Samra “Sam” Bufkins 7
Friday, March 21, 2025
Horrible and unusable on Android. It will not respond. Installed and uninstalled 3 times. Locked up my phone, slows down the phone, and crashes the phone. Merlin and iNaturalist work perfectly on my Samsung Galaxy A 54 5G. It's not my phone, it's this app. Seems to work OK on a colleague's iPhone, but nobody with an Android likes it. I have to carry a notebook into the field. I'm on a team checking 66 nest boxes weekly. This needs to be fixed. Edited
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Sorry to hear you are having trouble. Please try the new version 3.4.8 in the Play Store.
You may also need to clear the app's data (https://www.samsung.com/sg/support/mobile-devices/how-to-clear-the-app-cache-and-data-on-your-galaxy-phone/). You will need to login afterwards.
If this doesn't help please contact us here -
[email protected]
Laura 3
Sunday, May 4, 2025
edited: as of May 2025, the app is now fully functional again! it's back to being super convenient, efficient, and easy to use original review: unfortunately even fully updated, this app is now completely unusable on android. totally unresponsive. if I can manage to get to the page for one of the nest sites, the "start attempt" button never works, or any other data entry options Edited
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Hi Laura, We're sorry to hear you're having issues with the latest version of the app. Please stay tuned for an app update that we plan to release soon that should address these problems. Please reach out to us at
[email protected] with any additional questions.
Julia Ecklar 15
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
UPDATE: Have used this app for the last 5 yrs. Started this season, and app suddenly does not work AT ALL! Freezes up immediately upon opening, sometimes crashes. Re-installing does not help. Very disappointed. ☹️ OLDER: I love the NestWatch program, and the new design of the app is much more intuitive. It also seems to run more smoothly on my phone. Samsung S24 FE running Android 14. Edited
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Hi Julia, Apologies, an update to address these problems is on the way. Be on the lookout for an app update shortly, and in the meantime, please feel free to upload our nest data using our website NestWatch.org. Let us know if you have any questions at
[email protected].
Joel Bacon 5
Thursday, June 13, 2024
When using the Android version of NestWatch in the field I often get multiple nest visits, sometimes 2, 3 or 4 instead of the 1 nest visit that truly occurred. I have tried airplane mode; I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app, but neither has provided a solution. Using the clunky app beats having to pack a clipboard, paper and pencil, but it is aggravating to have to check everything over on my MacBook Pro, making all the deletions and adding data that never made it to my desktop. Edited
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Hi Joel, We're sorry to hear about your experience. Our programmers are working on an update that we hope to release soon, and it should help the app work much smoother. For those that are experiencing usage issues with the app, we recommend using the online data portal in the meantime - we apologize for this inconvenience.
Mary McClure 3
Saturday, July 13, 2019
i have used the app for several seasons. While it has always been a little buggy, it is currently almost unusable. when the app first launches it will continually cycle between the main screen with the world map and whatever screen was last in use. This can go on for a minute or more. once it settles down it will behave itself as long as I leave it with primary focus. but if a screen or battery saver kicks in or I minimize the app we're back to infinite switching mode again.
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