Using The App Store

If you have just bought iPad and relatively new to using it, one of the things you might do is checking out the app store.  

There are numerous apps listed and it will be very confusing for a new user. One important thing is some apps are free while  for some apps you need to make a payment. If you do not keep this in mind you will end up paying huge bills.

Apple App Store is the first and most successful store. It has over 300,000 apps for the iPad, iTouch and iPhone. Till now it

has over 7 billion downloads. Apps are vetted by Apple for suitability. They all adhere to the design standards.

Start from the main home screen on the iPad to use the app store. when you turn the iPad on this is the screen you start on.

Locate the blue icon that says App Store underneath it. As soon as you launch it you can find main home screen with full of  new apps plus grouped tools like 'tools for top productivity' and editor's choices.

You can also see apps by categories in the top left.

By tapping on one that sounds interesting  you can start viewing it. So if you are new to the game, just try only those that say 'FREE.'

To look at Top Apps, Featured apps the bottom of the store will take you to those respective apps. Or If you use the  Genius  tab it will suggest you apps based on your interest.

You can also begin from "Top Apps For Your New iPad" section on the featured screen. You will find most of the basic apps in  this section.

You can find a search t the top right corner in case you know the name of the app you can do the search.

If you decide to download any app, all you have to do is simply tapping it. You will be required to enter your app store  password. A green button with "INSTALL" on it will appear if you give correct password.

You can see a bar moving across indicating the progress of the download after you go ahead and tap the install the button.

You may then leave the app store and you can find the icon on your home screen. Select the app that you want to start.

There are numerous number of app to explore.