diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/browse/BrowseLocations.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/components/browse/BrowseLocations.tsx
index 6ceadd16c..dc4020184 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/components/browse/BrowseLocations.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/components/browse/BrowseLocations.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
+import { useCache, useLibraryQuery, useNodes } from '@sd/client';
 import { DotsThreeOutline, Plus } from 'phosphor-react-native';
 import { useRef } from 'react';
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
-import { useCache, useLibraryQuery, useNodes } from '@sd/client';
 import { ModalRef } from '~/components/layout/Modal';
 import { tw } from '~/lib/tailwind';
 import { BrowseStackScreenProps } from '~/navigation/tabs/BrowseStack';
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/browse/BrowseTags.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/components/browse/BrowseTags.tsx
index fa74e98d8..9b5cc0ef0 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/components/browse/BrowseTags.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/components/browse/BrowseTags.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
+import { useCache, useLibraryQuery, useNodes } from '@sd/client';
 import { DotsThreeOutline, Plus } from 'phosphor-react-native';
 import React, { useRef } from 'react';
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
-import { useCache, useLibraryQuery, useNodes } from '@sd/client';
 import { ModalRef } from '~/components/layout/Modal';
 import { tw } from '~/lib/tailwind';
 import { BrowseStackScreenProps } from '~/navigation/tabs/BrowseStack';
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/header/DynamicHeader.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/components/header/DynamicHeader.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5973280f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/components/header/DynamicHeader.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import { DrawerNavigationHelpers } from '@react-navigation/drawer/lib/typescript/src/types';
+import { RouteProp, useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
+import { NativeStackHeaderProps } from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
+import { ArrowLeft, DotsThreeOutline, MagnifyingGlass } from 'phosphor-react-native';
+import { Platform, Pressable, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
+import { tw, twStyle } from '~/lib/tailwind';
+import { getExplorerStore, useExplorerStore } from '~/stores/explorerStore';
+import { Icon } from '../icons/Icon';
+
+
+type Props = {
+	headerRoute?: NativeStackHeaderProps; //supporting title from the options object of navigation
+	optionsRoute?: RouteProp<any, any>; //supporting params passed
+	kind: 'tag' | 'location'; //the kind of icon to display
+	explorerMenu?: boolean; //whether to show the explorer menu
+};
+
+export default function DynamicHeader({
+	headerRoute,
+	optionsRoute,
+	kind,
+	explorerMenu = true
+}: Props) {
+	const navigation = useNavigation<DrawerNavigationHelpers>();
+	const headerHeight = useSafeAreaInsets().top;
+	const isAndroid = Platform.OS === 'android';
+	const explorerStore = useExplorerStore();
+
+	return (
+		<View
+			style={twStyle('relative h-auto w-full border-b border-app-cardborder bg-app-header', {
+				paddingTop: headerHeight + (isAndroid ? 15 : 0)
+			})}
+		>
+			<View style={tw`mx-auto h-auto w-full justify-center px-5 pb-3`}>
+				<View style={tw`w-full flex-row items-center justify-between`}>
+					<View style={tw`flex-row items-center gap-3`}>
+					<Pressable
+								hitSlop={24}
+								onPress={() => navigation.goBack()}
+							>
+								<ArrowLeft size={23} color={tw.color('ink')} />
+							</Pressable>
+						<View style={tw`flex-row items-center gap-1.5`}>
+						<HeaderIconKind routeParams={optionsRoute?.params} kind={kind} />
+						<Text
+								numberOfLines={1}
+								style={tw`max-w-[200px] text-xl font-bold text-white`}
+							>
+								{headerRoute?.options.title}
+							</Text>
+						</View>
+					</View>
+				<View style={tw`flex-row gap-3`}>
+				{explorerMenu && <Pressable
+								hitSlop={12}
+								onPress={() => {
+									getExplorerStore().toggleMenu = !explorerStore.toggleMenu;
+								}}
+							>
+								<DotsThreeOutline
+									size={24}
+									color={tw.color(
+										explorerStore.toggleMenu ? 'text-accent' : 'text-zinc-300'
+									)}
+								/>
+							</Pressable>}
+						<Pressable
+									hitSlop={12}
+									onPress={() => {
+										navigation.navigate('SearchStack', {
+											screen: 'Search'
+										});
+									}}
+								>
+									<MagnifyingGlass
+										size={24}
+										weight="bold"
+										color={tw.color('text-zinc-300')}
+									/>
+								</Pressable>
+				</View>
+				</View>
+			</View>
+		</View>
+	);
+}
+
+interface HeaderIconKindProps {
+	routeParams?: any;
+	kind: Props['kind'];
+}
+
+const HeaderIconKind = ({routeParams, kind }: HeaderIconKindProps) => {
+	switch (kind) {
+		case 'location':
+			return <Icon size={30} name="Folder" />;
+		case 'tag':
+			return (
+				<View
+					style={twStyle('h-[24px] w-[24px] rounded-full', {
+						backgroundColor: routeParams.color
+					})}
+				/>
+			);
+		default:
+			return null;
+	}
+};
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/header/Header.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/components/header/Header.tsx
index b864af58b..a60fd4b2e 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/components/header/Header.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/components/header/Header.tsx
@@ -1,48 +1,25 @@
 import { DrawerNavigationHelpers } from '@react-navigation/drawer/lib/typescript/src/types';
-import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
-import { NativeStackHeaderProps } from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
-import { ArrowLeft, DotsThreeOutline, List, MagnifyingGlass } from 'phosphor-react-native';
+import { RouteProp, useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
+import { ArrowLeft, List, MagnifyingGlass } from 'phosphor-react-native';
 import { Platform, Pressable, Text, View } from 'react-native';
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 import { tw, twStyle } from '~/lib/tailwind';
-import { getExplorerStore, useExplorerStore } from '~/stores/explorerStore';
 
-import { Icon } from '../icons/Icon';
-import Search from '../search/Search';
-
-type HeaderProps = {
-	title?: string; //title of the page
-	showSearch?: boolean; //show the search button
-	showDrawer?: boolean; //show the drawer button
-	searchType?: 'explorer' | 'location' | 'categories' | 'tags'; //Temporary
-	navBack?: boolean; //navigate back to the previous screen
-	headerKind?: 'default' | 'location' | 'tag'; //kind of header
-	route?: never;
-	routeTitle?: never;
+type Props = {
+	route?: RouteProp<any, any>; // supporting title from the options object of navigation
+	navBack?: boolean; // whether to show the back icon
+	search?: boolean; // whether to show the search icon
+	title?: string; // in some cases - we want to override the route title
 };
 
-//you can pass in a routeTitle only if route is passed in
-type Props =
-	| HeaderProps
-	| ({
-			route: NativeStackHeaderProps;
-			routeTitle?: boolean;
-	  } & Omit<HeaderProps, 'route' | 'routeTitle'>);
-
 // Default header with search bar and button to open drawer
 export default function Header({
-	title,
-	searchType,
-	navBack,
 	route,
-	routeTitle,
-	headerKind = 'default',
-	showDrawer = false,
-	showSearch = false,
+	navBack,
+	title,
+	search = false
 }: Props) {
 	const navigation = useNavigation<DrawerNavigationHelpers>();
-	const explorerStore = useExplorerStore();
-	const routeParams = route?.route.params as any;
 	const headerHeight = useSafeAreaInsets().top;
 	const isAndroid = Platform.OS === 'android';
 
@@ -55,35 +32,22 @@ export default function Header({
 			<View style={tw`mx-auto h-auto w-full justify-center px-5 pb-3`}>
 				<View style={tw`w-full flex-row items-center justify-between`}>
 					<View style={tw`flex-row items-center gap-3`}>
-						{navBack && (
+					{navBack ? (
 							<Pressable
-								hitSlop={24}
-								onPress={() => {
-									navigation.goBack();
-								}}
-							>
-								<ArrowLeft size={23} color={tw.color('ink')} />
-							</Pressable>
-						)}
-						<View style={tw`flex-row items-center gap-2`}>
-							<HeaderIconKind headerKind={headerKind} routeParams={routeParams} />
-							{showDrawer && (
-								<Pressable onPress={() => navigation.openDrawer()}>
-									<List size={24} color={tw.color('text-zinc-300')} />
-								</Pressable>
-							)}
-							<Text
-								numberOfLines={1}
-								style={tw`max-w-[200px] text-xl font-bold text-white`}
-							>
-								{title || (routeTitle && route?.options.title)}
-							</Text>
-						</View>
+							hitSlop={24}
+							onPress={() => navigation.goBack()}
+						>
+							<ArrowLeft size={24} color={tw.color('ink')} />
+						</Pressable>
+
+					) : (
+						<Pressable onPress={() => navigation.openDrawer()}>
+						<List size={24} color={tw.color('ink')} />
+					</Pressable>
+					)}
+						<Text style={tw`text-xl font-bold text-ink`}>{title || route?.name}</Text>
 					</View>
-					<View style={tw`relative flex-row items-center gap-3`}>
-						{showSearch && (
-							<View style={tw`flex-row items-center gap-2`}>
-								<Pressable
+					{search && <Pressable
 									hitSlop={24}
 									onPress={() => {
 										navigation.navigate('SearchStack', {
@@ -96,69 +60,9 @@ export default function Header({
 										weight="bold"
 										color={tw.color('text-zinc-300')}
 									/>
-								</Pressable>
-							</View>
-						)}
-						{(headerKind === 'location' || headerKind === 'tag') && (
-							<Pressable
-								hitSlop={24}
-								onPress={() => {
-									getExplorerStore().toggleMenu = !explorerStore.toggleMenu;
-								}}
-							>
-								<DotsThreeOutline
-									size={24}
-									color={tw.color(
-										explorerStore.toggleMenu ? 'text-accent' : 'text-zinc-300'
-									)}
-								/>
-							</Pressable>
-						)}
-					</View>
+								</Pressable>}
 				</View>
-				{searchType && <HeaderSearchType searchType={searchType} />}
 			</View>
 		</View>
 	);
 }
-
-interface HeaderSearchTypeProps {
-	searchType: HeaderProps['searchType'];
-}
-
-const HeaderSearchType = ({ searchType }: HeaderSearchTypeProps) => {
-	switch (searchType) {
-		case 'explorer':
-			return 'Explorer'; //TODO
-		case 'location':
-			return <Search placeholder="Location name..." />;
-		case 'tags':
-			return <Search placeholder="Tag name..." />;
-		case 'categories':
-			return <Search placeholder="Category name..." />;
-		default:
-			return null;
-	}
-};
-
-interface HeaderIconKindProps {
-	headerKind: HeaderProps['headerKind'];
-	routeParams?: any;
-}
-
-const HeaderIconKind = ({ headerKind, routeParams }: HeaderIconKindProps) => {
-	switch (headerKind) {
-		case 'location':
-			return <Icon size={30} name="Folder" />;
-		case 'tag':
-			return (
-				<View
-					style={twStyle('h-[24px] w-[24px] rounded-full', {
-						backgroundColor: routeParams.color
-					})}
-				/>
-			);
-		default:
-			return null;
-	}
-};
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/header/SearchHeader.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/components/header/SearchHeader.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0312f6544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/components/header/SearchHeader.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { DrawerNavigationHelpers } from '@react-navigation/drawer/lib/typescript/src/types';
+import { RouteProp, useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
+import { ArrowLeft } from 'phosphor-react-native';
+import { Platform, Pressable, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
+import { tw, twStyle } from '~/lib/tailwind';
+import Search from '../search/Search';
+
+
+const searchPlaceholder = {
+	locations: 'Search location name...',
+	tags: 'Search tag name...',
+	categories: 'Search category name...',
+}
+
+type Props = {
+	route?: RouteProp<any, any>; // supporting title from the options object of navigation
+	kind: keyof typeof searchPlaceholder; // the kind of search we are doing
+	title?: string; // in some cases - we want to override the route title
+};
+
+export default function SearchHeader({
+	route,
+	kind,
+	title
+}: Props) {
+	const navigation = useNavigation<DrawerNavigationHelpers>();
+	const headerHeight = useSafeAreaInsets().top;
+	const isAndroid = Platform.OS === 'android';
+
+	return (
+		<View
+			style={twStyle('relative h-auto w-full border-b border-app-cardborder bg-app-header', {
+				paddingTop: headerHeight + (isAndroid ? 15 : 0)
+			})}
+		>
+			<View style={tw`mx-auto h-auto w-full justify-center px-5 pb-3`}>
+				<View style={tw`w-full flex-row items-center justify-between`}>
+					<View style={tw`flex-row items-center gap-3`}>
+					<Pressable
+								hitSlop={24}
+								onPress={() => navigation.goBack()}
+							>
+								<ArrowLeft size={24} color={tw.color('ink')} />
+							</Pressable>
+						<Text style={tw`text-xl font-bold text-ink`}>{title || route?.name}</Text>
+					</View>
+				</View>
+				<Search placeholder={searchPlaceholder[kind]} />
+			</View>
+		</View>
+	);
+}
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/navigation/SearchStack.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/navigation/SearchStack.tsx
index 60ec90aa1..647e7b550 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/navigation/SearchStack.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/navigation/SearchStack.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default function SearchStack() {
 				component={FiltersScreen}
 				options={{
 					header: () => {
-						return <Header navBack showSearch={false} title="Search filters" />;
+						return <Header navBack title="Search filters" />;
 					}
 				}}
 			/>
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/navigation/tabs/BrowseStack.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/navigation/tabs/BrowseStack.tsx
index f5873ccc7..cdf751c55 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/navigation/tabs/BrowseStack.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/navigation/tabs/BrowseStack.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import LocationsScreen from '~/screens/browse/Locations';
 import TagScreen from '~/screens/browse/Tag';
 import TagsScreen from '~/screens/browse/Tags';
 
+import DynamicHeader from '~/components/header/DynamicHeader';
+import SearchHeader from '~/components/header/SearchHeader';
 import { TabScreenProps } from '../TabNavigator';
 
 const Stack = createNativeStackNavigator<BrowseStackParamList>();
@@ -18,44 +20,44 @@ export default function BrowseStack() {
 			<Stack.Screen
 				name="Browse"
 				component={BrowseScreen}
-				options={{ header: () => <Header showSearch showDrawer title="Browse" /> }}
+				options={({route}) => ({
+					header: () => <Header search route={route} />
+				})}
 			/>
 			<Stack.Screen
 				name="Location"
 				component={LocationScreen}
-				options={{
-					header: (route) => (
-						<Header route={route} showSearch headerKind="location" routeTitle navBack />
-					)
-				}}
+				options={({route: optionsRoute}) => ({
+					header: (route) => <DynamicHeader optionsRoute={optionsRoute} headerRoute={route} kind="location" />
+				})}
 			/>
 			<Stack.Screen
 				name="Tags"
 				component={TagsScreen}
-				options={{
-					header: () => <Header searchType='tags' navBack title="Tags" />
-				}}
+				options={({route}) => ({
+					header: () => <SearchHeader kind="tags" route={route} />
+				})}
 			/>
 			<Stack.Screen
 				name="Locations"
 				component={LocationsScreen}
-				options={{
-					header: () => <Header navBack searchType="location" title="Locations" />
-				}}
+				options={({route}) => ({
+					header: () => <SearchHeader kind="locations" route={route} />
+				})}
 			/>
 			<Stack.Screen
 				name="Tag"
 				component={TagScreen}
-				options={{
-					header: (route) => <Header showSearch navBack routeTitle route={route} headerKind="tag" />
-				}}
+				options={({route: optionsRoute}) => ({
+					header: (route) => <DynamicHeader optionsRoute={optionsRoute} headerRoute={route} kind="tag" />
+				})}
 			/>
 			<Stack.Screen
 				name="Library"
 				component={LibraryScreen}
-				options={{
-					header: () => <Header navBack title="Library" />
-				}}
+				options={({route}) => ({
+					header: () => <Header navBack route={route} />
+				})}
 			/>
 		</Stack.Navigator>
 	);
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/navigation/tabs/NetworkStack.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/navigation/tabs/NetworkStack.tsx
index 137ba3711..25171b516 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/navigation/tabs/NetworkStack.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/navigation/tabs/NetworkStack.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ export default function NetworkStack() {
 			<Stack.Screen
 				name="Network"
 				component={NetworkScreen}
-				options={{ header: () => <Header showSearch showDrawer title="Network" /> }}
+				options={({route}) => ({
+					header: () => <Header search route={route} />
+				})}
 			/>
 		</Stack.Navigator>
 	);
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/navigation/tabs/OverviewStack.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/navigation/tabs/OverviewStack.tsx
index f4c104815..ac0dd6068 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/navigation/tabs/OverviewStack.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/navigation/tabs/OverviewStack.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { CompositeScreenProps } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import { createNativeStackNavigator, NativeStackScreenProps } from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
-import Header from '~/components/header/Header';
 import CategoriesScreen from '~/screens/overview/Categories';
 import OverviewScreen from '~/screens/overview/Overview';
 
+import Header from '~/components/header/Header';
+import SearchHeader from '~/components/header/SearchHeader';
 import { TabScreenProps } from '../TabNavigator';
 
 const Stack = createNativeStackNavigator<OverviewStackParamList>();
@@ -14,14 +15,16 @@ export default function OverviewStack() {
 			<Stack.Screen
 				name="Overview"
 				component={OverviewScreen}
-				options={{ header: () => <Header showSearch showDrawer title="Overview" /> }}
+				options={({route}) => ({
+					header: () => <Header search route={route} />
+				})}
 			/>
 			<Stack.Screen
 				name="Categories"
 				component={CategoriesScreen}
-				options={{
-					header: () => <Header searchType="categories" navBack title="Categories" />
-				}}
+				options={({route}) => ({
+					header: () => <SearchHeader kind="categories" route={route} />
+				})}
 			/>
 		</Stack.Navigator>
 	);
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/navigation/tabs/SettingsStack.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/navigation/tabs/SettingsStack.tsx
index f3949bd59..1ace6dded 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/navigation/tabs/SettingsStack.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/navigation/tabs/SettingsStack.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import NodesSettingsScreen from '~/screens/settings/library/NodesSettings';
 import TagsSettingsScreen from '~/screens/settings/library/TagsSettings';
 import SettingsScreen from '~/screens/settings/Settings';
 
+import SearchHeader from '~/components/header/SearchHeader';
 import { TabScreenProps } from '../TabNavigator';
 
 const Stack = createNativeStackNavigator<SettingsStackParamList>();
@@ -28,7 +29,9 @@ export default function SettingsStack() {
 			<Stack.Screen
 				name="Settings"
 				component={SettingsScreen}
-				options={{ header: () => <Header showSearch showDrawer title="Settings" /> }}
+				options={({route}) => ({
+					header: () => <Header search route={route} />
+				})}
 			/>
 			{/* Client */}
 			<Stack.Screen
@@ -65,9 +68,9 @@ export default function SettingsStack() {
 			<Stack.Screen
 				name="LocationSettings"
 				component={LocationSettingsScreen}
-				options={{
-					header: () => <Header searchType="location" navBack title="Locations" />
-				}}
+				options={() => ({
+					header: () => <SearchHeader title="Locations" kind="locations" />
+				})}
 			/>
 			<Stack.Screen
 				name="EditLocationSettings"