# Observation times incorrect **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Tags:** android-app, staff-can-replicate, issue-made\ **Created:** [July 20, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/observation-times-incorrect/53629 "2024-07-20T08:53:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wolfram06](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/wolfram06/32/27928_2.png) [@wolfram06](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/wolfram06)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/observation-times-incorrect/53629/1 "2024-07-20T08:53:36Z")
**Platform** Android, Website **App version number** : I can’t find it **Browser** : Chrome **Screenshots of what you are seeing** Frog observed at 1:30 PM ![1000044599](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/f/a/fa20b0ab2d471fe1fbd2cc3376c941c783d4d746.jpeg) Timestamp changed ![1000044602](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/f/f/ff02db3b3364d2c0ae0ecfaf75bc4efe8e03cf23.jpeg) Timestamp still incorrect ![1000044601](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/d/9/d90351ed1c98213ff7b0eb0df88d65413fac4c0f.jpeg) Timestamp changed again ![1000044602](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/f/f/ff02db3b3364d2c0ae0ecfaf75bc4efe8e03cf23.jpeg) Timestamp now correct ![1000044603](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/b/5/b5640899662d155955233665e48d4d8a288455f3.jpeg) **Description of problem** : Timestamps for **all** of my observations are 3-4+ hours behind when they where actually made. This mistake has to be fixed multiple times for each observation, sometimes up to 3 times. Fixing this issue is a very tedious process. ---
**Author:** ![Vireya](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/vireya/32/10901_2.png) [@Vireya](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Vireya)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/observation-times-incorrect/53629/2 "2024-07-20T11:23:57Z")
Maybe you need to adjust your time-zone settings? ---
**Author:** ![cthawley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/cthawley/32/1445_2.png) [@cthawley](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/cthawley)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/observation-times-incorrect/53629/3 "2024-07-20T11:59:33Z")
Was the observation made on the mobile app or are you just trying to edit there? We’d probably need to see the observation creation process. Also, app version is important. ---
**Author:** ![wolfram06](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/wolfram06/32/27928_2.png) [@wolfram06](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/wolfram06)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/observation-times-incorrect/53629/4 "2024-07-21T03:01:11Z")
This observation was posted on the website via my computer and edited on the mobile app. But the problem occurs on both the mobile app and the website. ---
**Author:** ![Averixus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/averixus/32/13683_2.png) [@Averixus](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Averixus)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/observation-times-incorrect/53629/5 "2024-07-21T06:52:41Z")
Do you take your pictures on a camera which has an internal clock? Does the same issue happen if you try uploading photos taken from a different device (or a random test photo from the internet)? ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/observation-times-incorrect/53629/6 "2024-07-22T21:44:02Z")
Looking at the [photo’s metadata](https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/409202670), it looks like the camera’s time zone was set to -7:00 UTC, so that’s probably why the original time was off. Did you forget to change the time on your camera when on a trip? That can happen sometimes, I’ve done it on some of my trips and it’s a pain in the butt. For future reference, in the web uploader there’s a timezone offset feature you can apply when uploading. As to the time editing issues in the app, after doing some testing it looks like a bug. The app is applying your _current_ time zone to the time, which is messing things up. For example, when you edit the observation, I think you’ll see “PDT” next to the time. Made an issue here: [https://github.com/inaturalist/iNaturalistAndroid/issues/1350](https://github.com/inaturalist/iNaturalistAndroid/issues/1350) I recommend fixing the times on the website, not in the mobile app, for now.