How to Fix iOS App Names Stuck on com.apple.mobileinstallation

How to Fix iOS App Names Stuck on com.apple.mobileinstallation

An unusual error can happen sometimes on the iPhone and iPad where iOS app names are replaced with com.apple.mobileinstallation, and when attempting to launch the apps with such a name, the app instantly crashes. Furthermore, attempting to delete the app with the name com.apple.mobileinstallation via the the traditional Home Screen approach usually fails, leaving the curiously named app stuck on a device and unusable. If your iPhone or iPad is displaying apps with their name(s) stuck as com.apple.mobileinstallation and those apps are crashing instantly on launch, you can fix the apps and make them usable again with a few steps. Dont bother trying to or updating it via the App Store, those will likely fail. Instead youre going to need to delete the app from the Settings app and then . Quick tip before beginning: assuming you can still identify the apps by their icon, you should make note of what the app is. This will be helpful when you go to re-download the app, otherwise you may not recall what app(s) are being removed from the device since their names are com.apple.mobileinstallation rather than the expected app name. Youll find a side effect of this is that it also deletes and clears the apps Documents & Data, which in many situations can free up a notable amount of storage space on an iOS device. Deleting and reinstalling apps remains the , as there is currently no manual cache clearing or data dumping capability built into iOS for apps, unless they implement it themselves. Its not clear why some app names may randomly get stuck on com.apple.mobileinstallation but it usually happens during software updates or iOS restores. Whether the update gets interrupted or runs into some other issue may be while the name changes to com.apple.mobileinstallation and seems incapable of repairing itself on its own, but deleting the app via Settings and redownloading the app manually fixes the problem. seems to happen during an interrupted software update process. If you know of another method of resolving apps stuck on com.apple.mobileinstallation , let us know in the comments below!