Notion for mobile

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You can download Notion on your iOS or Android device for easy access on the go. Read, edit and comment on any of your Notion content from the mobile app 🤳


  1. On your device's browser, go to www.notion.so.

  2. Click the button on the homepage to download Notion for your device.

  3. You'll be taken to the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store where you can download the app for free!

  4. You can also go to the App Store or Play Store app on your device and search for Notion.

  5. Sign in with your email and you're all set.

  • Create a new page by tapping on the 📝 at the bottom right.

  • Open search by tapping on the 🔍 at the bottom.

  • Open your Inbox by tapping the mailbox at the bottom.

  • Go to your sidebar is by tapping the 🏠 at the bottom left.

  1. To add content blocks, press + in the toolbar above your keyboard and select from your options.

    • You can also use the toolbar to @-mention a page or person, add a comment, add an image, delete content, indent content, and more.

You can create a shortcut on your iOS device to quickly access Notion AI. There are several ways to get to Notion AI on your device:

  1. Tell Siri to open Notion AI.

  2. Search for Notion in Spotlight.

  3. Open the Shortcuts app on your device. Look for Notion and tap AI to ask your question. If you want to save the Notion AI shortcut to your home screen, hold down on AI, then tap Add to Home Screen.

  4. If you have the iPhone 15 Pro, customize the action button so that it opens Notion AI.

  • There are no hover states on mobile. Instead, you'll see ••• and + icons. On desktop, these icons only appear on hover.

  • There are no columns on mobile. Any column structure that you created on desktop will be collapsed to a single column.

On mobile, you also can't take the following actions. You'll have to log in on your desktop or in your browser to:

  • Select multiple blocks on a page at a time.

  • Import data.

  • Change your account information (photo, email address, name, etc.)

  • Delete or leave workspaces.

  • Edit workspace security settings.

  • Edit plan or billing settings.

At the bottom of Notion for mobile, you'll see a navigation bar that is always present.

  • Tap 🏠 on the bottom of any page to go to your sidebar and expose all your top-level pages.

    • You will see familiar sections like Shared, Private, Favorites that match the desktop experience.

  • Tap 🔍 to search your workspace.

  • Tap 📥 to check your Inbox.

  • Tap 📝 to create a new page.

Teamspaces

If you are part of multi-member workspace, you'll see a sidebar section called Teamspaces.

Teamspaces are a dedicated area for every team within your organization or company, and can be customized on an individual basis. Learn more about teamspaces →

Nested pages

  • Tap on the toggle next to any page in your sidebar to reveal pages nested pages.

    • For database pages, you can toggle to see the different views of that database.

Workspace switcher

  • Tap on your current workspace's name to switch between the workspaces you belong to, create a new one, join another one, or log out.

Updates menu

Tap the 🔔 at the bottom to open this menu, which shows you notifications and changes that are relevant to you on Notion.

  • Tap Inbox to see all revisions on pages you follow, and all mentions of you in the workspace.

  • Tap Followed just to see edits made on pages you follow.

  • Tap All to see all edits made by all users across the entire workspace.

  • Tap This page to see changes, comments and mentions relevant only to the page you're currently looking at. You can also choose to follow the page here. Click on the clock icon to the right of any revision to go to that version (or restore it) in Page history.

Editor tools

While in a page, a toolbar appears above your keyboard. It contains all the options you need to add content to your page.

  • Tap the + to see a full menu of other content block types you can add to your page. This replaces the / command functionality on desktop.

  • From this toolbar, you can also @-mention a person or page, add a comment, insert an image, delete content, indent, select text color and highlight, and delete and duplicate a content block. Scroll horizontally to see all these options.

••• menu

The ••• menu contains additional options, including but not limited to:

  • Choose from three different typography choices to format your page.

  • Customize page: Toggle the visibility of backlink and page comment sections.

  • Lock page: Turn this on to prevent edits from being made.

    • Lock views: Turn this on to prevent others from changing properties and views.

  • Page history: View past versions of the page going back 7 days (extended for paid plans).

  • Show deleted pages: Opens up Trash so you can restore or permanently remove pages you've deleted.

  • Export: Download the page as a file. Databases get saved as CSV files, while non-database pages get saved in Markdown. You can also export either as PDF or HTML.

  • Move to: This opens up a menu where you can choose any other workspace or page to move the current page into.

Share menu

Tap the share icon (square with upward arrow) to open this menu. From there, you can share the current page with others in a number of ways:

  • Share page link: Tap this button at the top to open your mobile device's share sheet. You can copy the page link or directly share the URL.

  • Share to web: Turn this on to publish your page to the web so anyone with the link can see it. Tap the dropdown menu that says Show link options for more control over permissions, duplication, and search engine indexing.

  • Add people, groups, or emails: Tap this to invite other Notion users to the page.

    • Everyone: Turn this on to give every member in your workspace the ability to see the page. Tap the dropdown menu to the right and choose from Full access, Can edit, Can comment, Can view or No access to assign a level of access for people in your workspace.

    • Groups: You may also see groups that have been created in your workspace that you can assign different access levels to.

    • Guests: You can also add users outside of your workspace directly via email. They'll join as a guest.

Notifications

Many more Notion settings are available on desktop. We've slimmed these down for mobile to include only:

  • Notifications options for email and mobile push.

  • The option to set, change, and remove a permanent password.

  • The option to change your app appearance.

  • The option to start calendar weeks on Monday instead of Sunday.

Trash

  • Tap to see deleted pages split into two categories: all deleted pages, and sub-pages deleted off the current page you're looking at.

  • Tap the trash icon to delete a page forever.

  • Tap the arced arrow icon to restore a page to your workspace.


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