# Strange names when exploring in ios **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Tags:** ios-classic-app\ **Created:** [September 24, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/strange-names-when-exploring-in-ios/6734 "2019-09-24T14:44:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andrewgillespie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/andrewgillespie/32/6885_2.png) [@andrewgillespie](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/andrewgillespie)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/strange-names-when-exploring-in-ios/6734/1 "2019-09-24T14:44:18Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/a/a88c7c7516e60fe5e2cdc570167241e11f74e5e2.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/8/812469db0e06ad3634be871b30010757b7e9e076.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/4/4a14254494e23c5ae6ded9ffac0a2d5abf0a0704.png) I have seen some strange names in iOS app. Why do I see the Czech name for red hartebeest? And why is B. angloensis show as a common name? ---
**Author:** ![parker\_hopkins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/parker_hopkins/32/2298_2.png) [@parker\_hopkins](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/parker_hopkins)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/strange-names-when-exploring-in-ios/6734/2 "2019-09-24T17:26:28Z")
> [@parker\_hopkins](#): > > My guess is that Roland Morisse’s default country (S. Africa) defaults to Czech? It may also be a user setting to default to Czech and because there are often no Czech common names written in for species, many of his observation’s common names default to English. > > Scientific names often show for common names across the site. It may be a user setting to default to Czech and because there are often no Czech common names written in for species, many of his observation’s common names default to English. Scientific names often show for common names across the site. ---
**Author:** ![cmcheatle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/cmcheatle/32/37_2.png) [@cmcheatle](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/cmcheatle)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/strange-names-when-exploring-in-ios/6734/3 "2019-09-24T17:39:33Z")
> [@parker\_hopkins](#): > > My guess is that Roland Morisse’s default country (S. Africa) defaults to Czech? There is no nation to language relationship established anywhere in iNaturalist. Names seen by users are solely driven by their settings, not those of the person who entered the content. What is displayed to the user in terms of language is completely driven by either (in a complex mix) - the settings on their device - the settings they have chosen in their account For example, my phone is in Danish, so I see: - Danish names for species where one is entered - scientific names for species where no Danish name is entered - English names for species where something specific is set as a name used in Canada, which I have set for my Account Settings. Name usages across the entire mobile app are really inconsistent. It would help if you could clarify your phone settings as well as your iNat settings to help diagnose any issues. ![Screenshot_20190924-133939_iNaturalist](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/d/d95f30d04fc613f17e709568354f08d011bb23eb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![andrewgillespie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/andrewgillespie/32/6885_2.png) [@andrewgillespie](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/andrewgillespie)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/strange-names-when-exploring-in-ios/6734/4 "2019-09-25T04:31:40Z")
All my settings are English only. ---
**Author:** ![parker\_hopkins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/parker_hopkins/32/2298_2.png) [@parker\_hopkins](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/parker_hopkins)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/strange-names-when-exploring-in-ios/6734/5 "2019-09-26T20:55:00Z")
Thanks for the clarification. You learn something new every day. ---
**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/strange-names-when-exploring-in-ios/6734/6 "2021-01-01T01:03:28Z")
Hi Andrew, there have been a few changes to names in the apps over the past year. Are you still running into this issue with the updated app? ---
**Author:** ![andrewgillespie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/andrewgillespie/32/6885_2.png) [@andrewgillespie](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/andrewgillespie)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/strange-names-when-exploring-in-ios/6734/7 "2021-01-13T13:12:52Z")
still get it occasionally ![IMG_1194](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/e/eb7e442a0d06dccbadb88b4f350d00a5097b1cd3.png) ---
**Author:** ![jwidness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jwidness](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jwidness)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/strange-names-when-exploring-in-ios/6734/8 "2021-01-13T14:37:30Z")
This is another species\_guess problem, see also [here](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/common-names-are-shown-in-many-different-languages-while-batch-editing/6971) and [here](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wrong-language-of-common-names-in-email/10524). ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/c/c34325dedac0a9ca91f689d55af8b08c2655e7e2.png) ---
**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 1:22am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/strange-names-when-exploring-in-ios/6734/12 "2025-08-14T01:22:10Z")
Closed on August 14, 2025, 1:22am UTC Closing as there is a new mobile app for iOS and the old app is no longer being developed. See [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inaturalist-next-app-soft-launch-for-iphones/55277](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inaturalist-next-app-soft-launch-for-iphones/55277)