Plus next to apps in the App Store? (4.0 related i think)

[JCA90]

So after I loaded up 4.0 on my 3Gs, I was playing around, and went into the App store, and next to a few apps, I'll use Pandora as an example, next to where it says how much the app costs, it has a + next to it. At first I thought, maybe it shows if you have it installed, went to another app that I have installed, wasn't there. Then I thought maybe gift the app, but Pandora is free, why would you gift a free app? Then I thought, well this is how you show if an app will be made for multitasking, so i checked Skype, wasn't there. So i was wondering if anyone had an idea of what the + means. And I think it's only 4.0 related because my friends who are still on 3.1.3 don't see it in their app store.

 

[WilliamG]

Yeah they do. The + means it's iPad + iPhone/iPod touch compatible. Unified app. Buy once, works on all of them.

 

[0309385]

Yeah i noticed that too!

It means there compatible with both iPhone and iPad.

 

[0309385]

Yeah they do. The + means it's iPad + iPhone/iPod touch compatible. Unified app. Buy once, works on all of them.

Wow we both posted at 12:15 lol!

 

[Maaz]

Thats how apps show up in the iPad app store. The apps that are universal.

 

[renewed]

Wow we both posted at 12:15 lol!

Soul mates for sure.

 

[JCA90]

oooo ok lol, yea i was wondering, thanks.

 

[ChrisGonzales90]

why would you gift a free app?

Why not?

Then I thought, well this is how you show if an app will be made for multitasking,

multitasking is built in to the OS. Apps dont need it. The OS has it.

 

[VPrime]

Why not?



multitasking is built in to the OS. Apps dont need it. The OS has it.

Not true. The apps need to be written to take advantage of it. Wether the app will save state, run a task in background etc.
The OS doesn't magically know what to do unless the developers tell it to. That is why if you update to 4.0 right now there are no multitasking apps except for the apple default ones.