Am I missing something or at the moment you’re forced to have three clicks between every photo you want to add to an observation? Why not make it so you can photograph on repeat as you would if saving to a normal camera app ? This is really a dealbreaker if trying to photograph moving objects like …

This has been implemented in the new mobile app: [ezgif-6dd4033772fa0e] (photos are sideways bc I was using Android for which there are still quite a few bugs - I tested it on iOS too and it worked fine) Before you save the observation (green checkmark button in lower right) you can tap one your …

I approved this, but a) I’m not sure if it’s technically feasible and b) I feel pretty strongly that if you want/need to take a bunch of photos quickly, it’s best to use the default camera app. The camera app is accessible from the lock screen anyway so it will always be quicker to access. I’d rathe…

I agree with the recommendation to use the camera app for multiple photos. At this point, I use it for all my iNat photos, not just because it’s faster, but because it gives me more control over the photo than the camera functionality exposed through the iNat app.

thanks @tiwane and @tpollard I guess when I started writing this it was more of a question if I´m missing something… (I wasn´t even sure whether to make it a feature request) …and maybe thats it - I just need to upload afterwards. Fair enough! I still think the UI design could be bettered though …

First off, I apologize for my somewhat cranky response, it wasn’t necessary. I do think the ability to take multiple photos easily within the app would be a nice to have, but I’d say it’s a low priority and I’d prefer we focus on other functionality for now. Just talking with Alex, this would not b…

No worries! But maybe my initial post or title makes this sound more complex than I meant it. I´ve editted the title / content to try and make it a bit clearer. I was pretty sure the camera roll vs camera option was a new additional click added within the last few weeks(?) This is what prompted th…

I agree in that I get frustrated with the difficulty taken consecutive photos within the app, but using the camera app is a much better solution for now. My only worry about using the camera app is that I won’t get the feedback immediately about the accuracy of my GPS. I guess the best working f…

I’m sorry, I suppose I was confused by your feature request, I thought you were asking for the ability to take a bunch of photos at once before getting to the Observation Details screen. That would be pretty complicated, but cool. Regarding the new chooser: [image] I was definitely the one who p…

Ok gotcha. And yes, I agree, a necessary update - I struggled with accessing camera roll before… so totally understand. I just think it doesn´t need to be asked inbetween every single shot. Ideally. Instead of select + button choose camera / camera roll - take photo choose use photo / retake s…

[image] sbushes: why couldn´t workflow be more like select + button select camera vs camera roll - take photo select retake / + button / use photo - take photo select retake / + button / use photo - take photo stashing the camera vs camera roll choice just for the initiation and absorbing…

Reduce clicks to make it easier to take multiple photos in app

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sbushes October 19, 2020, 9:52pm 14

ok nice! thanks for getting back directly @alex, much appreciated :)

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Reduce clicks to make it easier to take multiple photos in app

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