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/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.
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) | Folder name (Apple TV version) | Display name | 1.x | 2.x | 3.x | 4.x | 5.x | 6.x | 7.x | 8.x | 9.x | 10.x | Description |
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AACredentialRecoveryDialog.app | AACredentialRecoveryDialog.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
AccountAuthenticationDialog.app | AccountAuthenticationDialog.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
Activity.app | N/A | N/A | Activity | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 8.2+ | Yes | Yes | Tracks activity when paired with an Apple Watch. |
AdSheet.app (iAd.app in iOS 8) | AdSheet~ipad.app | AdSheetTV.app | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hidden app for iAd support (Both included on iPad) | |
N/A | N/A | AppleTV.app | No | No | No | 4.1.1/4.2.1+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | 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. | |
App Store.app | App Store.app | App Store.app | App Store | No | 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 | ? | |
Bridge.app | N/A | N/A | Apple Watch | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 8.2+ | Yes | Yes | Used to pair an iPhone with Apple Watch. |
Calculator.app | No iPad version | N/A | Calculator | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Calculator. Icon evolved over major OS releases. Landscape scientific mode added in iOS 2.0. |
Camera.app | Camera.app (iPad 2 and newer only) | N/A | Camera | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Camera. Split from MobileSlideShow.app starting with iOS 4.0. |
Compass.app | N/A | N/A | Compass | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Compass. Only available on qualifying devices. |
CompassCalibrationViewService.app | CompassCalibrationViewService.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
Contacts~iphone.app (MobileAddressBook.app before iOS 4) | Contacts~ipad.app | N/A | Contacts | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Contacts. |
Copilot.app | ? | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? | |
CoreAuthUI.app | CoreAuthUI.app | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
DataActivation.app | DataActivation.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
DDActionsService.app | DDActionsService.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
DemoApp.app | DemoApp.app | N/A | 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 | ? | |
DiagnosticsService.app | DiagnosticsService.app | DiagnosticsService.app | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
FacebookAccountMigrationDialog.app | FacebookAccountMigrationDialog.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Facebook service. | |
FaceTime.app | FaceTime.app | N/A | FaceTime | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | FaceTime application for devices running iOS 7 or later. |
Family.app | Family.app | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
Feedback Assistant iOS.app | Feedback Assistant iOS.app | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 8.3+ | Yes | Yes | ? | |
FieldTest.app | FieldTest.app (3G only) | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | See notes | 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.
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Find iPhone.app | Find iPhone.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | |
FindMyFriends.app | FindMyFriends.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | |
GameCenter~iphone.app | GameCenter~ipad.app | N/A | Game Center | No | No | No | 4.1+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Game Center. |
Game Center UI Service.app | Game Center UI Service.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
GameController.app | GameController.app | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
HashtagImages.app | HashtagImages.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
Health.app | Health.app | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Health app. | |
HealthPrivacyService.app | HealthPrivacyService.app | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
HomeUIService.app | HomeUIService.app | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | |
Home.app | Home.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ? | |
iAdOptOut.app | iAdOptOut.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
iBooks.app | iBooks.app | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
iCloudDriveApp.app | iCloudDriveApp.app | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | iCloud Drive app. | |
InCallService.app | InCallService.app | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
iOS Diagnostics.app | iOS Diagnostics.app | N/A | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | This can be accessed through Safari; just type diags:// into the URL bar. | |
iPodOut.app | iPodOut.app | N/A | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 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 | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hidden app. Crashes on startup. Purpose not known. | |
kbd.app | kbd.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | |
Magnifier.app | Magnifier.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ? | |
MailCompositionService.app | MailCompositionService.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
Maps~iphone.app (Maps.app on iOS 7+) | Maps~ipad.app | N/A | Maps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Maps. |
MessagesNotificationViewService.app | MessagesNotificationViewService.app | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
MessagesViewService.app | MessagesViewService.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
Mitosis.app | Mitosis.app | N/A | Calendar | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | ? |
MobileCal.app | MobileCal.app | N/A | Calendar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Calendar. |
MobileMail.app | MobileMail.app | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mail. Updated in iOS 4 and iOS 7. | |
MobileMusicPlayer.app | MobileMusicPlayer.app | N/A | iPod; Music; Videos | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 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 | N/A | Notes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Notes. |
MobilePhone.app | MobilePhone.app (iPad 2 and newer only, running iOS 6 and under) | N/A | Phone; FaceTime for iOS 6 and under | 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 | N/A | Safari | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mobile Safari web browser. |
MobileSlideShow.app | MobileSlideShow.app | N/A | Photos (iOS 4 and above); Photos, Camera (older OS versions) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Photo Albums, Places, Faces*, Events* and Import°.
* Mac only. ° with iPad Camera Connection Kit |
MobileSMS.app | MobileSMS.app | N/A | Messages; Text (iPhone OS < 2.2.1) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SMS, MMS and iMessage |
MobileStore.app | MobileStore.app | N/A | iTunes Store (iTunes prior to iOS 7) | 1.1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 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) | N/A | Clock | 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 | N/A | Music | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Previously part of MobileMusicPlayer.app. Icon is identical to the one previously only displayed on iPod touches. |
MusicUIService.app | MusicUIService.app | N/A | Music | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
News.app | News.app | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | News app. | |
Nike.app | N/A | N/A | Nike+iPod | No | 2.2.1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Nike+iPod. Only on applicable devices (iPod touch 2G, iPhone 3G, and newer) when enabled in Settings. |
Passbook.app (Shoebox.app prior to iOS 7+) | N/A | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passbook app. | |
PhotosViewService.app | PhotosViewService.app | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
Podcasts.app | Podcasts.app | Podcasts.app | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
PreBoard.app | PreBoard.app | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
Preferences.app | Preferences.app | N/A | Settings | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Settings. |
Print Center.app | Print Center.app | N/A | Print Center | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Print Center. |
quicklookd.app | quicklookd.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | |
Reminders.app | Reminders.app | N/A | Reminders | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Reminders application. |
SafariViewService.app | SafariViewService.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | ? | |
ScreenSharingViewService.app | ScreenSharingViewService.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ? | |
ServerDocuments.app | ServerDocuments.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | |
Setup.app | Setup.app | N/A | Setup | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hidden setup app. Opens automatically after a restore. |
ShareBear.app | ShareBear.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 8.3+ | Yes | No | ? | |
SharedWebCredentialViewService.app | SharedWebCredentialViewService.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
SharingViewService.app | SharingViewService.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ? | |
ShoeboxUIService.app (PassbookUIService.app on iOS 7+) | ShoeboxUIService.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
Siri.app | Siri.app | Siri.app | Siri | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Siri. |
SiriViewService.app | SiriViewService.app | N/A | Siri | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Siri controller. |
SLGoogleAuth.app | SLGoogleAuth.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 8.3+ | Yes | Yes | ? | |
SLYahooAuth.app | SLYahooAuth.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | |
SocialPPTApp.app | SocialPPTApp.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | |
SocialUIService.app | SocialUIService.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
Stocks.app | N/A | N/A | Stocks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Stocks. Updated in iPhone OS 3.0 and iOS 7. |
StoreDemoViewService.app | StoreDemoViewService.app | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
TencentWeiboAccountMigrationDialog.app | TencentWeiboAccountMigrationDialog.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Account Migration (??) for Tencent Weibo Accounts. Only on iOS 7.1.x. | |
Tips.app | Tips.app | ? | Tips | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Tips application. |
TrustMe.app | TrustMe.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Related to SSL and certificates. | |
Videos.app | Videos.app | N/A | Videos | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Previously part of MobileMusicPlayer.app. |
VideoSubscriberAccountViewService.app | VideoSubscriberAccountViewService.app | VideoSubscriberAccountViewService.app | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
VoiceMemos.app | N/A | N/A | Voice Memos | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Voice Memos. Requires encode-aac capability and a microphone.
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Weather.app | Weather.app | N/A | Weather | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Weather. Updated for fast app switching support and hourly forecast in iOS 6. |
Web.app | Web.app | N/A | No | No | 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 | ? | |
WebContentAnalysisUI.app | WebContentAnalysisUI.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | |
WebSheet.app | WebSheet.app | N/A | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Used for overlaying web data. Usually for logging in to Wi-Fi Hotspots which use forced webpages to request user data. | |
WebViewService.app (WebUIService prior to iOS 7) | WebViewService.app | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | |
WhatsNew.app | N/A | N/A | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | |
YouTube.app | YouTube.app | N/A | YouTube | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Watch YouTube videos; removed in iOS 6 beta 4 according with the Google License. |
Native Apps (tvOS exclusive)
Folder name (Apple TV (tvOS) version) | Display name | 9.x | 10.x | Description |
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Aerial.app | ? | Yes | ||
AirPlay.app | ? | Yes | ||
Computers.app | ? | Yes | ||
HeadBoard.app | ? | Yes | ||
iCloud.app | ? | Yes | ||
Movies.app | Movies | ? | Yes | |
Music.app | Music | ? | Yes | |
PBLinkHandler.app | ? | Yes | ||
PineBoard.app | ? | Yes | ||
TV Shows.app | ? | Yes | ||
TVConferenceRoomDisplay.app | ? | Yes | ||
TVCRDService.app | ? | Yes | ||
TVDiagnostics.app | ? | Yes | ||
TVNowPlayingService.app | ? | Yes | ||
TVPeripheralAgent.app | ? | Yes | ||
TVPhotos.app | ? | Yes | ||
TVRestrictionPINService.app | ? | Yes | ||
TVScreenSaver.app | ? | Yes | ||
TVSearch.app | ? | Yes | ||
TVSystemBulletinService.app | ? | Yes | ||
What's New?.app | ? | 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.
- Installer.app (AppTapp Installer)
- blackra1n.app (blackra1n and limera1n)
- Cydia.app (Cydia Installer)
Files
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