# Flag observations from mobile apps

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/flag-observations-from-mobile-apps/81081>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** android-app, mobile-app\
**Created:** [July 1, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/flag-observations-from-mobile-apps/81081 "2026-07-01T16:09:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![moldyd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/moldyd/32/74135_2.png) [@moldyd](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/moldyd)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/flag-observations-from-mobile-apps/81081/1 "2026-07-01T16:09:19Z")

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**Platform(s)**, such as mobile, website, API, other: mobile, android

**URLs** (aka web addresses) of any pages, if relevant: N/a - android observation detail page

**Description of need** :  
When viewing an observation users on Android can only flag observations as captive/cultivated - this blocks users on this platform from making more specific flags. Going to Web does not feel ideal for me while on my mobile device.

**Feature request details** :  
I would change the “flag as captive or cultivated” option in the ellipses menu to “flag” then present options in a new modal with the full list of flags that should be available to all users. I know that adds an extra step, but will hopefully improve data quality when all users can flag data in consistent ways.

Android:

 ![1000017814](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/a/6/a6923c0f7a47dd09d0893131b50c7b1a8d6dd9c8.jpeg)

Web - mobile - URL … /observations/{observationId}

 ![1000017816](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/7/f/7f43f01c6997f34b6e0ab81b8ab3573b315ab3c4.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Naelin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/naelin/32/45174_2.png) [@Naelin](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Naelin)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/flag-observations-from-mobile-apps/81081/6 "2026-07-02T19:42:31Z")

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I can’t find an option to do actual flags (spam/inappropriate/etc), but in case you were referring as well to things like downvoting “Location/date is accurate”, “recent evidence of organism”, etc, that menu can be found by clicking on the research status (Casual/needs ID/RG)