Identifying Apps on the iPhone 5 Home Screen

Part of the iPhone 5 All-in-One For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Your iPhone 5's Home screen contains a bevy of useful apps you can tap to launch and use. Plus there are a few free apps that you'll want to download not long after you turn your iPhone on. This table offers a rundown of the apps you’ll find on the iPhone's Home screen, a brief explanation of what each one does, and a listing of some of their integrated functions:

iPhone App Name	Purpose
App Store	Offers free and for-purchase applications.
Calculator	Provides a four-function calculator in portrait view and a scientific calculator in landscape view.
Calendar	Stores appointments and events on a calendar.
Camera	Captures photos and video.
Clock	Tells time in one or more locations, sets alarms and timers, and times running or swimming laps.
Compass	Provides true north and magnetic north orientation.
Contacts	Stores names, phone numbers, and addresses (both physical and electronic).
FaceTime	Lets you videochat with other Mac or iOS users with an iPod touch or iPad. (To FaceTime with another iPhone, first place a call with the Phone app and then tap FaceTime.)
Game Center	Keeps your own game scores and compares rankings with friends.
iTunes	Offers free and for-purchase media — music, videos, TV shows, audiobooks, and ringtones.
Mail	Sends, receives, and manages e-mail.
Maps	Finds and shares locations and directions.
Messages	Sends, receives, and manages SMS, MMS, and iMessage text messages.
Music	Lets you listen to and manage audio media.
Newsstand	Keeps periodical subscriptions in one place.
Notes	Provides a portable, electronic yellow notepad for taking and sharing notes.
Passbook	Manages your store cards and boarding passes.
Phone	Makes voice and FaceTime phone calls, lets you initiate and receive conference calls, manages voicemail, enables you to access Contacts.
Photos	Stores and displays photos, videos you’ve recorded, and images.
Reminders	Lets you jot down things you need to remember and get reminders for them.
Settings	Adjusts settings and preferences for iPhone and apps.
Stocks	Tracks market movements and individual investments.
Utilities Folder	Holds apps like Clock, Calculator, Compass, and Voice Memos.
Videos	Lets you watch videos.
Voice Memos	Records audio.
Weather	Provides up-to-date, worldwide weather forecasts.

Download the following apps for free from the App Store:

iPhone App Name	Purpose
Find My Friends	Locates your iOS-toting friends.
Find My iPhone	Helps someone you know find his iPhone.
iBooks	Lets you purchase, download, and read e-books.
iTunes U	Helps you browse the course catalog, enroll, and attend class.
Nike + iPod	Records and monitors walking and running workouts.
Podcasts	Enables you to find, manage, listen to, and watch podcasts on a variety of topics.

A few functions are integrated into many of the iPhone apps:

Function	Purpose
Facebook	Posts status updates and photos from apps such as Photos and Safari.
Print	Prints messages, web pages, photos, and more to an AirPlay-enabled printer.
Share	Sends photos, video, voice memos, maps, contacts, web links, and notes via e-mail, text messages, iMessage, Facebook, and Twitter.
Siri	Gives vocal commands to perform iPhone tasks such as getting directions, writing and sending an e-mail, searching for a movie time or game score, and finding out the weather forecast (iPhone 4S or later).
Twitter	Sends tweets from within apps like Maps, Photos, and Safari.
Voice Control	Use vocal commands to perform simple tasks such as audio playback, making phone calls, and asking for the time (works when Siri is turned off on iPhone 4S or later or as part of Siri when Siri is on; also works on iPhone 4).