iPad™ For Dummies®

Chapter 7. Apply Here (to Find Out about iPad Apps)

In This Chapter

• Browsing for cool apps

• Searching for specific apps

• Getting apps onto your iPad

• Managing iPad apps

• Updating apps to make them better

• Voicing your opinion on apps

• Reporting issues with recalcitrant iPad apps

One of the best things about the iPad these days is that you can download and install apps created by third parties, which is to say apps not created by Apple (the first party) or you (the second party). At the time of this writing, more than 185,000 apps are available in the iTunes App Store. Furthermore, iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad owners have downloaded over 4,000,000,000 (yes, four billion) apps. Many apps are free but others cost money; some apps are useful but others are lame; and some apps are perfectly well-behaved but others quit unexpectedly (or worse). The point is that among the many apps, some are better than others.

In this chapter, we take a broad look at apps you can use with your iPad. You discover how to find apps on your computer or your iPad, and you find some basics for managing your apps. Don't worry: We have plenty to say about specific third-party apps in Chapters 16 and 17.

Tapping the Magic of Apps

Apps enable you to use your iPad as a game console, a streaming Netflix player, a recipe finder, a sketchbook, and much, much more. You can run three different categories of apps on your iPad:

• Apps made ...