---
title: Configure photo search
description: Configure photo search for your mobile applications by enabling photo search in system properties, creating a Firebase account, and connecting your account to your ServiceNow instance.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/mobile/sg-configure-image-search.html
release: australia
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Mobile photo search, Global search, Launcher screens, Mobile app components, Building mobile apps, Mobile Platform]
---

# Configure photo search

Configure photo search for your mobile applications by enabling photo search in system properties, creating a Firebase account, and connecting your account to your ServiceNow instance.

-   **[Create a Firebase account](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/mobile/sg-image-search-firebase.md)**  
Create a Google Firebase project and enable the Google Vision API.
-   **[Connect your instance to your Firebase project](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/mobile/sg-mobile-image-config.md)**  
Enter your project ID and Google Vision API key into your instance to begin using photo search.
-   **[Create the image search system property](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/mobile/sg-image-search-prop.md)**  
Create and enable a system property to control access to image search on your instance.
-   **[Enable photo search on your launcher screen](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/mobile/sg-image-search-alp.md)**  
Enable photo search on your launcher screen record in Mobile App Builder to present the photo search option for your users.