# Search in Ankidroid

**URL:** https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/search-in-ankidroid/71197
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [September 23, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/search-in-ankidroid/71197 "2026-09-23T17:37:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![swwalla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@swwalla](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/swwalla)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/search-in-ankidroid/71197/1 "2026-09-23T17:37:24Z")

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Hi everyone, this might be a basic question, but I can’t figure out how to search for cards in this app. I’ve used anki since 2018, but I’m pretty new to the android app. When I type “the” in the search bar, attempting to find any cards that have “the” in them (there should be tons), it looks like the app is only searching through deck names. I want it to search through the cards themselves. Could someone please help me out here?

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 ![Screenshot_20260923-100352](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/f/d/fd38f9cd7b8e3133f02f9f9e20528d136a80c526.png)

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### Author: ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/search-in-ankidroid/71197/2 "2026-09-23T18:01:15Z")

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The search box at the top of the Decks list only searches the names of the decks in that list. You should be running your search in the “Card browser” – just like Browse in desktop Anki or AnkiMobile.

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### Author: ![swwalla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@swwalla](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/swwalla)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/search-in-ankidroid/71197/3 "2026-09-23T19:05:27Z")

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OK, that did it. Thank you very much