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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) | Folder name (Apple TV verson) | Application name | 1.x | 2.x | 3.x | 4.x | 5.x | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdSheet.app | AdSheet~ipad.app | No Apple TV Version | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Hidden app for iAd support (Both included on iPad) | |
| No iPhone or iPod touch version | No iPad Version | AppleTV.app | No | No | No | 4.1.1/4.2.1+ | Yes | The Apple TV's equivalent of SpringBoard. Used on iOS 4.2 and higher. Prior to 4.2.1, it was known as Lowtide.app. | |
| AppStore.app | AppStore.app | No Apple TV Version | App Store | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Client for the App Store |
| Calculator.app | No iPad version | No Apple TV Version | Calculator | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Calculator. Icon evolved over major OS releases. Landscape scientific mode added in iOS 2.0. |
| Camera.app | Camera.app [1] | No Apple TV Version | Camera | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Camera. Split from MobileSlideShow.app starting with iOS 4.0. |
| Compass.app | Included, but not accessable | No Apple TV Version | Compass | No | No | Yes | 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 | Yes | Contacts. |
| DemoApp.app | DemoApp.app | No Apple TV Version | 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 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 | 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.
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| GameCenter~iphone.app | GameCenter~ipad.app | No Apple TV Version | Game Center | No | No | No | 4.1+ | Yes | Game Center. |
| iOS Diagnostics.app | iOS Diagnostics.app | No Apple TV Version | No | No | No | Yes | 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 | 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 | No Apple TV Version | Maps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Maps. |
| MobileCal.app | MobileCal.app | No Apple TV Version | Calendar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Calendar. |
| MobileMail.app | MobileMail.app | No Apple TV Version | Yes | 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 | 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 | Yes | Notes. |
| MobilePhone.app | Mobilephone.app [2] | No Apple TV Version | Phone; FaceTime | Yes | 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 | Yes | Mobile Safari web browser. |
| MobileSlideShow.app | MobileSlideShow.app | No Apple TV Version | Photos (iOS 4 and above); Photos, Camera (older OS versions) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Photo Albums, Places, Faces*, Events* and Import°.
* Mac only. ° with iPad Camera Connection Kit |
| MobileSMS.app | MobileSMS.app | No Apple TV Version | Messages; Text (iPhone OS < 2.2.1) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SMS,MMS, iMessage |
| MobileStore.app | MobileStore.app | No Apple TV Version | iTunes | 1.1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | iTunes Store and Ping. |
| MobileTimer.app | No iPad Version | No Apple TV Version | Clock | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | World Clocks, Alarms, Stopwatch and countdown Timer. |
| Newsstand.app | Newsstand.app | No Apple TV Version | Newsstand | No | No | No | No | Yes | Newsstand, introduced in iOS 5.0. |
| Nike.app | No iPad Version | No Apple TV Version | Nike+iPod | No | 2.2.1 | Yes | 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 | Yes | Settings. |
| Stocks.app | No iPad Version | No Apple TV Version | Stocks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Stocks. Updated in iPhone OS 3.0. |
| TrustMe.app | TrustMe.app | No Apple TV Version | No | No | No | No | Yes | Related to SSL and certificates. | |
| VoiceMemos.app | No iPad Verion | No Apple TV Version | Voice Memos | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Voice Memos. Requires encode-aac capability and a microphone.
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| Weather.app | Weather.app | No Apple TV Version | Weather | Yes | 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 | Yes | Runs fullscreen web apps. | |
| WebSheet.app | WebSheet.app | No Apple TV Version | No | No | Yes | 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 | 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
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