* Now showing publication dates for news posts
* New translations
* Fixed bug showing context menu on identifications on long-press
* Fixed several minor bugs
* Now showing publication dates for news posts
* New translations
* Fixed bug showing context menu on identifications on long-press
* Fixed several minor bugs
* Prompt to choose gallery app before importing photos
* New translations
* Removed unnecessary audio file storage permission request
* More attempts to fix photo import problems
* Improved localization of taxon suggestions
* Prevent infinite sync when you have autosync on but have not confirmed your email address
* New translations
* Fixed bug with "View on iNat" action
* New translations
* Updates regarding iNaturalist's new status as an independent nonprofit
* New translations
* Fixed bug with fetching your current location in Explore
* Support for announcements
* Recognize sounds as media in the DQA
* Bug fixes
* Fixes for loading messages
* Fix for deleted photos lingering on My Observations
* Fix for map marker persisting on Taxon Detail when navigating the taxonomy
* New translations
* Use private coordinates when available when intentionally sharing coordinates
* Improved error messages when changing password, adding large files, and updating your profile
* New translations
* Better status display after sign up
* New translations
* Fixed bug resulting in unintended identifications
* New translations
* Use DATE_TIME_ORIGINAL for photo EXIF instead of GPS timestamp
* Added iNaturalist Taiwan as a network option
* Several stability improvements
* New translations
* New translations
* Fixed a bug when updating your profile description
* Updated downtime notifications
* New translations
* Fixed a bug when importing photos with malformed EXIF metadata
* Fixed a crash when viewing certain taxon detail views
New translations
New translations
* Fixed a bug with with "Nearby" projects tab
* New translations
Several bug fixes
Several bug fixes
* New translations
* Several bug fixes
* New translations
* Swipe navigation for observations: you can now swipe to go to the next or previous observation in Explore, My Observations, and the observation edit view
* Drag-and-drop to re-order photos: in the observation edit view, hold down on a photo and drag to re-order
* Numerous bug fixes
New translations
Several bug fixes
* Several bug fixes
* Improved cache clearing and storage space usage
* Improved support for right-to-left languages
* Bug fix for Android 6
Several bug fixes
* Fix for a bug preventing some photos from uploading
* New translations
* New translations
* Entire captive / cultivated row tappable
* Numerous bug fixes
You can now change your license settings in the app.
* New translations
* Preference to change the default action of the observation button on "My Observations"
* Numerous bug fixes
* New translations, including Thai
* New members of the iNaturalist Network: Greece, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom
* Attribution for observers and identifiers at the bottom of automated suggestions
* Numerous bug fixes
* Added the abilty to follow or unfollow an individual observation
* Added the ability to copy coordinates or share them with a mapping app from the observation location viewer
* Added ID, UUID, and URL to observation detail view
* Numerous bug fixes
We added the abilty to exlcude your own observations on Explore, and we added additional sorting options.
Many updates to the taxon chooser, including
* Only shows nearby suggestions by default when they are available
* Allows you to choose which photo to use for visually-similar suggestions
* Show suggestions based only on nearby observations
Fixed a bug where the app was appearing with the name of one of the pieces of software it incorporates ("Smooth Rescale")
Fixed a bug where the app was appearing with the name of one of the pieces of software it incorporates (""Smooth Rescale"")
* New translations
* Options to remove the date, time, or location from an observation
* Option to duplicate an observation
* Option to share observation location with mapping apps
* HEIC image support
* Improved common name localization for locales with regions, like Chinese (Simplified)
* Fixed bug with message reply not clearing out after sending
* Several additional bug fixes
* Message draft will be saved when exiting composition or reply views
* Fixed a bug with importing the date for some photos
* Several additional bug fixes
Fixed a bug causing the wrong photo to appear for the first observation in My Observations.
* Fixed a crash on the photo detail view
* Fixed issue updating old observations in distant time zones
* Translation updates
* Taxon map now only shows verifiable observations
* Minor layout improvements for right-to-left languages like Arabic and Hebrew
* Minor improvements to content labeling for screen readers
* Translation updates
* Taxon map now only shows verifiable observations
* Minor layout improvements for right-to-left languages like Arabic and Hebrew
* Minor improvements to content labeling for screen readers
* New translations
* Android 11 updates
* Support for the common names preference, which will let you hide all common names
* Fixed a bug retrieving coordinates when sharing from another app
* Added the ability to edit your own observations from Explore
* Fixes to how we zoom the map in the location editor so the accuracy circle is correct
* Several minor bug fixes
Several bug fixes.
Direct messages! You can now read and write direct messages just like you can on the website. We also integrated many translations from our volunteer translators, including Latvian and Marathi. Thanks, translators!
Several bug fixes
* Fixed bug in which observations did not sync after changing photo order
* Improved font scaling and performance on My Observations (thanks, Hamilton Turner!)
* Several other small bug fixes
* Fixed bug in which observations did not sync after changing photo order
* Improved font scaling and performance on My Observations (thanks, Hamilton Turner!)
* Several other small bug fixes
* Fixed broken projects search when affiliated with certain partner sites
* Fixed bug causing cached photos not to be deleted, resulting in high disk usage
* Several other minor bug fixes
* Fixed bug where gray, blank images appeared after importing photos
* Fixed bugs related to photos showing up in the wrong observations
* Several other minor bug fixes
* Moved primary observation edit actions to a bottom app bar
* Opt out of community taxon from the observation editor
* Markdown parsing for user-generated text
* Prevent arbitrary language choice when offline (was causing syncing bugs)
* Reduced background activity notification
* Several bug fixes
* Long-press to select multiple observations to upload or delete
* Pinch zoom for photos on observation detail views
* Numerous bug fixes
* Fixed several bugs related to language choice
* Fixed a bug importing sounds from Google Voice Recorder
* New translations
Several bug fixes and added network partner descriptions.
* Translation updates
* Language chooser in Settings
* Names place in Settings
* Several other bug fixes
* Translation updates
* Minor bug fixes
* Support for recording, importing, and playing sounds
* Stop supporting Android versions 5 and below
* Fixed a bug in which the Identifications tab wasn't using common name settings
* Made it impossible to set coordinates to 0,0
* Additional control over the amount of log data you can send to iNaturalist when working with us on figuring out issues with the software
* Translation updates
* Fixed bug affecting some earlier versions of Android
* Fixed bug with some date formats
* Fixed several sync loop bugs
Translation updates and several bug fixes related to memory management.
Added support for the "scientific name first" preference.
Added seasonality charts to the taxon detail view, added donate button to settings, several bug fixes.
* Fixed a problem in which updates weren't getting marked as read when you viewed an observation from My Observations
* Fixed a problem with running background tasks in newer versions of Android
* Fixed a crash when setting filters in Explore
* Fixed a rare problem when agreeing with an identification
* Translation updates
* Bug fixes
* Annotations on observation views and in Explore search filters
* Several bug fixes
* Translation updates
* Several bug fixes related to the photo viewer and permissions
* Improvements to permission requests
* Added new network partner, Biodiveristy4all
* Numerous bug fixes
* Many new and updated translations (thanks, translation volunteers!)
Several improvements and bug fixes, including:
* Fixed bug viewing your observations when location permission revoked
* Fixed crash in Explore when location permission revoked
* Improved positional accuracy control when manually editing location
* Fix for iNaturalist.nz users
* Many new translations
* Many bug fixes
If you are a beta tester, you may have to re-install the app instead of upgrading. We had a bug with maps in the previous beta version that may prevent upgrading to the latest version. We're sorry about that, and we are going to try harder to keep the beta versions stable in the future.
* Improved photo metadata import
* Several bug fixes
* Infinite scroll for your observations
* Faster image loading for your observations
* Czech, Danish, and German translations
* Numerous bug fixes
Numerous bug fixes.
Lots of bug fixes, plus some minor improvements to Explore.
Mostly bug fixes, but also these two new things:* You can now change your email address and password in the app* Support for new explicit disagreement
Lots of updates and bug fixes:* New Explore section! Lots more filters and search options, plus all results visible on the map* New observation button in the slide-out menu, so you can start a new observation from anywhere in the app* New comment form with support for mentions* Allow moving the app to external storage (e.g. SD card)
* Updated simplified and traditional Chinese translations* Support for terrain map tiles* Numerous bug fixes
Numerous minor bug fixes, including issues with identification timestamps, uploading animation, and displaying the first photo in grid view.
Fixed bug with importing images edited in another app.
Many small bug fixes including the project search bug. Several improvements to automated species suggestions.
* Fixed a bug with observations not uploading for some users* Fixed a crash in Android 4* Minor updates to the suggestions comparison screen
Automated species suggestions! The app will now suggest species based on visual similarity to your photo when you make an identification.
Several stability fixes including* Fixed crash on Explore* Fix for failed photo uploads
Several small bug fixes, including* Issue with importing coordinates from Google Drive photos* Time ago on obs list incorrect* Map not panning correctly for some observations
* Fixed bug with some translations causing a crash on app launch* Several minor bug fixes
Several small updates including,* Updated translations* Continue showing spinner while refining the coordinates for a new observation* Fixed bug in which some observations seemed to always need to be synced* Store higher quality resized images* Removed permission asking to access app history* Accuracy circle on obs detail map* Parallel network requests (makes a lot of things feel faster)
* Each observation uploads with its photos before uploading the next* Ensure photos don't get removed when the cache is cleared (will hopefully resolve most disappearing photo issues)* Numerous bug fixes
One of the world's most popular nature apps, iNaturalist helps you identify the plants and animals around you. Get connected with a community of over 400,000 scientists and naturalists who can help you learn more about nature! What's more, by recording and sharing your observations, you'll create research quality data for scientists working to better understand and protect nature.
KEY FEATURES
• Discover species new to you both near and far
• Record your own observations and share them with the community
• Receive suggestions and crowdsourced identifications of what you've seen
• Discuss and help others identify what they've seen
• Follow projects comprised of smaller communities and fellow citizen scientists passionate about a particular place and/or species
For more info, check out http://www.inaturalist.org