Here are iNaturalist updates from April 2026!
General updates
- The City Nature Challenge observation period happened, from April 24-27! Please help add IDs if you can!
- The iNaturalist home page got a makeover! Thank you for the feedback, everyone.
- A new Computer Vision model was released!
- We made some updates to collection and umbrella projects!
- Held a webinar for new users on Earth Day
Product updates
Website
- Various small bug fixes in addition to the larger home page and project updates listed above.
iNaturalist (new app)
Released version 1.0.19 (206).
- Added username search when making an @ mention in the app
- Small performance fixes
- Small bug fixes
- Continuing to investigate lag/slowness issues in the app.
Android
Released version 1.38.2 (646)
- Fixed photo rotation issue for Samsung devices
- Small bug fixes
Seek
Released version 2.18.0
- Added flash button, selfie camera button, and location button to camera. The location button toggles whether Seek uses your location or not for ID suggestions. Turning location off is better for things like zoo animals and garden plants that are outside their usual range
iNaturalist Classic
- No updates
For even more bug fixes and updates, check out iNaturalist on github and see previous monthly updates.