Using Applications in macOS 13 Ventura

Name: Using Applications in macOS 13 Ventura
Author: Nizar Dajani

Learn how to use the App store and manage apps in macOS

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In this lesson, you'll learn about the App Store. The App Store is Apple's primary marketplace for safe and trusted apps. The apps offered on the App Store, go through a rigorous approval process before it becomes available on the App Store. And Apple does that to ensure their apps add value to consumers while upholding a high standard of security and privacy. The App Store is actually an app on macOs, so you can open it using the traditional ways when opening any app. For this one, I'll go to Finder, then applications, and then double click on App Store. On the left side we see different categories, and the App Store opens to the last category you were on the last time you had the App Store opened. And starting from the top, the Discover category displays new apps, or apps that Apple is heavily advertising on this main page. You can also scroll horizontally to see more apps. Then we have the Arcade category, which contains gaming apps. There's actually another gaming category called Play, but the main difference is that Arcade is a monthly subscription based option. You basically pay a monthly fee and you have access to all the games in the Arcade category. Now the games in the Play category, come in different flavors where some are free to play, and others need to be purchased. We also have a Create category, which as a name applies contains creativity apps like photo editing and design apps. Next is the Work category, which contains business and office apps like Microsoft Office. Next, we have the Develop category, which includes apps for programming like Xcode and Test Flight. We then have categories which organizes the apps in another criteria like music, social networking, news, medical, travel, and so on. And the last category is updates, this lets you know which of your current apps need to be updated. From here, there's an option to update each app one by one individually, and there's also an option to update all the apps at once. So you can update these apps one by one, by clicking on the update button next to each app, or you can also update them all by clicking on the update all button. And if I click on my username at the bottom, I get apps that I purchased over time, you can redownload them, or you can also hover over the app and when these three dots appear, this will give you options including hiding this app from a current view. This is a good option to use if you have many apps purchased and you only want to see the active ones. I also see some apps have a cloud button, these are apps that I already downloaded or purchased before, but I removed them since, so I can redownload them again from iCloud. Now I briefly mentioned that some apps are free while others must be purchased. To learn how to identify which apps are free versus which apps are for money, we look at the button next to the app icon. So let me go back to the Discover category, from here you can see some apps have the get button, this means that the app is free to download. Then other apps here have a dollar value so that is the price you pay to purchase the app. Also, some apps have the get button and right under it we might see the words in app purchases. This means that the app is free to download but to use the full or the extra functionality in the app, you may need to pay something else later as you use the app. I can also search for any app using the search field, for example, I can type spreadsheet and I get results that match. I then can click on an app to get more information about it. From the top view, I can get quick information about the app like it's star rating, how long has the app been on the App Store, it's chart ranking, who developed the app, what languages it's available in, and the size of the app. Then just below that, I can see preview images of what the app looks like, and I can scroll these images as well to see some more. So it's always a good idea to review an app's information to make sure that it's the right one for you. And one final note about the App Store, if you purchase an app, it becomes available to you on any of your other devices that use the same Apple ID. So you can buy a game, for example, on your iPhone and you can also install it on your iPad or MacBook Pro, without purchasing it again. And if you also have family share, then anyone in your family share can also download and play that purchased game without paying for it themselves. So in this lesson you learned about the App Store. Thanks for watching, and stay tuned for the next lesson where I will show you the applications folder and launchpad.

Essential Provider : Nizar Dajani 3 Lessons · 16m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese

Course Description

Anytime you want a new app for your Mac, the first place to look is the Apple App Store. Why? Because before apps can make it onto the App Store, they go through an arduous vetting process by Apple to ensure the apps are secure and add value. You may also download third-party apps, but it is important to be careful that you use a trusted developer.

In this course, you will learn about the App Store, applications folder, and Launchpad. You will also learn how to install and delete apps. Learning where and how to find apps, research them, use them, and eventually delete them, is a common task for every Mac user. Once you install an app, it will appear in multiple locations including the Applications folder and Launchpad. You can also delete apps between these two locations as part of your app management approach.

What You'll Learn

Describe the App Store and its benefits, including Apple's vetting process for security and value
Recognize the Applications folder and how to access it on your Mac
Explain how to install and delete apps as part of app management
Identify Launchpad and how to use it to find and manage apps
Locate apps in multiple places, including the Applications folder and Launchpad

Key Takeaways

The Apple App Store is the first place to look for a new app, since apps go through an arduous Apple vetting process to ensure they are secure and add value before being listed.
Third-party apps can also be downloaded, but it is important to be careful and use a trusted developer.
Once installed, an app appears in multiple locations, including the Applications folder and Launchpad.
Apps can be deleted from either the Applications folder or Launchpad as part of an app management approach.
Finding, researching, using, and eventually deleting apps is a common task for every Mac user.