He remembered his old phone, the one with the circular Home button that clicked like a reassuring pen. He tried pressing the screen where a button used to be. Still nothing. He felt like a wizard who had forgotten the somatic components of a basic spell.
With the synchronized grace of a symphonic conductor, he and released them immediately. Flash!
His mission was simple: he had found a hilarious meme of a cat wearing a tiny top hat, and he needed to save it forever. He tapped the screen. He held his finger on the image. Nothing. The cat remained elusive, mocking him with its sophisticated whiskers.
Then, he recalled a fragment of ancient wisdom from the Great Scroll of Support. He gripped the device. His thumb hovered over the on the right, and his index finger found the Volume Up button on the left. "Now or never," he whispered.