Everything you need to know to install applications or games on your iPhone.
Did you just buy your first iPhone and you don’t know how it works? Not familiar with downloading games and apps on the App Store? Don’t worry, relax and read the following article to know how to install them.
you will know that you iPhone can do much more to call, send messages to your friends or family and take photos. We will tell you step by step how to install games or applications on your phone.
The first steps you must follow
Before you start downloading applications and games on your iPhone, you should know that you need an Apple ID with a payment method (a credit card, for example) on your phone. Don’t worry, there are free apps and games but this is one of the “firewalls” that Apple requires you to have before you can do anything. For it:
- open the app Settings.
- Beam click on your name above all.
- Click on “Payment and shipping“.
- Now click on “Add payment method” and add the one you are going to use.
We also recommend that you check if you have enough storage space available on your iPhone to save the applications you are going to download. For it:
- open the app Settings.
- Click on “General” and then in “iPhone storage“.
- it will take a while in showing you the space that your iPhone has and the one that you have already used.
What applications will I find in the App Store?
Before you start browsing the App Store app on your iPhone, we’ll walk you through the different types of applications what you will find:
- Free apps: These apps are totally free to download right from the start, but they usually have in-app ads and even some in-app purchases.
- Payment applications: These apps cost money to download and their updates will always be free. Some of them also have purchases within the application, although it is not very frequent. The price of these apps appears on a button next to their name.
- Subscription Apps: these applications can be both free and paid but will also charge you a regular fee (weekly, monthly or yearly). Be careful because some applications of this type have subscriptions with quite high prices.
How to install apps on iPhone?
Now that you know everything you need to know before entering the App Store, let’s see you how to use it:
- On your unlocked iPhone look for the icon of the app storewhich is blue with a white “A” in the center.
- When the store opens you will see a screen with many applications. The buttons at the bottom of the screen will take you to different sections of the store.
- These sections are: “Today” (apps Apple wants you to see first), “Games”, “Apps”, “Arcade” (this is Apple’s paid monthly or yearly service), and “Search”. Choose the one that suits you best or investigate little by little.
- When you locate the application you would like to download, we advise you to read everything it offers you before downloading it. When you want to include it on your iPhone, hit the “Get“.
- now you will get one pop-up window where should you confirm download or purchase the app using your Apple ID, Touch ID, or Face ID password.
- Then you will see that the app is it is downloading with a wheel in the middle (indicating the progress of the download). When it’s complete, go to your iPhone’s home screen and tap the app icon to launch it.
Now enjoy your new apps and games downloaded. If you want to remove one that you have installed, keep your finger pressed on the icon until a menu appears where you must select “Remove app” in red.