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.

1Open App Catalog .

2Find a free app you want (see Browse applications in HP webOS App Catalog).

3Tap the app name, and then tap Download for free.

4If the application uses Location Services, a notification appears (see Location Services). Tap Continue.

TIP To pause a download, tap the Downloading progress bar. To resume downloading, tap Download paused.

5To cancel a download: Tap on the Downloading progress bar.

6After you download an app, tap Tap to Launch 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.

TIP A good way to get started with App Catalog is to download the free Facebook for HP webOS app.

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 any 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).

1Open App Catalog .

2Browse to the app you want (see Browse applications in HP webOS App Catalog).

3Tap the app name, and then tap Download for [amount].

4If the application uses Location Services, a notification appears (see Location Services). Tap Continue.

5If prompted, enter your Palm profile password to authorize the purchase. Tap Continue.

6If 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.

7If 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

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