# Unable to search for a location using GPS coordinates while adding an observation

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-search-for-a-location-using-gps-coordinates-while-adding-an-observation/85262>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [September 12, 2026, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-search-for-a-location-using-gps-coordinates-while-adding-an-observation/85262 "2026-09-12T06:31:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![bhrishikesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@bhrishikesh](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bhrishikesh)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-search-for-a-location-using-gps-coordinates-while-adding-an-observation/85262/1 "2026-09-12T06:31:05Z")

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**Platform** : iOS app

**App version number** , if a mobile app issue: 1.1.0 (229)

**Browser** , if a website issue:

**URLs (aka web addresses) of any relevant observations or pages**:

**Screenshots of what you are seeing** :

 ![IMG_1253](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/c/9/c9e34852f137e6ce47accbb5b1c57032fab843c7.jpeg)

**Description of problem** : Unable to search for a location using GPS coordinates on the app, while adding an observation.

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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:** [September 12, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-search-for-a-location-using-gps-coordinates-while-adding-an-observation/85262/2 "2026-09-12T15:59:03Z")

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This isn’t a bug, the functionality isn’t part of the app yet.

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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:** [September 13, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-search-for-a-location-using-gps-coordinates-while-adding-an-observation/85262/3 "2026-09-13T15:00:48Z")

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