# Submitting a higher taxon on iOS not possible for me

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/submitting-a-higher-taxon-on-ios-not-possible-for-me/79455>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** staff-can-replicate, issue-made, mobile-app, ios\
**Created:** [May 28, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/submitting-a-higher-taxon-on-ios-not-possible-for-me/79455 "2026-05-28T01:26:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![fgallhuber](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/fgallhuber/32/70535_2.png) [@fgallhuber](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/fgallhuber)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/submitting-a-higher-taxon-on-ios-not-possible-for-me/79455/1 "2026-05-28T01:26:26Z")

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**Platform** : iOS 26.5

**App version number** : iNaturalist 1.0.21 (212)

**Screenshots of what you are seeing** :

 ![IMG3910](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/2/6/266c85ad1432323fca64bd3464eed64592c1b432.jpeg)

**Description of problem** : If I want to contribute a higher taxon to an ID and don’t want to submit a veto, it’s not possible because the “Submit ID” button is greyed out. I’ve tested this on several observations. Submitting a veto does work.

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**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:** [June 1, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/submitting-a-higher-taxon-on-ios-not-possible-for-me/79455/2 "2026-06-01T21:53:48Z")

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This is fixed in the current beta and should be part of the next public release.

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**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:** [June 3, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/submitting-a-higher-taxon-on-ios-not-possible-for-me/79455/3 "2026-06-03T18:19:15Z")

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OK, version 1.0.22 was released today and fixes this.

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**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:** [June 4, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/submitting-a-higher-taxon-on-ios-not-possible-for-me/79455/4 "2026-06-04T15:00:59Z")

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