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# Next Experience theming

# Next Experience theming for mobile {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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## Summary of Next Experience Theming for Mobile

Next Experience theming for mobile allows you to align the color scheme of your mobile applications with the existing web experience in your ServiceNow instance.
This feature is applicable for Utah and later versions, enabling a cohesive company identity across platforms.
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## Key Features

* **Color Consistency:** Use colors from your existing Next Experience theme to maintain a uniform appearance.
* **Color Variables:** Replace hard-coded colors with color variables for consistent custom components in various application elements like UI Rules, navigation sections, and mobile view buttons.
* **Configuration Flexibility:** New customers in the Utah release have Next Experience active by default, while existing customers can enable it based on their prior configurations.

## Key Outcomes

By leveraging Next Experience theming, you can enhance the visual appeal and consistency of your mobile applications, reinforcing your brand identity. Customers upgrading from earlier versions will find that their existing themes are preserved, and they can manually activate Next Experience theming when ready to utilize its features. Mobile Publishing customers should note that while splash screens will retain existing colors, all elements post-login will be influenced by the applied instance theme.  
Use Next Experience theming to give your mobile apps color scheme consistent with your instance web experience.

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Important:  
Use Next Experience theming on Utah and later versions of ServiceNow® instances.

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| Next Experience theming makes it easier than ever to present your unique company identity across all platforms. You can also use your Next Experience theme to inherit theme colors from your instance's existing web theme. For more information on Next Experience themes, see [Exploring themes in Next Experience](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=next-experience-theming&version=australia&pubname=australia-platform-user-interface&ft:locale=en-US). |   |
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| As an admin, you can take advantage of color variables, which replace hard-coded colors. Use these variables to create consistent looking components. Color variables are supported in the following components. * UI Rules  * Navigation sections  * Map pins  Navigation * Icons  * View templates  * Mobile View Buttons * Input description field {#explore-ne-theming__ul_zsz_n45_xvb} |   |
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## Upgrading to Next Experience theming {#explore-ne-theming__section_njx_1q5_xvb}

Whether your instance enables Next Experience theming depends on your existing configuration.

New customers
:   For new customers in the Utah and later releases, Next Experience is active by default.

    * For versions Utah to Yokohama, Polaris is the applied default theme.
    * For versions Zurich and above, Coral is the applied default theme.

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Existing customers with no theme customizations
:   Existing customers upgrading to Utah and later releases have Next Experience active by default unless they have opted-out of Next Experience in a previous release. If you've opted out, you can enable Next Experience theming manually. For details see [Considerations for activating Next Experience](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=next-experience-adoption-paths&version=australia&pubname=australia-platform-user-interface&ft:locale=en-US).  
    Note:  
    Existing customers upgrading to Zurich who use Polaris as their default Next Experience theme will retain Polaris as their mobile theme unless a different theme is selected. For configuration instruction to change the theme, see [Configure Next Experience theming for mobile](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/9HUsrGOkNbB~x7joAl3iVA "Learn how to enable Next Experience theming, and create and apply themes for your mobile apps.").

Existing customers with custom themes
:   Existing customers upgrading to Utah and later releases have Next Experience disable by default after the upgrade. Your custom themes from the last release remain unchanged. You can manually enable Next Experience themes when you're ready to implement the new features. For details see [Considerations for activating Next Experience](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=next-experience-adoption-paths&version=australia&pubname=australia-platform-user-interface&ft:locale=en-US).

Existing customers using the Mobile Publishing application
:   Mobile Publishing customers who upgrade to Next Experience in Utah should take note of the following:

    * Starting from Mobile Publishing version 3.2.0, Mobile Publishing integrates Next Experience colors and theming.
    * The app splash screen displays the existing predefined colors and is not converted into Next Experience themed colors.
    * Mobile Publishing configuration only affects visuals shown before the login page:

      * App icon
      * App name
      * App splash screen

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      Elements displayed after login are determined by the theme applied to your instance.
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