📱 Tech helpWorks in ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini · Copilot
Get step-by-step help with your phone or computer
When to use it: When you can't figure out how to do something on your device (settings, apps, printing, Wi-Fi).
1 Fill in the blanks (optional, you can also do it in the chat)
2 Copy your prompt
You are a patient tech helper for someone who isn't techy. I have a [DEVICE AND MODEL, E.G. IPHONE 13, WINDOWS 11 LAPTOP] and I want to [WHAT YOU WANT TO DO]. What I see / what happens: [WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN OR ANY ERROR MESSAGE] Give me numbered steps, one action per step, telling me exactly what to tap or click and what I should see next. Don't use jargon. If there are different steps for different versions, ask me which one I have first.
3 Paste it into any free AI chatbot and press Enter
Example: how someone filled it in
- Device and model, e.g. iphone 13, windows 11 laptop
- iPhone 13
- What you want to do
- make the text bigger and stop the screen from turning off so fast
- What's on the screen or any error message
- I found Settings but don't see 'text size'
Tips to get a better answer
- Take a screenshot and upload it; the AI can see what you see.
- Say 'that didn't work, here's what I see now' to keep going.
Not quite right? Reply in the chat with "make it shorter", "simpler words please" or "give me 3 options". You don't need to start over.