Platform (Android, iOS, Website):
iPhone 16 Pro IOS: iNat (not classic) and website.
App version number, if a mobile app issue (shown under Settings or About):
1.0.2 (the latest version when this is uploaded)
Browser, if a website issue (Firefox, Chrome, etc) :
Google Chrome
URLs (aka web addresses) of any relevant observations or pages:
Screenshots of what you are seeing (instructions for taking a screenshot on computers and mobile devices: https://www.take-a-screenshot.org/):
Description of problem (please provide a set of steps we can use to replicate the issue, and make as many as you need.):
Step 1:
Make an observation using the iNaturalist app on an iOS device. Choose a specific location—let’s call it Location A—with a defined accuracy, say Accuracy B.
Step 2:
Go to the iNaturalist website and view the observation you just submitted. You’ll notice that the accuracy ring around the location is significantly larger than what was shown in the app. The central point of the location (i.e., Location A) remains the same, but the size of the accuracy ring has increased. It never gets smaller—only larger—without exception.
This happens with every observation I make using the iOS app. The accuracy ring always appears larger on the website compared to what I saw on the phone. As a result, I’m forced to manually edit all my observations on my computer to correct the accuracy display.
After reviewing screenshots, I noticed that the numerical accuracy value (e.g., 45 meters) remains consistent between platforms. However, the visual representation of that accuracy differs: an accuracy of 45 meters appears much smaller on the phone than it does on the website. One of the platforms is clearly displaying it incorrectly. Two of the screenshots were taken directly from the app on my phone, while the other two are photos of my computer screen. Despite all showing the same accuracy value in meters, the accuracy ring displayed on the computer is significantly larger.
Update: I had to remove one screenshot, as new users are limited to uploading only three images. I deleted one of the computer screenshots that showed the observation with an accuracy of 44 meters — the same accuracy shown in the phone app.