Originally Posted by
Cornish Jack
Apologies for that ... I'm afraid that I didn't understand what you were suggesting ! !

Don't really understand the 'inner workings' of any of the functions much beyond " Click on required function"

e.g. To access email (always via desktop machine) ...
Click on
Firefox either, click on
gmail.com (if available) or type
gmail.com on the address line and read the stored emails which appear or select whichever function is needed.
I understand that this process is selecting and operating a
programme = the term "app" doesn't mean anything to me

No problem, I only learned to call programs "apps" a couple of weeks ago.
These are what I meant:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...gle.android.gm
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gmail-...le/id422689480
Apps and browser interfaces often behave differently, hence my suggestion. Might be worth a try.