iOS app V 1.0.0 (159) When I upload photos shot with the iPhone camera, The time stamp shown in the observation on the app is 7 hours later than when I took the photo. I get an error message indicating that date, time and location are needed so that the image can be identifiable. But the image D…

Thanks for letting us know. I believe this will be fixed again in v1.0.19, at least I was just trying to follow your steps and could not replicate your issue. RAW photos import to the correct time for me. If you could check the current beta version of 1.0.19 you could confirm, but no need.

I’m pretty sure this is because the photo is in RAW format. I can replicate the issue if I try to import a RAW photo. Will make an issue.

Yes, I always shoot in raw. Interesting that this was never a problem for me in the iNat classic app. Thanks @tiwane for making it an issue!

I did some testing with this today to see if if converting the RAW file to a jpeg in my device and then sharing that image to iNaturalist worked, but iNat reads no metadata from the jpeg. I use iCloud Photos, so my photos are synced to my Mac via the Photos app. If I export the photo from Photos on…

Ah, interesting. I also use iCloud photos, so I’ll export iPhone photos > laptop as part of my workflow until this issue is resolved.

Just noticed this today too, thanks for the future resolution!

I have the same issue but I’m not shooting in RAW. Photos shot with my Canon DSLR are offset by +4 hours. I’m in eastern time zone. [IMG_1833] [IMG_1834]

Hmm, I think this might be a slightly different issue. How are you getting your photos from your Canon camera to your phone? Are you using Canon’s mobile app? If so, oftentimes these apps can futz with a photo’s metadata when you export them, it’s a pretty consistent issue across multiple camera com…

I’m also having this issue, iPhone 14 Pro. It seems like photos taken directly from the iNat app are fine, but most photos taken with the regular iPhone camera app and then uploaded to the iNat app have weird time offsets. I also occasionally get the “missing information” error. I can’t figure out w…

Are you taking photos in RAW format?

Sorry I missed your reply. I import the photos directly from the SD using an SD card reader that plugs into my iPhone and the default Photos app on iPhone. The issue occurs with my Canon Rebel T3i and my Nikon Coolpix P900. I also get the same issue when I download photos to my phone using the Nikon…

App says date/time/location are missing and reporting an incorrect time

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tiwane January 22, 2026, 10:08pm 13

I wonder if you’re actually running into this issue. What Region is your phone set to, and is your clock set to 12h or 24h display?

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App says date/time/location are missing and reporting an incorrect time

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