Information on what the iPhone App Store is and how to use, including definitions, tutorials, step-by-step guides, troubleshooting help, and more for iPhone 3G, iPhone, and iPod touch users running iPhone firmware 2.o or higher.
From mobile games to web development tools, tourist guides to managing your finances, there are iPhone apps for nearly every need. That diversity of applications has helped drive the iPhone to new heights of popularity since the introduction of the App Store in 2008. This list of coverage of iPhone apps at About.com will guide you to using your iPhone in almost every aspect of your life.
If you’ve got more than one iPhone or iPod touch, you wonder: will apps from the App Store work on all your compatible devices or do you need to buy a copy of the app for each iPhone or iPod touch you own?
We’ve all had this experience: while browsing the App Store we come across that perfect/funny/cool/seemingly useful app. But then you realize one day that you haven’t used the app in weeks, maybe months. And now you’d like the free space on your iPod touch. There are two ways to do remove the app while saving it for later and a third that deletes it permanently.
Besides its great features as a music and media player, the iPod touch is appealing to so many people because of is its ability to run programs from the App Store. Unlike traditional programs, apps downloaded from the App Store can’t be played on your computer; they only work on the iPod touch and iPhone. Which leads to the question: how do you put downloaded apps onto the iPod touch?
Though the iPhone and iPod touch sport big, beautiful screens that are great for watching video, thanks to programs from the App Store, watching video isn’t the only thing the devices are good for. There’s a whole class of apps that help you get video to your TV via Netflix. These apps help you manage your Netflix queue.
The iPhone and iPod touch make great music players, PDAs, and phones. And, thanks to the addition of third-party programs from the App Store, they can also be turned into top-notch remote controls.
The iPhone and iPod touch have always offered users the ability to watch movies synced through iTunes – whether they’ve been purchased, rented, or ripped from DVD. With the introduction of the iPhone Apps Store, though, the range of video applications available for both devices has grown substantially.
The world of mobile entertainment on your iPhone and iPod touch doesn’t have to be limited to music, podcasts, and videos. Now, thanks to the App Store and a legion of developers, you can add ebooks to your mobile entertainment platform.
One of the neatest features that arrived along with the iPhone 3G is the App Store, a new online store from Apple that looks and works like the iTunes Store, but offers downloadable programs from the iPhone 3G, first-generation iPhone, and iPod touch.
To download programs from the iPhone App Store, you can browse through a traditional iTunes Store-like experience on your computer. But, like the iTunes WiFi Music Store, you can also browse the App Store on your iPhone and iPod touch and download and install programs directly to your device over the air.
There are a ton of terrific programs available at the App Store, many of them for really great prices. As a result, you may find yourself buying a lot of them. But what happens when you realize that you just don't want that program on your phone anymore or that you've mastered a game?
Remote is a free program from Apple, available at the App Store, that allows you to use your iPhone or iPod touch like a remote control to control your iTunes library or AppleTV. Here's how to use it.
Even though the iPhone 3G, iPhone, and iPod touch all boast a decent amount of capacity to store your music, movies, email, contacts, and programs from the App Store, their storage capacity is far from unlimited. As a result, you may want to know how much space a program from the App Store is taking up.
