Platform: Mobile App version number, if a mobile app issue: 1.37.2 Browser, if a website issue: URLs (aka web addresses) of any relevant observations or pages: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?page=1&user_id=nightcapranger&verifiable=any Screenshots of what you are seeing: [image] Des…

Hi, I had the same problem with a Redmi Note 9 Pro. I remembered that when the camera crashed with the “Seek by iNaturalist” app, the message “Software unable to communicate with camera, screen rotation communication error” appeared. So I first disabled automatic screen rotation, and it still crash…

From 29 Oct 2025 onwards, your photos lack metadata. This means they will never have an EXIF Orientation tag that can be used to give the photos the correct rotation. Your earlier photos all seem to have metadata, so for example this photo from 28th Oct 2025: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/585…

there are multiple existing threads that discuss unexpected image rotation after upload on Samsung phones. these threads should probably be consolidated. some of those offer possible ways to work around the problem.

[image] nightcapranger: All of my images are suddenly being posted rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise. I think this started 6 days ago. Using Galaxy S24. https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/all-images-uploading-sideways/71710/1

Images uploading rotated 90 degrees

Bug Reports

Topic		Replies	Views
All images uploading sideways Bug Reports android-app , staff-can-replicate	39	1269	April 16, 2026
Inat turning photos 90 degrees counterclockwise on upload Bug Reports android-app	2	185	September 3, 2024
Photos rotated after adding to observation, date and time not imported Bug Reports android-app	63	1764	November 10, 2025
Photos that were taken in portrait mode automatically uploaded to Landscape mode Bug Reports	1	118	September 9, 2024
Pictures rotate to the left when uploaded from my phone Bug Reports android-app	2	79	February 7, 2026

Images uploading rotated 90 degrees

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