Operation Manual

Chapter 12 : HP webOS App Catalog and Software Manager 191
Download a free application
BEFORE YOU BEGIN Before you download an app, make sure you have
enough storage space on your smartphone to fit the app. Open Device Info
and look at the Available field under Phone.
1 Open App Catalog .
2 Find a free app you want (see Browse applications in HP webOS App
Catalog).
3 Tap the app name, and then tap Download for free.
4 If the application uses Location Services, a notification appears (see
Location Services). Tap Continue.
5 To cancel a download: Tap on the Downloading progress bar.
6 After you download an app, tap Ta p to L a u nc h to open it. The app
also now appears as an icon in the Launcher, so you can open it from
the Launcher as well.
You can move to other screens and work in other applications while your
new app downloads in the background. For example, find another app in
App Catalog and start its download while the first download is finishing.
Buy an application
Buy an application using your billing account or by entering a
promo code
A promo code allows you to purchase one or more App Catalog apps for
free. You might receive a promo code for a specific app, or a general code
that allows you to purchase one or more apps up to a specific dollar
amount.
You need to have a billing account set up in App Catalog to purchase apps
with a promo code—however, your account is not charged when you use
the code. If you do not have a promo code for an app, the purchase is billed
to your billing account.
You can also purchase an app directly from a promo code link (see Buy an
application directly from a promo code link).
1 Open App Catalog .
2 Browse to the app you want (see Browse applications in HP webOS
App Catalog).
3 Tap the app name, and then tap Download for [amount].
4 If the application uses Location Services, a notification appears (see
Location Services). Tap Continue.
5 If prompted, enter your Palm profile password to authorize the
purchase. Tap Continue.
6 If you have billing account, if prompted, tap OK to verify the email
address where you want to receive purchase receipts, or enter a
different email address.
7 If you do not have a billing account, do one of the following:
• To bill purchases to your AT&T account: Tap Set Up Carrier
Account. Select the state associated with your account. Confirm the
TIP To pause a download, tap the Downloading progress bar. To resume
downloading, tap Download paused.
TIP A good way to get started with App Catalog is to download the free Facebook
for HP webOS app.