# Find your way on iPhone

> On iPhone and iPad, your library fills the screen, with search at the top and a tab bar at the bottom.

- Page: https://resurf.so/guides/iphone-navigation
- Section: Get started
- Works on: iPhone, iPad
- Last checked against the app: 2026-10-17
- Places: menu circle in the tab bar
- Settings: Places → Settings

## The tab bar

The bar at the bottom holds, from the left:

- The menu circle, which opens Places. Inside a space it takes that space's colour and icon.
- **Library**, **Inbox** and **Later**, which switch what the wall shows.
- **+**, which opens the capture options.

Video: [On iPhone, the tab bar switches between Library, Inbox and Later, a search for clock shows matching captures, and Places opens a space.](https://resurf.so/guides/clips/clip-iphone-navigation.mp4)

The **Later** tab also lists archived captures.

## Search

1. Tap the search field at the top, **Search your library…** It widens and filter suggestions appear under it.
2. Type, or tap a suggestion. The wall shows the results.
3. To narrow them, tap the filter button at the right end of the field.
4. Tap the cross to end the search.

## Places

Tap the menu circle to open Places. From the top:

- A search field for finding spaces, areas and tags by name.
- Four cards: **Everything**, **Inbox**, **Starred** and **Trash**.
- **Spaces**, with **New space** and **New area**, then your spaces grouped under areas. Tap an area's header to fold it. Long-press a space or an area header for its actions.
- **Later** and **Settings**. Settings opens as a sheet; close it with the close button.

## On iPad

iPad uses the same layout, with a few differences:

- The four Places cards sit in one row.
- The wall shows 3 to 6 columns, depending on the width.
- Drag files, links or text from another app in Split View to save them.
- With a hardware keyboard, you can use [keyboard shortcuts](https://resurf.so/guides/keyboard-shortcuts).

## Questions

### Where is Settings on iPhone?

Tap the menu circle in the tab bar, scroll to the bottom of Places, and tap Settings.

### Where is Starred?

Tap the menu circle, then the Starred card.

### Where are Trash and archived captures?

Trash is a card in Places. Archived captures show under the Later tab.

## More guides

- Previous: [Find your way on Mac](https://resurf.so/guides/mac-navigation.md)
- Next: [Sync your devices](https://resurf.so/guides/device-sync.md)
- [Install and first run](https://resurf.so/guides/start-guide.md): Install Resurf on your Mac, iPhone or iPad and go through the short first-run setup.
- [Find your way on Mac](https://resurf.so/guides/mac-navigation.md): The Mac window has a sidebar of places on the left, your library in the middle and an info pane on the right.
- [Sync your devices](https://resurf.so/guides/device-sync.md): Every device signed in to the same Apple Account shares one library, through iCloud.
- [Free and Pro](https://resurf.so/guides/free-and-pro.md): The Mac app is free for up to 50 captures and 4 spaces, and a Resurf Pro license removes both limits.
- [Keyboard shortcuts](https://resurf.so/guides/keyboard-shortcuts.md): The keys worth knowing in Resurf, grouped by where you use them.
- [The menu bar](https://resurf.so/guides/menu-bar.md): Resurf keeps an icon in the Mac menu bar, so you can capture and search with the window closed.
- [Updates and what's new](https://resurf.so/guides/updates.md): The Mac app updates itself and shows you what changed in each release.
- [Every guide](https://resurf.so/llms.txt)