How to Send an Application to an iPod

Transfer an Apple Store application to your iPod Touch from your computer.

The iPod Touch, a multimedia device made by Apple, comes with a variety of free applications, also known as "apps," already installed, so you can do things like listen to music, surf the Internet with the Safari Web browser, exchange email with Mail, and organize tasks with Calendar. The iPod Touch accesses Apple's App Store over the Internet using Wi-Fi, enabling you to download new apps directly to the device. If you download apps to your computer using Apple's free iTunes application, you can transfer those apps to the iPod Touch through the included USB cable.

Things You'll Need

• USB cable

Instructions

1. Launch iTunes on your computer.

2. Plug a USB cable into your iPod Touch and a USB port on your computer.

3. Click the icon of your iPod Touch under "Devices" in the left pane of the iTunes window.

4. Click the "Apps" tab. A list of apps downloaded from Apple's App Store appears, with a check box next to the name of each app.

5. Click the "Sync Apps" check box to select it.

6. Click the check box next to an app to select it.

7. Click "Sync." The app copies from your computer to the iPod Touch.

8. Click the Eject button next to the icon of your iPod Touch under "Devices." Disconnect your iPod Touch from the computer. The icon of the app you transferred appears on the home screen of your iPod Touch.

References

• Apple: iPod Touch User Guide

Resources

• Apple: iTunes -- Everything You Need to Be Entertained