---
title: "Search PDF annotations on Android | Nutrient SDK"
canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/android/search/search-in-a-pdf/annotation-search/"
md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/android/search/search-in-a-pdf/annotation-search.md"
last_updated: "2026-06-08T14:31:27.700Z"
description: "Nutrient Android SDK supports searching for text contained in PDF annotations, including note comments, replies, and form fields (text fields."
---

# Search PDF annotations on Android

Nutrient Android SDK supports searching for text contained in PDF annotations, including note comments, [replies](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/android/annotations/replies.md), and [form fields](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/android/forms.md) (text fields, combo box fields, and list box fields). By default, the standard Nutrient Android SDK search feature will include annotation and form field text, requiring no extra setup.

This feature can be toggled off via the [`SearchOptions.searchAnnotations`](https://www.nutrient.io/api/android/nutrient/com.pspdfkit.document.search/-search-options/search-annotations.html) property, which is then used to manually call `performSearch`:

### KOTLIN

```kotlin

val searchOptions = SearchOptions.Builder().searchAnnotations(false).build()

val results = textSearch.performSearch(query, options)

```

### JAVA

```java

SearchOptions searchOptions =
    new SearchOptions.Builder().searchAnnotations(false).build();

final List<SearchResult> results = textSearch.performSearch(query, options);

```

Check out the [text search](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/android/features/text-search.md) guide to better familiarize yourself with the text search APIs and learn how you can further customize the search experience.
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## Related pages

- [Search for text in PDFs on Android](/guides/android/features/text-search.md)