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# Understanding mobile cards and legacy cards

# Understanding mobile cards and legacy cards {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Zurich
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Learn the differences between cards and legacy cards, and how to work with each type in
Mobile Card Builder.

View configuration-based cards
:   Screens created in Quebec and later releases have mobile cards based
    on view configurations. These cards have greater flexibility, and can take advantage
    of card templates. More details on this type are given in the next section.

Item view-based cards
:   Mobile applets
    created in Paris and earlier releases have mobile cards based on item views. These
    legacy cards can still be edited using Mobile Card Builder, but have
    some limitations, as described in the next section.

## Editing cards {#mcb-itemvew-v-viewconfig__section_iz2_lnk_g4b}

Cards take advantage of templates to make creating your mobile cards faster and easier.

Editing card templates
:   Card templates define the layout of the fields on your mobile card, as well as any
    display properties that affect how your card looks. To change the look or appearance
    of your card, you must edit its template rather than the card itself. The options to
    add or remove elements and select containers are not available when editing cards. For
    detail on templates, see [Create a card template with Mobile Card Builder](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Ve0XNfzTUpnwLJHTY_EFOQ "Use Mobile Card Builder to create a card template to use for cards in your mobile screens.").

Editing cards
:   After you have assigned a template to your card, you can edit the card in Mobile Card Builder. Here you define what information to display in the
    fields laid out in your selected template. For detail on this process, see [Assign field values to your mobile card](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/3IGjlAdHNGN71I_OLf49GA "Use Mobile Card Builder to show field labels and values from your tables in mobile cards.").
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## Editing legacy cards {#mcb-itemvew-v-viewconfig__section_zls_jnk_g4b}

Legacy cards can be edited as described in [Mobile Card Builder user interface](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/AnB3Uxd7IgkUzllJk8G4Lg "Learn about the Mobile Card Builder user interface to get started building and modifying your mobile cards."), with the following exceptions:

Templates are not available
:   You cannot assign a card template to legacy cards. Templates that use cards, and are
    not compatible with legacy cards. This option appears disabled in the menu for this
    card type.

Reset stage option is not available
:   The Reset stage option, which removes all elements from the
    current mobile card is not available for legacy cards. This option appears disabled in
    the menu for this card type.

Legacy cards do not have a separate template to modify. You are able to modify containers,
add or remove fields, and make other changes to the card appearance directly in the mobile
card rather than in a separate template record.