rinku wont let me touch the smartphone so how do I get it from him? Also how do I do the laundry?

I am in chapter 2 and I can't find the knobs for the stove Go to the shop and get the sugary fructose snack. Then go and give them to the Sadhu and the basketball will talk to you. Then you can collect the knobs from the basketball. I believe this is how I did it but it might not be one the correct...