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Summary

This is where all of the pre-installed native apps, as well as native jailbreak apps (from Cydia and elsewhere), are installed. They can't be deleted under normal circumstances. One can delete them on a jailbroken device through some sort of file-management tool such as SSH or iFile, although doing this is highly unrecommended as they can't be re-installed.

New user apps are installed via iTunes or the App Store in the /private/var/mobile/Applications folder.

Children

Folders

Native Apps

Folder name (generic) Folder name (iPad version) Display name 1.x 2.x 3.x 4.x 5.x 6.x 7.x 8.x 9.x 10.x 11.x 12.x 13.x 14.x Description
AACredentialRecoveryDialog.app AACredentialRecoveryDialog.app No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? No ?
AccountAuthenticationDialog.app AccountAuthenticationDialog.app No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes When opened, it brings up an empty browser-like screen with buttons for going back or forward a page and are gray and unclickable in the upper left of the screen. There is also a clickable "Cancel" button that closes the app when clicked.
Activity.app N/A Activity No No No No No No No 8.2+ Yes Yes No No ? ? Tracks activity when paired with an Apple Watch.
ActivityMessagesApp.app N/A No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes ? ?
AdPlatformsDiagnostics.app N/A No No No No No No No No No No No Yes ? ?
AdSheet.app (iAd.app in iOS 8) AdSheet~ipad.app No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No ? ? Hidden app for iAd support (Both included on iPad)
AppStore.app AppStore.app App Store No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Client for the App Store
AskPermissionUI.app AskPermissionUI.app No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
AXUIViewService.app AXUIViewService.app No No No No No No No No No No No Yes ? Yes
Bridge.app N/A Apple Watch No No No No No No No 8.2+ Yes Yes No No ? ? Used to pair an iPhone with Apple Watch.
BusinessExtensionsWrapper.app BusinessExtensionsWrapper.app No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes ? Yes
Calculator.app N/A Calculator Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? ? Calculator. Icon evolved over major OS releases. Landscape scientific mode added in iPhone OS 2.0. Only available on iPhone.
Camera.app Camera.app Camera No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Camera. Split from MobileSlideShow.app starting with iOS 4.0.
ChargingViewService.app ChargingViewService.app No No No No No No No No No No Yes No ? ? ?
CheckerBoard.app CheckerBoard.app No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes ? Yes Can only be accessed using a combination of buttons on boot, and communicates with AST2.
Compass.app N/A Compass No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? ? Compass. Only available on qualifying devices.
CompassCalibrationViewService.app CompassCalibrationViewService.app No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
Contacts~iphone.app (MobileAddressBook.app before iOS 4) Contacts~ipad.app Contacts Partial Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? No Contacts.
ContinuityCamera.app ContinuityCamera.app No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes ? ?
Copilot.app ? No No No No No No Yes No No No No No ? ? ?
CoreAuthUI.app CoreAuthUI.app No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
CTCarrierSpaceAuth.app CTCarrierSpaceAuth.app No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes ? Yes ?
DataActivation.app DataActivation.app No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes ? Yes
DDActionsService.app DDActionsService.app No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes
DemoApp.app DemoApp.app Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Displays a video continuously when the device is not being used. Invoke with a file called Demo.mov in the user directory (/private/var/root for iPhone OS 1.1.2 and lower, /private/var/mobile for iPhone OS 1.1.3 and later). Used by Apple Stores.
Diagnostics.app Diagnostics.app No No No No No No No 8.1+ Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
DiagnosticsService.app DiagnosticsService.app No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes ? Yes
DNDBuddy.app DNDBuddy.app No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes ? Yes
FacebookAccountMigrationDialog.app FacebookAccountMigrationDialog.app No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? No Facebook service.
FaceTime.app FaceTime.app FaceTime No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? No FaceTime application for devices running iOS 7 or later.
Family.app Family.app No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
Feedback Assistant iOS.app Feedback Assistant iOS.app No No No No No No No 8.3+ Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
FieldTest.app FieldTest.app (3G only) Yes Yes Yes See notes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Hidden app for checking network parameters; Can be accessed by dialing *3001#12345#*; Retired in 4.0, returns in 4.1 providing only the cellular network RSSI display. iOS 4.2 brings all features back.
Find iPhone.app Find iPhone.app No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes ? See notes Changed to FindMy.app in iOS 13
FindMyFriends.app FindMyFriends.app No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No ? ? ?
FTMInternal-4.app FTMInternal-4.app No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
GameCenter~iphone.app GameCenter~ipad.app Game Center No No No 4.1+ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No ? ? Game Center.
Game Center UI Service.app Game Center UI Service.app No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes
GameController.app GameController.app No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No ? No ?
HashtagImages.app HashtagImages.app No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes ? Yes
Health.app Health.app No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? Health app.
HealthPrivacyService.app HealthPrivacyService.app No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ?
HomeUIService.app HomeUIService.app No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
Home.app Home.app No No No No No No No No No Yes No No ? No ?
iAdOptOut.app iAdOptOut.app No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
iBooks.app iBooks.app No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No ? No ?
iCloud.app iCloud.app No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes ? Yes ?
iCloudDriveApp.app iCloudDriveApp.app No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No ? ? iCloud Drive app.
InCallService.app InCallService.app No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
iOS Diagnostics.app iOS Diagnostics.app No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No ? ? This can be accessed through Safari; just type diags:// into the URL bar.
iPodOut.app iPodOut.app No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No ? No Hidden app for iPodOut functionality with third party equipment such as car entertainment systems. Provides a media selection and notification view interface through the video output.
iTunes.app (Not to be confused with MobileStore.app, the iTunes Store app) iTunes.app No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No Hidden app. Crashes on startup. Purpose not known.
Jellyfish.app Jellyfish.app No No No No No No No No No No No Yes ? No
kbd.app kbd.app No No No No No Yes No No No No No No ? No ?
Magnifier.app Magnifier.app No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
MailCompositionService.app MailCompositionService.app No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
Maps~iphone.app (Maps.app on iOS 7+) Maps~ipad.app Maps Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? No
MessagesNotificationViewService.app MessagesNotificationViewService.app No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No ? ? ?
MessagesViewService.app MessagesViewService.app No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
Mitosis.app Mitosis.app No No No No No No No No Yes No No No ? No ?
MobileCal.app MobileCal.app Calendar Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? No Calendar.
MobileMail.app MobileMail.app Mail Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? No
MobileMusicPlayer.app MobileMusicPlayer.app iPod; Music; Videos Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No ? No iPod/Music/Videos. Uses the Application Roles feature to have more than one icon. Split into separate Music/Videos apps since iOS 5.
MobileNotes.app MobileNotes.app Notes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? No
MobilePhone.app MobilePhone.app (iPad 2 and newer only, running iOS 6 and under) Phone; FaceTime for iOS 6 and under Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? Only FaceTime is shown on the iPad and iPod touch. On iOS 7, FaceTime is an independent application. Uses the Application Roles feature to have more than one icon.
MobileSafari.app MobileSafari.app Safari Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes
MobileSlideShow.app MobileSlideShow.app Photos (iOS 4 and above); Photos, Camera (older OS versions) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes
MobileSMS.app MobileSMS.app Messages; Text (iPhone OS < 2.2.1) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes SMS, MMS and iMessage
MobileStore.app MobileStore.app iTunes Store (iTunes prior to iOS 7) 1.1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? No The iTunes Store, allows purchasing of Music, Videos, Movies, TV Shows, and more.
MobileTimer.app (MobileTimer~iphone.app on iOS 6 only) MobileTimer~ipad.app (only from iOS 6) Clock Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes World Clocks, Alarms, Stopwatch and countdown Timer.
Music~iphone.app (Music.app on iOS 7+) Music~ipad.app Music No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? No Previously part of MobileMusicPlayer.app. Icon is identical to the one previously only displayed on iPod touches.
MusicUIService.app MusicUIService.app Music No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
News.app News.app No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No ? No News app.
Nike.app N/A Nike+iPod No 2.2.1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No ? No
Passbook.app (Shoebox.app prior to iOS 7+) N/A No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? Passbook app.
PassbookUIService.app N/A No No No No No No No No No No Yes No ? Yes Passbook app.
PhotosViewService.app PhotosViewService.app No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ?
Podcasts.app Podcasts.app No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No ? No ?
PreBoard.app PreBoard.app No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Data Recovery (via USB) and iOS Data Upgrade
Preferences.app Preferences.app Settings Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Settings.
Print Center.app Print Center.app Print Center No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes
quicklookd.app quicklookd.app No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No ? No ?
Reminders.app Reminders.app Reminders No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? No Reminders application.
SafariViewService.app SafariViewService.app No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes ? Yes ?
ScreenSharingViewService.app ScreenSharingViewService.app No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
ScreenshotServicesService.app ScreenshotServicesService.app No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes ? Yes ?
ServerDocuments.app ServerDocuments.app No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No ? No ?
Setup.app Setup.app Setup No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Hidden setup app. Opens automatically after a restore.
ShareBear.app ShareBear.app No No No No No No No 8.3+ Yes No No No ? No ?
SharedWebCredentialViewService.app SharedWebCredentialViewService.app No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
SharingViewService.app SharingViewService.app No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes ? Yes AirPods Connect Pop-up
ShoeboxUIService.app (PassbookUIService.app on iOS 7+) ShoeboxUIService.app No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? No ?
Siri.app Siri.app Siri No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes
SiriViewService.app SiriViewService.app No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No ? No Siri controller.
SLGoogleAuth.app SLGoogleAuth.app No No No No No No No 8.3+ Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ?
SLYahooAuth.app SLYahooAuth.app No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ?
SocialPPTApp.app SocialPPTApp.app No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No ? ? ?
SocialUIService.app SocialUIService.app No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? ? ?
SoftwareUpdateUIService.app SoftwareUpdateUIService.app No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes ? Yes ?
Stocks.app N/A Stocks Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? No Stocks. Updated in iPhone OS 3.0 and iOS 7.
StoreDemoViewService.app StoreDemoViewService.app No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes ? Yes
TencentWeiboAccountMigrationDialog.app TencentWeiboAccountMigrationDialog.app No No No No No No 7.1+ Yes Yes Yes No No ? No Account Migration (??) for Tencent Weibo Accounts.
Tips.app Tips.app Tips No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No ? No
TrustMe.app TrustMe.app No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Related to SSL and certificates.
Videos.app Videos.app Videos No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? No Previously part of MobileMusicPlayer.app.
VideoSubscriberAccountViewService.app VideoSubscriberAccountViewService.app No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes ? Yes
VoiceMemos.app N/A Voice Memos No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? No Voice Memos. Requires encode-aac capability and a microphone.
Weather.app Weather.app Weather Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? No Weather. Updated for fast app switching support and hourly forecast in iOS 6.
Web.app Web.app No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Runs fullscreen web clips.
WebApp1.app WebApp1.app No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No ?
WebContentAnalysisUI.app WebContentAnalysisUI.app No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
WebSheet.app WebSheet.app No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Used for overlaying web data. Usually for logging in to captive Wi-Fi hotspots.
WebViewService.app (WebUIService prior to iOS 7) WebViewService.app No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No ? No ?
WhatsNew.app N/A No No No No No Yes No No No No No No ? No ?
WLAccessService.app WLAccessService.app No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes ? No ?
YouTube.app YouTube.app YouTube Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No ? No
Apple TV

The versions referred to here correspond to the displayed/marketing version, not the internal version.

Folder name Display name 4.x 5.x 6.x 7.x 9.x 10.x 11.x 12.x 13.x 14.x Description
AdSheetTV.app Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? No ? ? Hidden app for iAd support.
AppleTV.app 4.1.1/4.2.1+ Yes Yes Yes No No No No ? ? The Apple TV software equivalent of SpringBoard. Formerly known as Lowtide.app. It is not used as of tvOS 9.0.
App Store.app App Store No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? Client for the App Store
Computers.app No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? Home Sharing
DiagnosticsService.app No No No No ? Yes Yes Yes ? ?
Game Center UI Service.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
HeadBoard.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
iCloud.app No No No No ? ? Yes Yes ? ?
Movies.app Movies No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
Music.app Music No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
PBLinkHandler.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
PineBoard.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
Podcasts.app Podcasts No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
PreBoard.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
Settings.app Settings No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
Setup.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
SharingViewServiceTV.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
Siri.app Siri No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
StoreDemoViewServiceTv.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
TV Shows.app TV Shows No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
TVConferenceRoomDisplay.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
TVCRDService.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
TVDiagnostics.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
TVDisplayAssistant.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
TVIdleScreen.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
TVNowPlayingService.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
TVPeripheralAgent.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
TVPhotos.app My Photos No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
TVRestrictionPINService.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
TVScreenSaver.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
TVSearch.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
TVSystemBulletinService.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
TVWatchlist.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
TVWLAccessService.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
VideoSubscriberAccountViewService.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
What's New?.app No No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?

Native Apps (tvOS exclusive)

Folder name (Apple TV (tvOS) version) Display name 9.x 10.x 11.x 12.x Description
Aerial.app ? Yes Yes No
AirPlay.app ? Yes Yes Yes
Computers.app ? Yes Yes Yes
Films.app ? No No Yes
HeadBoard.app ? Yes Yes Yes
Movies.app Movies ? Yes Yes No
Music.app Music ? Yes Yes Yes
PBLinkHandler.app ? Yes Yes Yes
PineBoard.app ? Yes Yes Yes
TV Programmes.app ? No No Yes
TV Shows.app ? Yes Yes No
TVConferenceRoomDisplay.app ? Yes Yes Yes
TVCRDService.app ? Yes Yes Yes
TVDiagnostics.app ? Yes Yes Yes
TVDisplayAssistant.app ? No No Yes
TVIdleScreen.app ? No No Yes
TVNowPlayingService.app ? Yes Yes Yes
TVPeripheralAgent.app ? Yes Yes Yes
TVPhotos.app ? Yes Yes Yes
TVRestrictionPINService.app ? Yes Yes Yes
TVScreenSaver.app ? Yes Yes Yes
TVSearch.app ? Yes Yes Yes
TVSystemBulletinService.app ? Yes Yes Yes
TVWatchList.app ? No Yes Yes
TVWLAccessService.app ? No Yes Yes
TVWLLowerThirdsService.app.app ? No Yes No
What's New?.app ? Yes Yes Yes

Unofficial Apps

These application bundles are not present on an unmodified system and are generally installed via a PC utility, manually or through a package. More applications may be installed after jailbreak.

Files

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Parents

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