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# Mobile photo search

# Mobile photo search {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
* 
* Updated March 12, 2026
* 
* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Configure photo search to give your users the ability to perform image-based searches using the objects around them.

## Photo searches in your mobile apps {#sg-mobile-image-search-user__section_ckk_gtx_qjb}

Figure 1. A photo search used to identify a laptop

When photo search is configured on your instance, a photo icon (![Photo search icon]()) appears in your launcher screen search bar. Your users can tap this icon to use the camera on their mobile device to take a picture. The picture is identified using the Google Vision API, which returns one or more results. Users can select a result, which is used as their search query.  
Note:  
For details on how an administrator can configure photo search, see [Mobile photo search](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/5me7QmGSG6~ATV_Hwlya1g "Configure photo search to give your users the ability to perform image-based searches using the objects around them.").

## Third-party data usage {#sg-mobile-image-search-user__section_w4m_41y_qjb}

Images you take using the photo search feature are sent to Google for
identification using Google Vision API. ServiceNow does not
have control of the image once it has been sent. For details on how Google Vision API
handles your image, see <https://cloud.google.com/vision/docs/data-usage>.