# iNaturalist Updates for December 2024

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inaturalist-updates-for-december-2024/60148>\
**Category:** News and Updates\
**Tags:** web, ios-classic-app, seek, monthly-update, mobile-app\
**Created:** [January 6, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inaturalist-updates-for-december-2024/60148 "2025-01-06T17:33:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inaturalist-updates-for-december-2024/60148/1 "2025-01-06T17:33:18Z")

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Here’s a list of iNat updates for December 2024.

### General

- iNaturalist [passed the 500k taxa observed mark](https://www.inaturalist.org/blog/103155-500-000-taxa-on-inaturalist)!
- [iNaturalist hired](https://www.inaturalist.org/blog/102943-the-inaturalist-team-is-growing) several new staff members as well as new members to its board of directors.
- The iNat team continues to gather feedback for the iNaturalist Next app, which [has been soft-launched](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inaturalist-next-app-soft-launch-for-iphones/55277) for iPhones.
- Continued work on API v2 - curators can test it and provide feedback, [see this topic](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/api-v2-feedback/21215)
- Many additional translations throughout the websites and apps - [you can help](https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/articles/151000194744-can-i-help-translate-inaturalist-)

### Website

- Various small bug fixes and changes.

### Android

[View all release notes](https://github.com/inaturalist/iNaturalistAndroid/releases)

- Version 1.36.2 (622) released, with small bug fixes.
- The Android app’s replacement continues to be in pre-Alpha testing

### Legacy iOS & iPadOS

- No new version released

### Seek

- Released December challenge
- No new version released
- [Beta testing](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/please-provide-feedback-for-seek-beta-on-ios-if-you-can/59904) with an updated onboard suggestions model

### iNaturalist Next (currently iPhone only)

- Version 0.55.3 released, which features support for collection projects, offline taxa search, a notifications tab for observations you’re following, and pull-to-refresh on My Observations, Explore, and Notifications
- Please provide feedback if you’re using it!

### [iNat Blog](https://www.inaturalist.org/blog)

- December 10th: [A Cold Day to See a Cool Cat - Observation of the Week, 12/10/24](https://www.inaturalist.org/blog/102840-a-cold-day-to-see-a-cool-cat-observation-of-the-week-12-10-24)
- December 10th: [November 2024 News Highlights](https://www.inaturalist.org/blog/102853-november-2024-news-highlights)
- December 13th: [The iNaturalist Team is Growing!](https://www.inaturalist.org/blog/102943-the-inaturalist-team-is-growing)
- December 17th: [iNaturalist and KARMA: A New Way to Support Biodiversity](https://www.inaturalist.org/blog/103206-inaturalist-and-karma-a-new-way-to-support-biodiversity)
- December 18th: [500,000 Taxa on iNaturalist!](https://www.inaturalist.org/blog/103155-500-000-taxa-on-inaturalist)
- December 23rd: [Identifier Profile: @nmhernandez](https://www.inaturalist.org/blog/103482-identifier-profile-nmhernandez)
- December 24th: [Another Plant First on iNat! - Observation of the Week, 12/24/24](https://www.inaturalist.org/blog/103529-another-plant-first-on-inat-observation-of-the-week-12-24-24)
- December 31st: [So…Much…Color… - Observation of the Week, 12/31/24](https://www.inaturalist.org/blog/103823-so-much-color-observation-of-the-week-12-31-24)

For even more bug fixes and updates, check out [iNaturalist on github](https://github.com/inaturalist) and see [previous monthly updates](https://forum.inaturalist.org/tag/monthly-update).

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**Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inaturalist-updates-for-december-2024/60148/2 "2025-03-07T17:33:42Z")

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