Version History
Here you can find the changelog of iNaturalist since it was posted on our website on 2013-08-22.
The latest version is 1.30.13 and it was updated on soft112.com on 22 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 1.30.13
posted on 2024-03-20
* New translations
* Show banner for unconfirmed users
* Better handling of taps on observation maps
version 1.30.8
posted on 2024-02-06
* Now showing publication dates for news posts
* New translations
* Fixed bug showing context menu on identifications on long-press
* Fixed several minor bugs
version 1.29.18
posted on 2024-01-10
* Prompt to choose gallery app before importing photos
* New translations
version 1.30.6
posted on 2024-01-10
New translations
version 1.29.14
posted on 2023-09-21
* Removed unnecessary audio file storage permission request
* More attempts to fix photo import problems
version 1.29.11
posted on 2023-09-19
* Improved localization of taxon suggestions
* Prevent infinite sync when you have autosync on but have not confirmed your email address
* New translations
version 1.29.3
posted on 2023-08-14
* Updates regarding iNaturalist's new status as an independent nonprofit
* New translations
* Fixed bug with fetching your current location in Explore
version 1.29.5
posted on 2023-08-14
* Fixed bug with "View on iNat" action
* New translations
version 1.29.2
posted on 2023-07-01
* Support for announcements
* Recognize sounds as media in the DQA
* Bug fixes
version 1.28.20
posted on 2023-06-07
* 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
version 1.28.19
posted on 2023-06-07
* Use private coordinates when available when intentionally sharing coordinates
* Improved error messages when changing password, adding large files, and updating your profile
* New translations
version 1.28.10
posted on 2023-05-16
* Better status display after sign up
* New translations
version 1.26.9
posted on 2022-05-03
* Fixed a bug with with "Nearby" projects tab
* New translations
version 1.26.10
posted on 2022-05-03
* Show better error messages when sign in fails
* Show 100 nearby projects instead of 10
* New translations
version 1.26.3
posted on 2022-02-24
Several bug fixes
version 1.26.2
posted on 2022-02-02
* Several stability and bug fixes
* New translations
version 1.25.14
posted on 2022-01-26
* Fixed a bug preventing observation links from opening in the app
* Fixed a bug with importing photos
* Added iNaturalist Uruguay as a network option
version 1.25.12
posted on 2022-01-05
* New translations
* Several bug fixes
version 1.25.7
posted on 2021-12-21
* 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
version 1.23.21
posted on 2021-09-30
* New translations
* Round positional accuracy to 1 meter when less than 1 meter
version 1.23.18
posted on 2021-09-22
* Several bug fixes
* Improved cache clearing and storage space usage
version 1.23.16
posted on 2021-09-08
* Improved support for right-to-left languages
* Bug fix for Android 6
version 1.23.7
posted on 2021-08-13
* Fix for a bug preventing some photos from uploading
* New translations
version 1.23.4
posted on 2021-07-08
* New translations
* Entire captive / cultivated row tappable
* Numerous bug fixes
version 1.23.1
posted on 2021-06-23
You can now change your license settings in the app.
version 1.22.1
posted on 2021-06-05
* New translations
* Preference to change the default action of the observation button on "My Observations"
* Numerous bug fixes
version 1.21.17
posted on 2021-05-14
* 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
version 1.21.10
posted on 2021-04-22
* 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
version 1.21.7
posted on 2021-03-11
We added the abilty to exlcude your own observations on Explore, and we added additional sorting options.
version 1.21.6
posted on 2021-02-17
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
version 1.21.3
posted on 2021-02-08
Fixed a bug where the app was appearing with the name of one of the pieces of software it incorporates ("Smooth Rescale")
version 1.20.35
posted on 2021-01-21
* 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
version 1.20.27
posted on 2020-12-07
* 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
version 1.20.25
posted on 2020-11-11
Fixed a bug causing the wrong photo to appear for the first observation in My Observations.
version 1.20.24
posted on 2020-10-29
* Fixed a crash on the photo detail view
* Fixed issue updating old observations in distant time zones
version 1.20.22
posted on 2020-10-21
* 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
version 1.20.19
posted on 2020-10-08
* 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
version 1.20.8
posted on 2020-08-19
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!
version 1.19.3
posted on 2020-06-25
* 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
version 1.18.15
posted on 2020-06-06
* 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
version 1.18.14
posted on 2020-05-16
* 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
version 1.18.11
posted on 2020-05-14
* 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
version 1.18.5
posted on 2020-04-30
* Long-press to select multiple observations to upload or delete
* Pinch zoom for photos on observation detail views
* Numerous bug fixes
version 1.17.16
posted on 2020-04-09
* Fixed several bugs related to language choice
* Fixed a bug importing sounds from Google Voice Recorder
* New translations
version 1.17.10
posted on 2020-03-23
Several bug fixes and added network partner descriptions.
version 1.17.9
posted on 2020-03-04
* Translation updates
* Language chooser in Settings
* Names place in Settings
* Several other bug fixes
version 1.17.5
posted on 2020-02-24
We added a photo editor! You can now edit photos while editing an observation, including crop, rotate, brightness, saturation, and contrast.
Other things:
* Added a link to the iNat Store in Settings
* Translation updates
* Several bug fixes
* New map grids
* Third-party data sharing opt-out
version 1.15.2
posted on 2019-12-21
* Translation updates
* Minor bug fixes
version 1.15.1
posted on 2019-12-06
* Open iNaturalist observation links in the app
* HTML parsing for comments, identification remarks, and observation descriptions
* Improved photo cache clearing
* Fixes to sound recording on Samsung devices and when using certain 3rd party recording apps
* Hebrew translations using the iw locale
* Several other bug fixes
version 1.14.7
posted on 2019-12-02
* Numerous bug fixes
* Added ArgentiNat as a network partner option
* New logo!
version 1.14.4
posted on 2019-11-20
* New location chooser including place search and Pinned Locations
* Fixed a crash when backing out of the built-in sound recorder
* Fixed a bug preventing some project observation fields from being filled out
* Several stability and performance improvements
* Translation updates
version 1.13.8
posted on 2019-11-08
* 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
version 1.12.6
posted on 2019-10-09
* Translation updates
* Fixed bug affecting some earlier versions of Android
* Fixed bug with some date formats
* Fixed several sync loop bugs
version 1.12.4
posted on 2019-09-09
* Fixed a sync loop bug caused by number formatting in German
* Update local taxon names in response to changing the device language
* Added iNaturalist Ecuador network
version 1.11.30
posted on 2019-08-17
* Fixed bug italicizing scientific names
* Added logging for sync loop bug
* 64-bit support
* Added button to edit your profile in the side menu
* Fixed a bug with scientific names getting cut off when the system font size was very large
* Potential fix for a sync loop bug after changing your username
* Fix for a photo processing bug
version 1.11.24
posted on 2019-06-28
Translation updates and several bug fixes related to memory management.
version 1.8.10
posted on 2018-01-29
Bug fixes:
* Allow choice of Google account when signing in via Google
* New Observation button in the side menu wasn't working
version 1.5.1
posted on 2017-01-09
Minor maintenance release, fixed several bugs with the new "My Observations" screen.
version 1.2
posted on 2013-06-04
Several fixes and updates