# Read-only notes NOT included in Shortcuts Bear "Search Notes"

**URL:** <https://community.bear.app/t/read-only-notes-not-included-in-shortcuts-bear-search-notes/15312>\
**Category:** Bear Bug Report\
**Created:** [February 23, 2025, 5:13am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/read-only-notes-not-included-in-shortcuts-bear-search-notes/15312 "2025-02-23T05:13:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![roar](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/roar/32/223_2.png) [@roar](https://community.bear.app/u/roar)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 5:13am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/read-only-notes-not-included-in-shortcuts-bear-search-notes/15312/1 "2025-02-23T05:13:00Z")

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- **Bear Version** : 2.3.11
- **OS Version** : MacOS 15.3.1
- **What were you doing** : Making and testing a “Bear Versioning” Apple Shortcut
- **What feature did you use** : Apple Shortcuts: Bear `Search Notes`
- **What happened** :  
Read only notes are **not** included with `@last7days` nor in any other searches
- **What did you expect to happen** :  
Expected read-only notes also to be included (except locked notes)

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**Author:** ![Thaddeus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cab0a1/32.png) [@Thaddeus](https://community.bear.app/u/Thaddeus)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/read-only-notes-not-included-in-shortcuts-bear-search-notes/15312/2 "2025-02-25T19:03:48Z")

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Search is working for me when I try to find read-only notes.

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**Author:** ![roar](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/roar/32/223_2.png) [@roar](https://community.bear.app/u/roar)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/read-only-notes-not-included-in-shortcuts-bear-search-notes/15312/3 "2025-02-25T19:19:22Z")

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> [@roar](#):
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> Apple Shortcuts: Bear `Search Notes`

Thanks, but the bug was in: **Apple Shortcuts Action** : Bear `Search Notes` and not in Bear App itself.

But it was fixed in today’s Bear update 2.3.12 on both iOS, iPadOS and MacOS.

So now everything is well 👍😊  
Thank you very much for the quick respose @trix180 🙏