Before you can install apps on the iPad, you need to visit the App Store and find an app that you want. You can visit the App Store directly through your iPad or you can use iTunes on your computer.
The advantage of accessing the App Store on your iPad is that after you download an app, you can start using it right away. The drawback is that you need an Internet connection to access the App Store.
The advantage of using iTunes on your computer to access the App Store is that you can download apps much faster than you can on the iPad. The drawback is that after you download an app into iTunes, you’ll need to transfer that app to your iPad before you can start using it.
To find an app for your iPad, follow these steps:
From the Home screen, tap App Store. The App Store screen appears.
Tap the Featured icon at the bottom of the screen. The Featured list of iPad apps appears at the bottom of the screen, as shown in Figure 10-1.
Tap the Left or Right white arrows on the left or right side of the screen to view a different group of apps.
Tap the New, What’s Hot, or Release Date tab at the top of the screen. The New tab lists the latest apps, the What’s Hot tab lists the most popular of the new apps, and the Release Date tab lists apps chronologically by the dates they were first made available.
Tap the Genius icon at the bottom of the screen. (The first time you do this, you’ll need to turn this Genius feature on.) A list of apps, similar to what you’ve already downloaded, appears on the screen, as shown in Figure 10-2.
Tap the Top Charts icon. A list of the most popular commercial and free apps appears, as shown in Figure 10-3.
Tap the Categories icon. A list of different app categories appears.
Tap the Updates icon at the bottom of the screen. If you have any apps that need updating, you’ll see a list of them here.
Tap the Featured icon at the bottom of the screen and then tap the Search field in the upper-right corner of the screen. The virtual keyboard appears at the bottom of the screen.
Type a word or phrase that describes the type of app you want to find, such as horoscope or medical, and then tap the Search key on the virtual keyboard. A list of apps that matches your criteria appears. You can restrict your search results to look only for Free apps, find the newest apps, search by category, and so on, as shown in Figure 10-4.
