iTunes now segregates apps that are optimized for iPad and iPhone

We posted a short while ago that iPad apps are now in the App Store. An interesting feature we just discovered is that iTunes now splits your downloaded apps in the Apps library in the iTunes source list. Any iPhone app specifically optimized for the iPad is now segregated into its own category. In your iTunes App library you'll now see two headings: the top heading is "iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad Apps" with all the non-iPad optimized apps relegated to an "iPhone and iPod touch Apps" category.

An iPad-optimized app is an iPhone app that supports both the iPhone's and iPad's native resolution and thus doesn't need to use the iPad's 2x zoom feature to display the app full screen on the iPad. And while we haven't gotten a chance to sync up an iPad yet, we'll presume that iPad-only apps will have their own section as well.

Update: Apple is now featuring iPad apps on the App Store homepage in iTunes. Looks like the iPad App Store is officially live. Get those iPad apps while they're hot.

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Rego

So far i haven't found a way to click on the iPhone and iPod Touch apps in my library and have it offer me an update for the iPad version.

It looks like I will have to go into the app store and separately download the same apps for the iPad.

April 02 2010 at 4:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Sam

Separate is inherently unequal

April 01 2010 at 7:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mitch

Netflix for iPad is in the App Store.

Now, where is my iPad!!!

April 01 2010 at 6:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

kevin

To clarify; there are actually 3 categories now.
1) IPhone, iPod Touch and iPad
2) iPhone and iPod Touch
and
3) iPad

April 01 2010 at 6:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Jenny

Just did a test with a free iPad only app. It won't show when you're syncing your iPhone. It's going to be yet another thing to think about when buying apps of where exactly are you going to use it the most.

Personally, my iPhone suits me just fine now, but I can see the need to get the iPad versions of iWork one day. If the SD card reader allows files from iWork to be saved onto it and moved to another computer, then I'll definitely have a need for an iPad.

April 02 2010 at 2:30 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Steve

8 app updates just appeared in my App Store iPhone app.

April 01 2010 at 6:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Mike

You could just download an iWork app to test that last theory, right?

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