/Applications

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. Cydia will move this directory to the user partition and create a symlink to it.

/Applications --> /var/stash/Applications.*****

NOTE: In the title, the asterisks represent randomly generated characters that are generated when the folder is created and symlinked

App Store apps are installed by iTunes in the /var/mobile/Applications folder.

Children

This directory typically contains only application bundles.

Folders

Native apps

Folder name (generic)	Folder name (iPad version)	Folder name (Apple TV verson)	Application name	1.x	2.x	3.x	4.x	Description
AdSheet.app	AdSheet~ipad.app	No Apple TV Version		No	No	No	Yes	Hidden app for iAd support (Both included on iPad)
AppStore.app	AppStore.app	No Apple TV Version	App Store	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Client for the App Store
Calculator.app	No iPad version	No Apple TV Version	Calculator	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Calculator. Icon evolved over major OS releases. Landscape scientific mode added in iOS 2.0.
Camera.app	No iPad version	No Apple TV Version	Camera	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Camera. Included in MobileSlideShow.app until 4.0
Compass.app	Included, but not accessable	No Apple TV Version	Compass	No	No	Yes	Yes	Compass. Only available on qualifying devices.
Contacts~iphone.app (MobileAddressBook.app before iOS 4)	Contacts~ipad.app	No Apple TV Version	Contacts	Partial	Yes	Yes	Yes	Contacts.
DemoApp.app	DemoApp.app	No Apple TV Version		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 iOS 1.1.2 and lower, /private/var/mobile for iOS 1.1.3 and later). Used by Apple Stores.
FieldTest.app	FieldTest.app (3G only)	No Apple TV Version		Yes	Yes	Yes	See notes	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.
GameCenter~iphone.app	GameCenter~ipad.app	No Apple TV Version	Game Center	No	No	No	4.1+	Game Center.
iOS Diagnostics.app	iOS Diagnostics.app	No Apple TV Version		No	No	No	Yes	This can be accessed through Safari; just type diags:// into the URL bar.
iPodOut.app	iPodOut.app	No Apple TV Version		No	No	No	Yes	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.
No iPhone or iPod touch version	No iPad Version	Lowtide.app		No	No	No	Yes	The Apple TV's equivalent of Springboard.
Maps~iphone.app	Maps~ipad.app	No Apple TV Version	Maps	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Maps.
MobileCal.app	MobileCal.app	No Apple TV Version	Calendar	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Calendar.
MobileMail.app	MobileMail.app	No Apple TV Version	Mail	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Mail. Largely unupdated until iOS 4.
MobileMusicPlayer.app	MobileMusicPlayer.app	No Apple TV Version	iPod; Music; Videos	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	iPod/Music/Videos. Uses the Application Roles feature to have more than one icon.
MobileNotes.app	MobileNotes.app	No Apple TV Version	Notes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Notes.
MobilePhone.app	No iPad version	No Apple TV Version	Phone; FaceTime	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Phone and FaceTime on the iPod touch. Uses the Application Roles feature to have more than one icon.
MobileSafari.app	MobileSafari.app	No Apple TV Version	Safari	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Mobile Safari web browser.
MobileSlideShow.app	MobileSlideShow.app	No Apple TV Version	Photos	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Photo Albums, camera and video camera.
MobileSMS.app	No iPad version	No Apple TV Version	Messages; Text (iPhone OS < 2.2.1)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	SMS and MMS.
MobileStore.app	MobileStore.app	No Apple TV Version	iTunes	1.1	Yes	Yes	Yes	iTunes Store and Ping.
MobileTimer.app	No iPad Version	No Apple TV Version	Clock	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	World Clocks, Alarms, Stopwatch and countdown Timer.
Nike.app	No iPad Version	No Apple TV Version	Nike+iPod	No	2.2.1	Yes	Yes	Nike+iPod. Only on applicable devices (iPod touch 2G, iPhone 3G, and newer).
Preferences.app	Preferences.app	No Apple TV Version	Settings	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Settings.
Stocks.app	No iPad Version	No Apple TV Version	Stocks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Stocks. Updated in iPhone OS 3.0.
TrustMe.app	TrustMe.app	No Apple TV Version		No	No	No	Yes	Related to SSL and certificates.
VoiceMemos.app	No iPad Verion	No Apple TV Version	Voice Memos	No	No	Yes	Yes	Voice Memos. Requires encode-aac capability and a microphone.
Weather.app	Weather.app	No Apple TV Version	Weather	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Weather. Short of fast app switching support, this app was never updated!
Web.app	Web.app	No Apple TV Version		No	No	Yes	Yes	Runs fullscreen web apps.
WebSheet.app	WebSheet.app	No Apple TV Version		No	No	Yes	Yes	Used for overlaying web data. Usually for logging in to Wi-Fi Hotspots which use forced webpages to request user data.
YouTube.app	YouTube.app	No Apple TV Version	YouTube	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Watch YouTube videos

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.

• Installer.app (AppTapp Installer)
• blackra1n.app (blackra1n and limera1n)
• Cydia.app (Cydia Installer)

Files

(none)

Parents

• /
• /var
• /var/stash