--- title: Creating & Running Spotlight Searches description: Steps to create & run Spotlight searches from Android app to flash tags. --- [Skip to content](https://support.cognosos.com/knowledge/creating-running-spotlight-searches-android#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Create A Support Ticket](https://support.cognosos.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![cognosos-logo-1.png\]](https://support.cognosos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cognosos-logo-1.png?height=40&name=cognosos-logo-1.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Create A Support Ticket](https://support.cognosos.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - [Cognosos Portal](https://portal.cognosos.net/login?redirect=%2F) [Cognosos Portal](https://portal.cognosos.net/login?redirect=%2F) Hi. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Logistics Knowledge Base](https://support.cognosos.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Mobile](https://support.cognosos.com/knowledge/mobile?hsLang=en) 3. [Logistics Android](https://support.cognosos.com/knowledge/mobile?hsLang=en#logistics-android) # Creating & Running Spotlight Searches ## Steps to create & run Spotlight searches from Android app to flash tags. Open the Logistics Mobile App and log in. *Reminder: Spotlight works only with the specific Cognosos Generation 4 vehicle tags.* Begin with any of the [search or filter](https://support.cognosos.com/knowledge/search-for-a-vehicle-android?hsLang=en) options. The search will return a single or list of vehicles matching the specific criteria. From either the map or list search results, click the lightbulb icon. ![Map SL icon](https://support.cognosos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Mobile%20Logistics%20Graphics/Android/Map%20SL%20icon.png?width=138&height=300&name=Map%20SL%20icon.png)                         ![List SL icon](https://support.cognosos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Mobile%20Logistics%20Graphics/Android/List%20SL%20icon.png?width=138&height=300&name=List%20SL%20icon.png) --- If no lightbulb icon appears on the list or map, it means that a search has not yet been performed. You must take that step first. ---   The icon will begin to flash with the pattern that matches the filter and the physical tags to indicate that the spotlight flash has been engaged.  ![Flash icon](https://support.cognosos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Mobile%20Logistics%20Graphics/Android/Flash%20icon.png?width=138&height=300&name=Flash%20icon.png)          ![Flash icon list](https://support.cognosos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Mobile%20Logistics%20Graphics/Android/Flash%20icon%20list.png?width=138&height=300&name=Flash%20icon%20list.png)          ![Tag flash-1](https://support.cognosos.com/hubfs/Mobile%20Logistics%20Graphics/Tag%20flash-1.heic) If there are multiple vehicles in the search results, only the vehicles with the proper Gen4 tags will display a yellow lightbulb; others will be gray (see above Results List screenshot). The mobile app and tag LED flash the pattern (red or green; long or short; in various combinations) determined by your organization and set in the filter. The animated lightbulb indicates the flash pattern on the tag.  Once activated, Spotlight signals every tag that is in range (100 ft) and on the list to flash. The tag LED will flash with the default pattern configured (configuration patterns are dictated in part by hardware and in part upon an organization’s pattern request). The LED flash is visible at minimally 50’ during daylight; 100’ otherwise. 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