. No step assumed, no jargon.
Do I practise on my own phone?
You practise on simulated screens inside the lessons first — safe to get wrong — then try it on the real thing.
Morning Post Classes — friendly general guidance, not technical support. Steps are shown for both iPhone and Android; your phone may word things a little differently. Narration and illustrations are AI-assisted under human editorial review — editorial policy.