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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) Folder name (Apple TV version) Application name 1.x 2.x 3.x 4.x 5.x 6.x 7.x 8.x (beta) Description
AACredentialRecoveryDialog.app ? No Apple TV Version No No No No No No Yes Yes ?
AdSheet.app (iAd.app in iOS 8) AdSheet~ipad.app No Apple TV Version No No No Yes Yes Yes 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 Yes Yes 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 Yes Yes Yes Client for the App Store
AskPermissionUI.app AskPermissionUI.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No No No Yes App for the UI for Family Sharing purchase confirmations
BugReporter.app BugReporter.app No Apple TV Version Bug Reporter No No No No No No No Yes An app for conveniently reporting bugs, specific to beta releases starting with iOS 8.
Calculator.app No iPad version No Apple TV Version Calculator 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) No Apple TV Version Camera No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Camera. Split from MobileSlideShow.app starting with iOS 4.0.
Compass.app No iPad Version No Apple TV Version Compass No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Compass. Only available on qualifying devices.
CompassCalibrationViewService.app ? No Apple TV Version No No No No No No Yes Yes ?
Contacts~iphone.app (MobileAddressBook.app before iOS 4) Contacts~ipad.app No Apple TV Version Contacts Partial Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Contacts.
Copilot.app ? No Apple TV Version No No No No No No Yes No ?
DDActionsService.app DDActionsService.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No Yes Yes Yes
DemoApp.app DemoApp.app No Apple TV Version 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 iOS 1.1.2 and lower, /private/var/mobile for iOS 1.1.3 and later). Used by Apple Stores.
Diagnostics.app (Not to be confused with iOS Diagnostics.app, Diagnostics.app currently serves no purpose) Diagnostics.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No No No Yes Currently, this serves no clear purpose. It has lorem ipsum inside it, and accept and decline buttons.
FacebookAccountMigrationDialog.app FacebookAccountMigrationDialog.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Facebook service.
FaceTime.app FaceTime.app No Apple TV Version FaceTime No No No No No No Yes Yes FaceTime application for devices running iOS 7 or later.
Family.app Family.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No No No Yes Application for Family Sharing. Doesn't appear to work yet.
FieldTest.app FieldTest.app (3G only) No Apple TV Version Yes Yes Yes See notes 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.
GameCenterUIService.app GameCenterUIService.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No Yes Yes Yes
GameCenter~iphone.app GameCenter~ipad.app No Apple TV Version Game Center No No No 4.1+ Yes Yes Yes Yes Game Center.
Health.app Health.app No Apple TV Version Health No No No No No No No Yes The Health app. Works as the center of HealthKit enabled apps.
HealthPrivacyService.app HealthPrivacyService.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No No No Yes A service for Health.app, apparently in place to protect your privacy.
iAdOptOut.app iAdOptOut.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No Yes Yes Yes
iBooks.app iBooks.app No Apple TV Version iBooks No No No No No No No Yes iBooks app built into iOS 8.
InCallService.app InCallService.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No No No Yes
iOS Diagnostics.app iOS Diagnostics.app No Apple TV Version No No No Yes Yes Yes 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 Yes Yes 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 Apple TV Version No No No No No No Yes Yes Hidden app. Crashes on startup. Purpose not known.
kbd.app kbd.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No Yes No No
MailCompositionService.app MailCompositionService.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No Yes Yes Yes
Maps~iphone.app (Maps.app on iOS 7) Maps~ipad.app No Apple TV Version Maps Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maps.
MessagesNotificationViewService.app MessagesNotificationViewService.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No No No Yes
MessagesViewService.app MessagesViewService.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No Yes Yes Yes
MobileCal.app MobileCal.app No Apple TV Version Calendar Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Calendar.
MobileMail.app MobileMail.app No Apple TV Version Mail Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Mail. Updated in iOS 4 and iOS 7.
MobileMusicPlayer.app MobileMusicPlayer.app No Apple TV Version iPod; Music; Videos Yes Yes Yes Yes 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 No Apple TV Version Notes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Notes.
MobilePhone.app MobilePhone.app (iPad 2 and newer only, running iOS 6 and under) No Apple TV Version Phone; FaceTime for iOS 6 and under 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.
MobileReplayer.app MobileReplayer.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No No No Yes MobileReplayer's purpose isn't known. Crashes upon startup.
MobileSafari.app MobileSafari.app No Apple TV Version Safari Yes Yes Yes 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 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 Yes Yes Yes SMS, MMS and iMessage
MobileStore.app MobileStore.app No Apple TV Version iTunes Store (iTunes prior to iOS 7) 1.1 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) No Apple TV Version Clock 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 No Apple TV Version Music No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Previously part of MobileMusicPlayer.app. Icon is identical to the one previously only displayed on iPod touches.
Nike.app No iPad Version No Apple TV Version Nike+iPod No 2.2.1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Nike+iPod. Only on applicable devices (iPod touch 2G, iPhone 3G, and newer) when enabled in Settings.
Podcasts.app Podcasts.app No Apple TV Version Podcasts No No No No No No No Yes Podcasts app built into iOS 8.
PreBoard.app PreBoard.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No No No Yes Unknown, crashes at start.
Preferences.app Preferences.app No Apple TV Version Settings Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Settings.
PrintStatus.app PrintStatus.app No Apple TV Version Print Center No No No No No No Yes Yes Print Center.
quicklookd.app quicklookd.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No Yes Yes Yes
Reminders.app Reminders.app No Apple TV Version Reminders No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Reminders application.
Setup.app Setup.app No Apple TV Version Setup No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Hidden setup app. Opens automatically after a restore.
Passbook.app (Shoebox.app prior to iOS 7) No iPad Version No Apple TV Version No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Passbook.
SiriViewService.app SiriViewService.app No Apple TV Version Siri No No No No No No Yes Yes Siri controller.
ShoeboxUIService.app (PassbookUIService.app on iOS 7) ShoeboxUIService.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No Yes Yes Yes
SocialUIService.app SocialUIService.app No Apple TV Version No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stocks.app No iPad Version No Apple TV Version Stocks Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Stocks. Updated in iPhone OS 3.0 and iOS 7.
TencentWeiboAccountMigrationDialog.app TencentWeiboAccountMigrationDialog.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No No Yes Yes Account Migration (??) for Tencent Weibo Accounts
TrustMe.app TrustMe.app No Apple TV Version No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Related to SSL and certificates.
UserAuthentication.app UserAuthentication.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No No No Yes Unknown app. Does nothing when launched. Might be used for the iOS 8 Touch ID API.
Videos.app Videos.app No Apple TV Version Videos No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Previously part of MobileMusicPlayer.app.
VoiceMemos.app No iPad Version No Apple TV Version Voice Memos No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Voice Memos. Requires encode-aac capability and a microphone.
Weather.app Weather.app No Apple TV Version Weather Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Weather. Updated for fast app switching support and hourly forecast and in iOS 6.
Web.app Web.app No Apple TV Version No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Runs fullscreen web clips.
WebApp1.app WebApp1.app No Apple TV Version No No No No No No No Yes Unknown purpose, crashes on startup
WebContentAnalysisUI.app ? No Apple TV Version No No No No No No Yes Yes ?
WebSheet.app WebSheet.app No Apple TV Version No No 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 No Apple TV Version No No No No No Yes Yes Yes
WhatsNew.app ? No Apple TV Version No No No No No Yes No No ?
YouTube.app YouTube.app No Apple TV Version YouTube Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Watch YouTube videos; removed in iOS 6 beta 4 according with the Google License.

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.

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