diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/components/searchNotes.js b/packages/app-mobile/components/searchNotes.js
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-"use strict";
-var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
-    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }
-    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
-        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
-        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
-        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
-        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
-    });
-};
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-const SearchEngineUtils_1 = require("@joplin/lib/services/searchengine/SearchEngineUtils");
-const SearchEngine_1 = require("@joplin/lib/services/searchengine/SearchEngine");
-const Note_1 = require("@joplin/lib/models/Note");
-// Returns notes from a search query and sets highlighted words
-// Be sure to use 'await' keyword or the function might not work properly
-// Eg. await HandleNoteQuery();
-const searchNotes = (query, dbFtsEnabled, dispatch) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-    let notes = [];
-    if (query) {
-        if (dbFtsEnabled) {
-            notes = yield SearchEngineUtils_1.default.notesForQuery(query, true);
-        }
-        else {
-            const p = query.split(' ');
-            const temp = [];
-            for (let i = 0; i < p.length; i++) {
-                const t = p[i].trim();
-                if (!t)
-                    continue;
-                temp.push(t);
-            }
-            notes = yield Note_1.default.previews(null, {
-                anywherePattern: `*${temp.join('*')}*`,
-            });
-        }
-        const parsedQuery = yield SearchEngine_1.default.instance().parseQuery(query);
-        const highlightedWords = SearchEngine_1.default.instance().allParsedQueryTerms(parsedQuery);
-        dispatch({
-            type: 'SET_HIGHLIGHTED',
-            words: highlightedWords,
-        });
-    }
-    return notes;
-});
-exports.default = searchNotes;
-//# sourceMappingURL=searchNotes.js.map
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