How To Get Free Apps From Apple Store

By: Matt McGew

Break Studios Contributing Writer

If you are looking to customize your iPhone, you will definitely want to know how to get free apps from Apple Store. The iPhone is a Global Systems for Mobile Communications (GSM) based cellular phone that you can customize by downloading applications or apps from Apple's App Store. The App Store offers thousand of free and paid applications for your iPhone.

Things You'll Need:

  • Cellular data or Wi-Fi connection
  1. Tap Apple's "App Store" icon on your iPhone. Apple's App Store is pre-installed on all iPhones.

  2. Select the "Search" option located in the lower-right corner of Apple's App Store. Type the name of the application you want to install in the search pad using the iPhone's virtual keyboard. Alternatively, if you don't know the name of the application, you can search by application subject. Press the blue "Search" button. 

  3. Select the "Categories" button to search for applications by category. Applications are divided into 20 categories for easy searching.

  4. Select the application you want to download and install on your iPhone. Tapping the application will also give you a written description of the application.

  5. Tap the blue "Free" icon. On the next screen, select the green "Install" option.

  6. Wait while your iPhone downloads and installs the application. When the process is complete, your iPhone will return to the home-screen.

  7. Tap the new icon for the application you downloaded to open the new application.

  8. Repeat the process to download additional applications for your iPhone from Apple's App Store. There are literally thousands of free applications to choose from.

Posted on: Dec. 21, 2010