Is anyone else disturbed by the number of single photo observations that seem to appear with greater regularity since the new iNaturalist for ios was introduced? I think it’s because if a user identifies using the camera, then it makes it easy to upload that photo as an observation – but doesn’t ma…

I don’t think single photo observations are in and of themselves a problem. Some organisms are easily identifiable with a single image of varying quality. If there is a particular taxa you are attempting to ID but one image isn’t enough you can comment that and request more images or suggest which p…

It would be nice if the app could recognize this and say “hey these images look similar, should they be one observation?” and give you the option there.

On the new iNat app (which I’ve stopped using b/c it kept freezing), I just found it harder to add extra photos. I figured out how to do it (and then forgot & had to relearn it), but if the observation was easily identifiable with one photo, I just didn’t bother.

Does anyone ever access their iNat records on the website using their phone and attach photos that way from your phone photo library? Basically you avoid using the app to add additional pics. Seems to work for me.

I do this regularly, yes – but it seems a little bizarre that even on one’s phone, it’s often easier to actively avoid using the actual iNaturalist phone app.

Something I realized recently is that the multi photo upload on iNat only exist if you have turned on advanced mode, which is off my default. I learned this when I was showing my mom how to do some things and realized her’s was entirely different. While I understand the purpose of leaving advanced…

[image] daitarih: the multi photo upload on iNat only exist if you have turned on advanced mode, which is off my default I think you’ve “hit the nail on the head”. The advanced mode allows for grouping multiple images very easily. I do this routinely on a morning or evening walk in the neig…

same! for so many reasons. I want to like the new one - but I really, really don’t. It makes some things so much more difficult.

[image] daitarih: Something I realized recently is that the multi photo upload on iNat only exist if you have turned on advanced mode, which is off my default. [image] gcwarbler: I think you’ve “hit the nail on the head”. The advanced mode allows for grouping multiple images very easily. …

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asteroidowl February 9, 2026, 12:53am 8

This is why I still use iNat Classic

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