How it works
A pop-up is a box that jumps up over the page you are on.
Some are only ads, but a fake one pretends to be serious.
A page cannot see a problem inside your tablet, so a box that says it can is a trick.
Touch nothing in the box and get a grown-up. You are never in trouble.
Worked examples
Idris's four clues
- A box said his device had a problem.
- A giant button said Download the fixer.
- The close X was tiny and slid away, and a clock counted down.
- That is four clues, so the box was a trick.
Close it safely
- Touch nothing inside the box, not the download and not the X.
- Use the window's own close, outside the box.
- If it will not close, a grown-up can close the page or the app.
- Then tell a grown-up.