Platform Android 13 App version number, 1.29.14 (588) Description of problem Step 1: in My Observations, click (+) icon to add an observation Step 2: click “Choose Image” Step 3: iNaturalist immediately crashes This looks similar to an issue that has multiple forum posts from older app version…

We just (like in the last 20 minutes) released an update in the Play Store with fixes for the photo import process. Can you try to update the app one on one of the crashes? I’d be curious to know if this fixed your crash.

App version number , 1.29.18 (592) Step 3: I can select an image

The update fixed the bug, it no longer crashes when selecting images from the library. Funny timing there! Thank you : )

iNaturalist crashing when trying to access photo library on Android devices

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iNaturalist crashing when trying to access photo library on Android devices

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