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# Mobile search

# Mobile search {#ariaid-title1}

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

Learn how to use global search to find information within search sources configured for
your mobile apps.
ServiceNow apps have several configurable ways to search to help you
find what you need, to get work done on your mobile device.

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| Text search Use search in the launcher screen header to quickly find information within the defined search sources while on your mobile device. Your administrator can configure global search within a launcher screen header and define a set of tables that can be searched through. For details on how an administrator can configure global search, see [Enable global search in your screen launcher](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/p6VX0LfcNaNe~5ZKHUNKoQ "Enable global search using the Zing search engine on your screen launcher, to give your users the ability to quickly find information within the defined search sources."). | ![Launcher screen with search bar and voice search button]() |
| ![Voice search screen]() | Voice search If enabled by your administrator, you can tap to talk on the microphone icon (![Search icon]()) to the right of the search bar. You can then speak to your device and your voice is captured as search text. For details on how an administrator can configure voice search, see [Enable voice search](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/TBUcb~EHlHFQ5uFAMtx9yA "Enable your users to search for items, articles, and people using native speech recognition from an app on their mobile device."). |
| Photo search If enabled by your administrator, you can tap on the camera icon (![Photo search icon]()) to the right of the search bar to perform image-based searches. 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."). |   |
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