---
title: "Open apps in the mobile app"
slug: "opening-apps-in-the-mobile-app"
updated: 2026-06-02T13:36:30Z
published: 2026-06-02T13:36:30Z
canonical: "help.quickbase.com/opening-apps-in-the-mobile-app"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Open apps in the mobile app

When you sign into the app, your My Apps page shows the apps assigned to you.

On the My Apps page, tap an app to open it.

**Note:** If you don't see the app, tap the **Search** icon and start typing to view a list of apps. ![My Apps page on mobile showing the list of available apps and the Search icon at the top](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/16565522641428.png)

The app's default mobile home page opens.

## Open reports

You can open a report from the Hamburger menu (![Hamburger menu icon](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/16742143403028.png)) or from the app home page/dashboard.

1. Tap ![Hamburger menu icon](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/16742143403028.png) .
2. Tap **Reports & Charts**icon next to the table.
3. Tap the report.

![Mobile app showing the Reports & Charts icon in the Hamburger menu next to a table](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/16569909865620.png)

## Return to My Apps

To return to My Apps from within an app, tap the **My Apps** icon on the bottom tab bar.

![Mobile app bottom tab bar highlighting the My Apps icon](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/16565522646676.png)

## Email reports

1. Open the report and tap the **Email**icon.

Your default email program opens.
2. Type the email and send it.

## Search for records

You can search for records from the menu and from individual reports. To search for:

- An exact phrase, use quotation marks around the phrase For example, "requires urgent review"
- Multiple words, use a comma between words, don't use quotation marks For example, require, urgent, review
- Records that match *any*of the words, separate entries with OR in all caps For example, review OR urgent returns results for all records with the words review and urgent

## Search for records from the table menu

1. Tap the **Search** icon and select the table.

If there's more than one table, the Table menu appears. Select the table if needed.
2. Enter search terms.

## Email records

1. Open the report or search for the record.
2. Open the record and tap the **More** menu in the top right.
3. Tap the **Email**icon. Your default email program opens.
4. Type the email and send it.