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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. 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) | Application name | 1.x | 2.x | 3.x | 4.x | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdSheet.app | AdSheet~ipad.app | No | No | No | Yes | Hidden app for iAd support (Both included on iPad) | |
| AppStore.app | AppStore.app | App Store | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Client for the App Store |
| Calculator.app | Calculator.app | Calculator | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Calculator. Icon evolved over major OS releases. Landscape scientific mode added in iPhone OS 3.0. |
| Camera.app | No iPad version | Camera | Yes | Camera. Included in MobileSlideShow.app until 4.0 | |||
| Compass.app | Compass.app | Compass | No | No | Yes | Yes | Compass. Only available on qualifying devices. |
| Contacts~iphone.app (MobileAddressBook.app before iOS 4) | Contacts~ipad.app | Contacts | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Contacts. |
| DemoApp.app | 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 | 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.
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| GameCenter~iphone.app | GameCenter~ipad.app | Game Center | No | No | No | 4.1+ | Game Center. |
| iOS Diagnostics.app | iOS Diagnostics.app | No | No | No | Yes | This can be accessed through Safari; just type diags:// into the URL bar. | |
| iPodOut.app | 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. | ||
| Maps~iphone.app | Maps~ipad.app | Maps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Maps. |
| MobileCal.app | MobileCal.app | Calendar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Calendar. |
| MobileMail.app | MobileMail.app | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mail. Largely unupdated until iOS 4. | |
| MobileMusicPlayer.app | MobileMusicPlayer.app | 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 | Notes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Notes. |
| MobilePhone.app | No iPad version | Phone; FaceTime | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Phone and FaceTime on the iPod touch |
| MobileSafari.app | MobileSafari.app | Safari | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mobile Safari web browser. |
| MobileSlideShow.app | MobileSlideShow.app | Photos | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Photo Albums, camera and video camera. |
| MobileSMS.app | No iPad version | Messages; Text (iPhone OS < 2.2.1) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SMS and MMS. |
| MobileStore.app | MobileStore.app | iTunes | 1.1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | iTunes Store and Ping. |
| MobileTimer.app | MobileTimer.app | Clock | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | World Clocks, Alarms, Stopwatch and countdown Timer. |
| Nike.app | Nike.app | Nike+iPod | No | 2.2.1 | Yes | Yes | Nike+iPod. Only on applicable devices (iPod touch 2G and newer). |
| Preferences.app | Preferences.app | Settings | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Settings. |
| Stocks.app | Stocks.app | Stocks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Stocks. Updated in iPhone OS 3.0. |
| TrustMe.app | TrustMe.app | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Related to SSL and certificates. | |
| VoiceMemos.app | VoiceMemos.app | Voice Memos | No | No | Yes | Yes | Voice Memos. Requires encode-aac capability and a microphone.
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| Weather.app | Weather.app | Weather | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Weather. Short of fast app switching support, this app was never updated since iPhone OS 1.0! |
| Web.app | Web.app | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Runs fullscreen web apps. | |
| WebSheet.app | WebSheet.app | ? | ? | 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 | YouTube | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | YouTube. |
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.
- blackra1n.app (blackra1n and limera1n)
- Cydia.app (Cydia Installer)
Files
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