diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-af-rZA/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-af-rZA/strings.xml
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--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-af-rZA/strings.xml
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@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <!-- As in map tiles using satellite imagery, generally used as an option when choosing a base map type -->
-    <!-- "Blast" is meant to be a jocular, intentionally archaic curse. It should not be translated as a word that might offend anyone. If that's impossible, please just leave it out. We occasionally use language like this add a little personality, but that doesn't always translate very well. -->
-    <!-- Label for a button that adds an identification that is the same as another identification, as in "Do you agree this is correct?" Should be short. -->
-    <!-- Tab title for the list of featured projects in the Projects screen -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as a label for actions like leaving a project -->
-    <!-- Title of interface used to add an observation to a project. This should be relatively short, not much more than a few characters longer than the English translation. -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual guide -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual project -->
-    <!-- Noun describing the ability to obscure or hide the coordinates of an observation. Should be a short noun or noun-phrase suitable for use on a button or popup header -->
-    <!-- Generally used when we need to display both the label and the value on one line. Specifically used in the toolbar at the top of the location chooser -->
-    <!-- This refers to field guide-like content within the app, i.e. user-created lists of species that help other people identify organisms. It does not refer to tutorials or other instructional content. -->
-    <!-- Second person verb, used as a section title as in the "Explore" screen where you explore observations made by other people -->
-    <!-- The dialog content asking the user to switch to another iNat network -->
-    <!-- Second person imperative, usually a label on a button to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Title of the view used to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Try to keep this about the length of the English text -->
-    <!-- Short label for a button in the side bar, not much more than 16 characters -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open the camera to take a new photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Message when you try to view faves on an observation you haven't uploaded yet -->
-    <!--  Label for a button to add an observation without a photo or a sound  -->
-    <!-- Notice of which user is currently logged in, e.g. "Currently logged in as kueda" -->
-    <!-- Prompt to log in to your account or sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Dialog title for when you are updating the description of an identification -->
-    <!--
-        Label for the number of new notifications you might have. This specific string is used in
-        the side drawer next to the Activity menu item when you have new activity on your own
-        content.
-    -->
-    <!-- Explanation of the taxonomy displayed on the taxon detail screen. -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa based on observation frequency (i.e. not incorporating visual similarity) -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa -->
-    <!-- Label for a button that shows children of the current taxon, e.g. species within a genus or families within an order -->
-    <!-- This should match the way Research Grade has been transalted, so if that's been translated as "grado de investigación" this should be "GI" -->
-    <!-- As in a political administrative area, e.g. Hawaii in the United States -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Place type describing an area spanning multiple countries, e.g. Western Europe or Hispaniola -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place without much of a formal definition, e.g. the San Francisco Bay Area -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Added by mistake with some GADM place types, but subsequently used by some of our users. Assume it's a type of place contained within a "department" -->
-    <!-- https://gadm.org place type, presumably describing an area larger than an individual property but smaller than a neighborhood -->
-    <!-- Mongolian sub-sub-national place type: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districts_of_Mongolia -->
-    <!-- Indonesian sub-sub-national place type -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poblacion -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegations_of_Tunisia -->
-    <!-- Label for observation filters specifying when the observations were made in the field (not necessarily when they were added to iNaturalist) -->
-    <!-- Generally used as a menu option to indicate no preference, e.g. Date of Observation: Any / Exact / Range / Month -->
-    <!-- Used to separate a date range, e.g. "2018-01-04 to 2018-05-02" -->
-    <!-- As in redo search in the current map area -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X minutes ago", so "3 minutes ago" would be "3m" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X hours ago", so "3 hours ago" would be "3h" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X days ago", so "3 days ago" would be "3d" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X weeks ago", so "3 weeks ago" would be "3w" -->
-    <!-- This sentence expresses uncertainty at a fine taxonomic level but certainty at a higher taxonomic level, e.g. "I don't know if this is a dog but I'm sure it is a mammal." -->
-    <!--
-        Pronunciation of people's names (as approved by the people in question):
-
-        Abhas Misraraj: ɑbhɑs mɪʃrɑrɑdʒ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%C9%91bh%C9%91s%20m%C9%AA%CA%83r%C9%91r%C9%91d%CA%92)
-        Alex Shepard: ˈæ.lɪks ˈʃɛpɚd (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88%C3%A6.l%C9%AAks%20%CB%88%CA%83%C9%9Bp%C9%9Ad)
-        Ken-ichi Ueda: ˌkɛˈniʧi weɪdɑ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%8Ck%C9%9B%CB%88ni%CA%A7i%20we%C9%AAd%C9%91)
-        Tony Iwane: ˈtoʊni ɪˈwɑneɪ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88to%CA%8Ani%20%C9%AA%CB%88w%C9%91ne%C9%AA)
-    -->
-    <!-- People who added identifications to observations in a project -->
-    <!-- Describes the attribute being annotated, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage, "Life Stage" is the attribute. -->
-    <!-- Value of an annotation, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage and the value chosen is "Adult" then "Adult" is the value -->
-    <!-- Label for a button allowing users to state that they think an annotation is incorrect -->
-    <!-- Annotations are key/value pairs applied to observations with a controlled vocabulary -->
-    <!-- Used when filtering observations with annotations -->
-    <!-- Attribute of an annotation. Synonymous with "Attribute" but slightly more explanatory for use in a popup header -->
-    <!-- Annotation value for when no annotation has been chosen -->
-    <!-- Describes state of a plant at the time of observation, e.g. flowering, fruiting, etc. -->
-    <!-- Describes life stage at the time of observation, e.g. juvenile, adult -->
-    <!-- Noun, describes sex of the organism -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes whether the organism is alive or dead -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes what kind of evidence of an organism's presence was recorded in this observation -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having open flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having fruit -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Observation presents no evidence of flowering phenology -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the life stage where an individual can reproduce -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the odonate life stage between nymph and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for a dormant phase of holometabolous insects between larva and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for larval stage of some aquatic insects and most hemimetabolous insects -->
-    <!-- Noun for the arthropod life stage between egg and adult -->
-    <!-- Life stage before adulthood, could work as a noun or an adjective -->
-    <!-- Life stage between pupa and adult, generally used for mayflies (Ephemeroptera) -->
-    <!-- Adjective, alive and shows no signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Adjective, dead or shows signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Value for when the value of the attribute cannot be determined -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when the observation depicts the organism itself and not some kind of sign the organism left behind -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bird feathers -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for fecal remains -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value for impressions in the ground or snow -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bones -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for discarded reptile skins and arthropod exoskeletons -->
-    <!-- Text for a label for a list of projects the viewer has joined -->
-    <!-- Text for a button or label that allows someone to join a project -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open a sound recorder to record a new sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Used when recording a sound - it's a counter, counting the number of seconds that have passed. e.g. 3.2 sec = 3.2. seconds -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Duplicate this photo" - Second person imperative -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the photo for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Rotate this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Scale (resize) this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Crop this photo" -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the brightness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the contrast of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the saturation of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the sharpness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that maintains the original aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that has no limits on the aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Verb phrase, button label to edit an observation photo -->
-    <!-- e.g. "Please try again in 3 hours", or "Please try again in 15 minutes" -->
-    <!-- Second person hint text asking the user to enter their username -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when notifying the user that the action they tried to perform requires them to grant location permission to the app -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to perform an action that requires location permission -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when displaying a message that an action is not permitted -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to share media with the iNat app from another app that from which iNat does not accept media -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- As in "matter and energy", or "life is a self-replicating pattern of matter subject to evolutionary processes" -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the sound for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the comments and IDs tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the faves tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the previous option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the next option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Full sentence will look something like: "Sorted by Date Observed (Descending)" -
-    See explore_order_by_items and explore_order_items keys !-->
-    <!-- Label for an observation search filter to exclude your own observations -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to follow an observation, i.e. subscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to unfollow an observation, i.e. unsubscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to follow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to unfollow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to copy the coordinates of an observation -->
-    <!--  Title of a section on the observation detail view that displays minor metadata  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation identifier  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation Universally Unique Identifier  -->
-    <!--  Universal Resource Locator  -->
-    <!-- License Names -->
-    <!-- License Descriptions -->
-    <!-- Text attributing observers and identifiers alongside automated identification suggestions -->
-    <!-- Preference to control what tapping on the action button does on My Observations -->
-    <!-- Option for the "Default Observation Action" preference that performs the default action of showing a slide-up menu of options -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text for an observation field value -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as an accessibility label for closing a view, e.g. a popup -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a green check mark and a thumbs-up icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote in favor of a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a red X and a thumbs-down icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote against a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Error message when a user tries to add upload a photo or a sound that is larger than the allowed 20 MB -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button that closes an announcement -->
-</resources>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ar-rSA/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ar-rSA/strings.xml
index 4472ccc4..668bc3de 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ar-rSA/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ar-rSA/strings.xml
@@ -864,17 +864,17 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">شروط الخدمة</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">المستخدمين المحذوفين</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/y</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="show_common_names">إظهار الأسماء الشائعة</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">تعطيل إذا كنت ترغب فقط في عرض الأسماء العلمية.</string>
     <string name="email_must_look_like_email_address">يجب أن يبدو البريد الإلكتروني مثل عنوان البريد الإلكتروني</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ar/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ar/strings.xml
index 4472ccc4..668bc3de 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ar/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ar/strings.xml
@@ -864,17 +864,17 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">شروط الخدمة</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">المستخدمين المحذوفين</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/y</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="show_common_names">إظهار الأسماء الشائعة</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">تعطيل إذا كنت ترغب فقط في عرض الأسماء العلمية.</string>
     <string name="email_must_look_like_email_address">يجب أن يبدو البريد الإلكتروني مثل عنوان البريد الإلكتروني</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-be-rBY/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-be-rBY/strings.xml
index 6a31cb13..233d65a7 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-be-rBY/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-be-rBY/strings.xml
@@ -947,18 +947,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Умовы аказання паслуг</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Выдалены карыстальнік</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time"> d MMMM yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Паказваць звычайныя назвы</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Адключыць, калі вы хочаце бачыць толькі навуковыя назвы.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-be/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-be/strings.xml
index 6a31cb13..233d65a7 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-be/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-be/strings.xml
@@ -947,18 +947,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Умовы аказання паслуг</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Выдалены карыстальнік</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time"> d MMMM yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Паказваць звычайныя назвы</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Адключыць, калі вы хочаце бачыць толькі навуковыя назвы.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-bg-rBG/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-bg-rBG/strings.xml
index ac40e379..0f8de73d 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-bg-rBG/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-bg-rBG/strings.xml
@@ -944,18 +944,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Условия за ползване</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Изтрит потребител</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd.MM.yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy, k:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Показвай народните имена</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Изключете, ако искате да виждате само научните имена.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-bg/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-bg/strings.xml
index ac40e379..0f8de73d 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-bg/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-bg/strings.xml
@@ -944,18 +944,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Условия за ползване</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Изтрит потребител</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd.MM.yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy, k:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Показвай народните имена</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Изключете, ако искате да виждате само научните имена.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-br-rFR/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-br-rFR/strings.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5afc2873..00000000
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-br-rFR/strings.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <!-- As in map tiles using satellite imagery, generally used as an option when choosing a base map type -->
-    <!-- "Blast" is meant to be a jocular, intentionally archaic curse. It should not be translated as a word that might offend anyone. If that's impossible, please just leave it out. We occasionally use language like this add a little personality, but that doesn't always translate very well. -->
-    <!-- Label for a button that adds an identification that is the same as another identification, as in "Do you agree this is correct?" Should be short. -->
-    <!-- Tab title for the list of featured projects in the Projects screen -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as a label for actions like leaving a project -->
-    <!-- Title of interface used to add an observation to a project. This should be relatively short, not much more than a few characters longer than the English translation. -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual guide -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual project -->
-    <!-- Noun describing the ability to obscure or hide the coordinates of an observation. Should be a short noun or noun-phrase suitable for use on a button or popup header -->
-    <!-- Generally used when we need to display both the label and the value on one line. Specifically used in the toolbar at the top of the location chooser -->
-    <!-- This refers to field guide-like content within the app, i.e. user-created lists of species that help other people identify organisms. It does not refer to tutorials or other instructional content. -->
-    <!-- Second person verb, used as a section title as in the "Explore" screen where you explore observations made by other people -->
-    <!-- The dialog content asking the user to switch to another iNat network -->
-    <!-- Second person imperative, usually a label on a button to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Title of the view used to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Try to keep this about the length of the English text -->
-    <!-- Short label for a button in the side bar, not much more than 16 characters -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open the camera to take a new photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Message when you try to view faves on an observation you haven't uploaded yet -->
-    <!--  Label for a button to add an observation without a photo or a sound  -->
-    <!-- Notice of which user is currently logged in, e.g. "Currently logged in as kueda" -->
-    <!-- Prompt to log in to your account or sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Dialog title for when you are updating the description of an identification -->
-    <!--
-        Label for the number of new notifications you might have. This specific string is used in
-        the side drawer next to the Activity menu item when you have new activity on your own
-        content.
-    -->
-    <!-- Explanation of the taxonomy displayed on the taxon detail screen. -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa based on observation frequency (i.e. not incorporating visual similarity) -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa -->
-    <!-- Label for a button that shows children of the current taxon, e.g. species within a genus or families within an order -->
-    <!-- This should match the way Research Grade has been transalted, so if that's been translated as "grado de investigación" this should be "GI" -->
-    <!-- As in a political administrative area, e.g. Hawaii in the United States -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Place type describing an area spanning multiple countries, e.g. Western Europe or Hispaniola -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place without much of a formal definition, e.g. the San Francisco Bay Area -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Added by mistake with some GADM place types, but subsequently used by some of our users. Assume it's a type of place contained within a "department" -->
-    <!-- https://gadm.org place type, presumably describing an area larger than an individual property but smaller than a neighborhood -->
-    <!-- Mongolian sub-sub-national place type: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districts_of_Mongolia -->
-    <!-- Indonesian sub-sub-national place type -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poblacion -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegations_of_Tunisia -->
-    <!-- Label for observation filters specifying when the observations were made in the field (not necessarily when they were added to iNaturalist) -->
-    <!-- Generally used as a menu option to indicate no preference, e.g. Date of Observation: Any / Exact / Range / Month -->
-    <!-- Used to separate a date range, e.g. "2018-01-04 to 2018-05-02" -->
-    <!-- As in redo search in the current map area -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X minutes ago", so "3 minutes ago" would be "3m" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X hours ago", so "3 hours ago" would be "3h" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X days ago", so "3 days ago" would be "3d" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X weeks ago", so "3 weeks ago" would be "3w" -->
-    <!-- This sentence expresses uncertainty at a fine taxonomic level but certainty at a higher taxonomic level, e.g. "I don't know if this is a dog but I'm sure it is a mammal." -->
-    <!--
-        Pronunciation of people's names (as approved by the people in question):
-
-        Abhas Misraraj: ɑbhɑs mɪʃrɑrɑdʒ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%C9%91bh%C9%91s%20m%C9%AA%CA%83r%C9%91r%C9%91d%CA%92)
-        Alex Shepard: ˈæ.lɪks ˈʃɛpɚd (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88%C3%A6.l%C9%AAks%20%CB%88%CA%83%C9%9Bp%C9%9Ad)
-        Ken-ichi Ueda: ˌkɛˈniʧi weɪdɑ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%8Ck%C9%9B%CB%88ni%CA%A7i%20we%C9%AAd%C9%91)
-        Tony Iwane: ˈtoʊni ɪˈwɑneɪ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88to%CA%8Ani%20%C9%AA%CB%88w%C9%91ne%C9%AA)
-    -->
-    <!-- People who added identifications to observations in a project -->
-    <!-- Describes the attribute being annotated, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage, "Life Stage" is the attribute. -->
-    <!-- Value of an annotation, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage and the value chosen is "Adult" then "Adult" is the value -->
-    <!-- Label for a button allowing users to state that they think an annotation is incorrect -->
-    <!-- Annotations are key/value pairs applied to observations with a controlled vocabulary -->
-    <!-- Used when filtering observations with annotations -->
-    <!-- Attribute of an annotation. Synonymous with "Attribute" but slightly more explanatory for use in a popup header -->
-    <!-- Annotation value for when no annotation has been chosen -->
-    <!-- Describes state of a plant at the time of observation, e.g. flowering, fruiting, etc. -->
-    <!-- Describes life stage at the time of observation, e.g. juvenile, adult -->
-    <!-- Noun, describes sex of the organism -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes whether the organism is alive or dead -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes what kind of evidence of an organism's presence was recorded in this observation -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having open flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having fruit -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Observation presents no evidence of flowering phenology -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the life stage where an individual can reproduce -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the odonate life stage between nymph and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for a dormant phase of holometabolous insects between larva and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for larval stage of some aquatic insects and most hemimetabolous insects -->
-    <!-- Noun for the arthropod life stage between egg and adult -->
-    <!-- Life stage before adulthood, could work as a noun or an adjective -->
-    <!-- Life stage between pupa and adult, generally used for mayflies (Ephemeroptera) -->
-    <!-- Adjective, alive and shows no signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Adjective, dead or shows signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Value for when the value of the attribute cannot be determined -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when the observation depicts the organism itself and not some kind of sign the organism left behind -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bird feathers -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for fecal remains -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value for impressions in the ground or snow -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bones -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for discarded reptile skins and arthropod exoskeletons -->
-    <!-- Text for a label for a list of projects the viewer has joined -->
-    <!-- Text for a button or label that allows someone to join a project -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open a sound recorder to record a new sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Used when recording a sound - it's a counter, counting the number of seconds that have passed. e.g. 3.2 sec = 3.2. seconds -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Duplicate this photo" - Second person imperative -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the photo for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Rotate this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Scale (resize) this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Crop this photo" -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the brightness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the contrast of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the saturation of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the sharpness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that maintains the original aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that has no limits on the aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Verb phrase, button label to edit an observation photo -->
-    <!-- e.g. "Please try again in 3 hours", or "Please try again in 15 minutes" -->
-    <!-- Second person hint text asking the user to enter their username -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when notifying the user that the action they tried to perform requires them to grant location permission to the app -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to perform an action that requires location permission -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when displaying a message that an action is not permitted -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to share media with the iNat app from another app that from which iNat does not accept media -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- As in "matter and energy", or "life is a self-replicating pattern of matter subject to evolutionary processes" -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the sound for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the comments and IDs tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the faves tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the previous option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the next option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Full sentence will look something like: "Sorted by Date Observed (Descending)" -
-    See explore_order_by_items and explore_order_items keys !-->
-    <!-- Label for an observation search filter to exclude your own observations -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to follow an observation, i.e. subscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to unfollow an observation, i.e. unsubscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to follow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to unfollow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to copy the coordinates of an observation -->
-    <!--  Title of a section on the observation detail view that displays minor metadata  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation identifier  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation Universally Unique Identifier  -->
-    <!--  Universal Resource Locator  -->
-    <!-- License Names -->
-    <!-- License Descriptions -->
-    <!-- Text attributing observers and identifiers alongside automated identification suggestions -->
-    <!-- Preference to control what tapping on the action button does on My Observations -->
-    <!-- Option for the "Default Observation Action" preference that performs the default action of showing a slide-up menu of options -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text for an observation field value -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as an accessibility label for closing a view, e.g. a popup -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a green check mark and a thumbs-up icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote in favor of a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a red X and a thumbs-down icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote against a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Error message when a user tries to add upload a photo or a sound that is larger than the allowed 20 MB -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button that closes an announcement -->
-</resources>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-bs-rBA/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-bs-rBA/strings.xml
index e3879eb6..676d9af4 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-bs-rBA/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-bs-rBA/strings.xml
@@ -554,13 +554,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="switch_to_grid_view">Prebaci na Grid pogled</string>
     <string name="switch_to_list_view">Prebaci na pogled listi</string>
     <string name="remove_project_filter">Ukloni filter projekta</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-bs/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-bs/strings.xml
index e3879eb6..676d9af4 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-bs/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-bs/strings.xml
@@ -554,13 +554,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="switch_to_grid_view">Prebaci na Grid pogled</string>
     <string name="switch_to_list_view">Prebaci na pogled listi</string>
     <string name="remove_project_filter">Ukloni filter projekta</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ca-rES/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ca-rES/strings.xml
index e0481eb0..67566d4b 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ca-rES/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ca-rES/strings.xml
@@ -946,19 +946,19 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Condicions del Servei</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Usuari eliminat</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \"yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Mostra noms vulgars</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Desmarqueu si únicament voleu veure els noms científics</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ca/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ca/strings.xml
index e0481eb0..67566d4b 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ca/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ca/strings.xml
@@ -946,19 +946,19 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Condicions del Servei</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Usuari eliminat</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \"yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Mostra noms vulgars</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Desmarqueu si únicament voleu veure els noms científics</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-cs-rCZ/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-cs-rCZ/strings.xml
index 957d34dc..44012a2f 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-cs-rCZ/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-cs-rCZ/strings.xml
@@ -964,19 +964,19 @@ a naše <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/terms">Smluvní podmínky</a>.]]></
     <string name="terms_of_service">Podmínky služby</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Smazaný uživatel</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d. MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd.MM.yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mm a</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d. MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d. MMMM yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Zobrazit obecné názvy</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Zakázat, pokud chcete zobrazit pouze vědecké názvy.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-cs/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-cs/strings.xml
index 957d34dc..44012a2f 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-cs/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-cs/strings.xml
@@ -964,19 +964,19 @@ a naše <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/terms">Smluvní podmínky</a>.]]></
     <string name="terms_of_service">Podmínky služby</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Smazaný uživatel</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d. MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd.MM.yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mm a</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d. MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d. MMMM yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Zobrazit obecné názvy</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Zakázat, pokud chcete zobrazit pouze vědecké názvy.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-da-rDK/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-da-rDK/strings.xml
index b131770c..0338d568 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-da-rDK/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-da-rDK/strings.xml
@@ -950,19 +950,19 @@ og <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/terms">Tjenestevilkår</a>.]]></string>
     <string name="terms_of_service">Tjenestevilkår</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Slettet bruger</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MMM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">dd. MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">Mmm \'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">dd. MMMM yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Vis almindelige navne</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Deaktivér, hvis du kun ønsker de videnskabelige navne vist.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-da/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-da/strings.xml
index b131770c..0338d568 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-da/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-da/strings.xml
@@ -950,19 +950,19 @@ og <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/terms">Tjenestevilkår</a>.]]></string>
     <string name="terms_of_service">Tjenestevilkår</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Slettet bruger</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MMM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">dd. MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">Mmm \'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">dd. MMMM yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Vis almindelige navne</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Deaktivér, hvis du kun ønsker de videnskabelige navne vist.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-de-rDE/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-de-rDE/strings.xml
index 9a953044..80040310 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-de-rDE/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-de-rDE/strings.xml
@@ -947,19 +947,19 @@ und unsere <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/terms">Geschäftsbedingungen</a>
     <string name="terms_of_service">Nutzungsbedingungen</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Gelöschter Benutzer</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d. MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd.MMM\'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d. MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d. MMMM yyyy  HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Umgangssprachliche Namen anzeigen</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Deaktiviere diese Option, wenn nur wissenschaftliche Namen angezeigt werden sollen.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
index 9a953044..80040310 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
@@ -947,19 +947,19 @@ und unsere <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/terms">Geschäftsbedingungen</a>
     <string name="terms_of_service">Nutzungsbedingungen</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Gelöschter Benutzer</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d. MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd.MMM\'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d. MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d. MMMM yyyy  HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Umgangssprachliche Namen anzeigen</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Deaktiviere diese Option, wenn nur wissenschaftliche Namen angezeigt werden sollen.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-el-rGR/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-el-rGR/strings.xml
index b1eaf4d5..aade1372 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-el-rGR/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-el-rGR/strings.xml
@@ -910,18 +910,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Όροι Χρήσης</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Διεγραμμένος χρήστης</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">MMM d, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">MMMM d, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <string name="equals_sign">=</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-el/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-el/strings.xml
index b1eaf4d5..aade1372 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-el/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-el/strings.xml
@@ -910,18 +910,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Όροι Χρήσης</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Διεγραμμένος χρήστης</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">MMM d, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">MMMM d, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <string name="equals_sign">=</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-en-rAU/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-en-rAU/strings.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index d98e1927..00000000
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-en-rAU/strings.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,202 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <string name="email_address">Email Address</string>
-    <string name="delete_observation">Delete observation</string>
-    <string name="observation_deleted">Observation deleted</string>
-    <string name="species_guess_hint">Species name</string>
-    <string name="ok">OK</string>
-    <string name="cancel">Cancel</string>
-    <string name="loading">Loading...</string>
-    <string name="street">Street</string>
-    <!-- As in map tiles using satellite imagery, generally used as an option when choosing a base map type -->
-    <string name="satellite">Satellite</string>
-    <string name="couldnt_load_nearby_observations">Couldn\'t load nearby observations: %1$s</string>
-    <string name="username_invalid">Username or password was invalid, please sign in again.</string>
-    <string name="signing_in">Signing in...</string>
-    <string name="signed_in">Signed in!</string>
-    <string name="please_sign_in">Please sign in </string>
-    <string name="please_sign_in_description">Please sign innto your iNaturalist account or sign up for a new one.</string>
-    <string name="please_enable_location_services">Please enable your location services in order to find your current location...</string>
-    <string name="go_to_settings">Go to Settings</string>
-    <string name="photo_not_specified">Photo not specified</string>
-    <string name="set_date">Date</string>
-    <string name="set_time">Time</string>
-    <!-- "Blast" is meant to be a jocular, intentionally archaic curse. It should not be translated as a word that might offend anyone. If that's impossible, please just leave it out. We occasionally use language like this add a little personality, but that doesn't always translate very well. -->
-    <string name="something_went_wrong">Blast, something went wrong: %1$s</string>
-    <string name="edit">Edit</string>
-    <string name="oh_no">Oh no! %1$s</string>
-    <string name="map">Map</string>
-    <string name="settings">Settings</string>
-    <string name="projects">Projects</string>
-    <string name="add">Add</string>
-    <string name="or">or</string>
-    <string name="yes">Yes</string>
-    <string name="no">No</string>
-    <!-- Label for a button that adds an identification that is the same as another identification, as in "Do you agree this is correct?" Should be short. -->
-    <!-- Tab title for the list of featured projects in the Projects screen -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as a label for actions like leaving a project -->
-    <!-- Title of interface used to add an observation to a project. This should be relatively short, not much more than a few characters longer than the English translation. -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual guide -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual project -->
-    <!-- Noun describing the ability to obscure or hide the coordinates of an observation. Should be a short noun or noun-phrase suitable for use on a button or popup header -->
-    <!-- Generally used when we need to display both the label and the value on one line. Specifically used in the toolbar at the top of the location chooser -->
-    <!-- This refers to field guide-like content within the app, i.e. user-created lists of species that help other people identify organisms. It does not refer to tutorials or other instructional content. -->
-    <string name="all_guides">All</string>
-    <!-- Second person verb, used as a section title as in the "Explore" screen where you explore observations made by other people -->
-    <!-- The dialog content asking the user to switch to another iNat network -->
-    <!-- Second person imperative, usually a label on a button to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Title of the view used to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Try to keep this about the length of the English text -->
-    <!-- Short label for a button in the side bar, not much more than 16 characters -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open the camera to take a new photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Message when you try to view faves on an observation you haven't uploaded yet -->
-    <!--  Label for a button to add an observation without a photo or a sound  -->
-    <!-- Notice of which user is currently logged in, e.g. "Currently logged in as kueda" -->
-    <!-- Prompt to log in to your account or sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Dialog title for when you are updating the description of an identification -->
-    <!--
-        Label for the number of new notifications you might have. This specific string is used in
-        the side drawer next to the Activity menu item when you have new activity on your own
-        content.
-    -->
-    <!-- Explanation of the taxonomy displayed on the taxon detail screen. -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa based on observation frequency (i.e. not incorporating visual similarity) -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa -->
-    <!-- Label for a button that shows children of the current taxon, e.g. species within a genus or families within an order -->
-    <!-- This should match the way Research Grade has been transalted, so if that's been translated as "grado de investigación" this should be "GI" -->
-    <!-- As in a political administrative area, e.g. Hawaii in the United States -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Place type describing an area spanning multiple countries, e.g. Western Europe or Hispaniola -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place without much of a formal definition, e.g. the San Francisco Bay Area -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Added by mistake with some GADM place types, but subsequently used by some of our users. Assume it's a type of place contained within a "department" -->
-    <!-- https://gadm.org place type, presumably describing an area larger than an individual property but smaller than a neighborhood -->
-    <!-- Mongolian sub-sub-national place type: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districts_of_Mongolia -->
-    <!-- Indonesian sub-sub-national place type -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poblacion -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegations_of_Tunisia -->
-    <!-- Label for observation filters specifying when the observations were made in the field (not necessarily when they were added to iNaturalist) -->
-    <!-- Generally used as a menu option to indicate no preference, e.g. Date of Observation: Any / Exact / Range / Month -->
-    <!-- Used to separate a date range, e.g. "2018-01-04 to 2018-05-02" -->
-    <!-- As in redo search in the current map area -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X minutes ago", so "3 minutes ago" would be "3m" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X hours ago", so "3 hours ago" would be "3h" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X days ago", so "3 days ago" would be "3d" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X weeks ago", so "3 weeks ago" would be "3w" -->
-    <!-- This sentence expresses uncertainty at a fine taxonomic level but certainty at a higher taxonomic level, e.g. "I don't know if this is a dog but I'm sure it is a mammal." -->
-    <!--
-        Pronunciation of people's names (as approved by the people in question):
-
-        Abhas Misraraj: ɑbhɑs mɪʃrɑrɑdʒ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%C9%91bh%C9%91s%20m%C9%AA%CA%83r%C9%91r%C9%91d%CA%92)
-        Alex Shepard: ˈæ.lɪks ˈʃɛpɚd (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88%C3%A6.l%C9%AAks%20%CB%88%CA%83%C9%9Bp%C9%9Ad)
-        Ken-ichi Ueda: ˌkɛˈniʧi weɪdɑ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%8Ck%C9%9B%CB%88ni%CA%A7i%20we%C9%AAd%C9%91)
-        Tony Iwane: ˈtoʊni ɪˈwɑneɪ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88to%CA%8Ani%20%C9%AA%CB%88w%C9%91ne%C9%AA)
-    -->
-    <!-- People who added identifications to observations in a project -->
-    <!-- Describes the attribute being annotated, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage, "Life Stage" is the attribute. -->
-    <!-- Value of an annotation, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage and the value chosen is "Adult" then "Adult" is the value -->
-    <!-- Label for a button allowing users to state that they think an annotation is incorrect -->
-    <!-- Annotations are key/value pairs applied to observations with a controlled vocabulary -->
-    <!-- Used when filtering observations with annotations -->
-    <!-- Attribute of an annotation. Synonymous with "Attribute" but slightly more explanatory for use in a popup header -->
-    <!-- Annotation value for when no annotation has been chosen -->
-    <!-- Describes state of a plant at the time of observation, e.g. flowering, fruiting, etc. -->
-    <!-- Describes life stage at the time of observation, e.g. juvenile, adult -->
-    <!-- Noun, describes sex of the organism -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes whether the organism is alive or dead -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes what kind of evidence of an organism's presence was recorded in this observation -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having open flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having fruit -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Observation presents no evidence of flowering phenology -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the life stage where an individual can reproduce -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the odonate life stage between nymph and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for a dormant phase of holometabolous insects between larva and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for larval stage of some aquatic insects and most hemimetabolous insects -->
-    <!-- Noun for the arthropod life stage between egg and adult -->
-    <!-- Life stage before adulthood, could work as a noun or an adjective -->
-    <!-- Life stage between pupa and adult, generally used for mayflies (Ephemeroptera) -->
-    <!-- Adjective, alive and shows no signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Adjective, dead or shows signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Value for when the value of the attribute cannot be determined -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when the observation depicts the organism itself and not some kind of sign the organism left behind -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bird feathers -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for fecal remains -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value for impressions in the ground or snow -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bones -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for discarded reptile skins and arthropod exoskeletons -->
-    <!-- Text for a label for a list of projects the viewer has joined -->
-    <!-- Text for a button or label that allows someone to join a project -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open a sound recorder to record a new sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Used when recording a sound - it's a counter, counting the number of seconds that have passed. e.g. 3.2 sec = 3.2. seconds -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Duplicate this photo" - Second person imperative -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the photo for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Rotate this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Scale (resize) this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Crop this photo" -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the brightness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the contrast of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the saturation of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the sharpness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that maintains the original aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that has no limits on the aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Verb phrase, button label to edit an observation photo -->
-    <!-- e.g. "Please try again in 3 hours", or "Please try again in 15 minutes" -->
-    <!-- Second person hint text asking the user to enter their username -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when notifying the user that the action they tried to perform requires them to grant location permission to the app -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to perform an action that requires location permission -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when displaying a message that an action is not permitted -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to share media with the iNat app from another app that from which iNat does not accept media -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- As in "matter and energy", or "life is a self-replicating pattern of matter subject to evolutionary processes" -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the sound for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the comments and IDs tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the faves tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the previous option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the next option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Full sentence will look something like: "Sorted by Date Observed (Descending)" -
-    See explore_order_by_items and explore_order_items keys !-->
-    <!-- Label for an observation search filter to exclude your own observations -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to follow an observation, i.e. subscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to unfollow an observation, i.e. unsubscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to follow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to unfollow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to copy the coordinates of an observation -->
-    <!--  Title of a section on the observation detail view that displays minor metadata  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation identifier  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation Universally Unique Identifier  -->
-    <!--  Universal Resource Locator  -->
-    <!-- License Names -->
-    <!-- License Descriptions -->
-    <!-- Text attributing observers and identifiers alongside automated identification suggestions -->
-    <!-- Preference to control what tapping on the action button does on My Observations -->
-    <!-- Option for the "Default Observation Action" preference that performs the default action of showing a slide-up menu of options -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text for an observation field value -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as an accessibility label for closing a view, e.g. a popup -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a green check mark and a thumbs-up icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote in favor of a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a red X and a thumbs-down icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote against a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Error message when a user tries to add upload a photo or a sound that is larger than the allowed 20 MB -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button that closes an announcement -->
-</resources>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-en-rGB/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-en-rGB/strings.xml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <string name="email_address">Email address</string>
-    <string name="delete_observation">Delete observation</string>
-    <string name="observation_deleted">Observation deleted</string>
-    <string name="species_guess_hint">Species name</string>
-    <string name="ok">OK</string>
-    <string name="cancel">Cancel</string>
-    <string name="loading">Loading...</string>
-    <string name="street">Street</string>
-    <!-- As in map tiles using satellite imagery, generally used as an option when choosing a base map type -->
-    <string name="satellite">Satellite</string>
-    <string name="couldnt_load_nearby_observations">Couldn\'t load nearby observations: %1$s</string>
-    <string name="username_invalid">Username or password was invalid, please sign in again.</string>
-    <string name="signing_in">Signing in...</string>
-    <string name="signed_in">Signed in!</string>
-    <string name="please_sign_in">Please sign in</string>
-    <string name="please_sign_in_description">Please sign in to your iNaturalist account or sign up for a new one.</string>
-    <string name="please_enable_location_services">Please enable location services in order to find your current location...</string>
-    <string name="go_to_settings">Go to Settings</string>
-    <string name="photo_not_specified">Photo not specified</string>
-    <string name="set_date">Date</string>
-    <string name="set_time">Time</string>
-    <!-- "Blast" is meant to be a jocular, intentionally archaic curse. It should not be translated as a word that might offend anyone. If that's impossible, please just leave it out. We occasionally use language like this add a little personality, but that doesn't always translate very well. -->
-    <string name="something_went_wrong">Blast, something went wrong: %1$s</string>
-    <string name="edit">Edit</string>
-    <string name="oh_no">Oh no! %1$s</string>
-    <string name="observations">My Observations</string>
-    <string name="map">Map</string>
-    <string name="settings">Settings</string>
-    <string name="projects">Projects</string>
-    <string name="delete_photo">Delete photo</string>
-    <string name="my_location">My Location</string>
-    <string name="nearby_observations">Nearby Observations</string>
-    <string name="add">Add</string>
-    <string name="view_on_inat">View on iNaturalist.org</string>
-    <string name="reload">Reload</string>
-    <string name="view_in_browser">View in browser</string>
-    <string name="add_observation">Add observation</string>
-    <string name="take_picture">Take picture</string>
-    <string name="save">Save</string>
-    <string name="no_observations_yet">No observations yet!</string>
-    <string name="or">or</string>
-    <string name="signed_out">Sign out</string>
-    <string name="username">Username</string>
-    <string name="password">Password</string>
-    <string name="unknown">Unknown</string>
-    <string name="unknown_species">Unknown species</string>
-    <string name="yes">Yes</string>
-    <string name="no">No</string>
-    <!-- Label for a button that adds an identification that is the same as another identification, as in "Do you agree this is correct?" Should be short. -->
-    <!-- Tab title for the list of featured projects in the Projects screen -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as a label for actions like leaving a project -->
-    <!-- Title of interface used to add an observation to a project. This should be relatively short, not much more than a few characters longer than the English translation. -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual guide -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual project -->
-    <!-- Noun describing the ability to obscure or hide the coordinates of an observation. Should be a short noun or noun-phrase suitable for use on a button or popup header -->
-    <!-- Generally used when we need to display both the label and the value on one line. Specifically used in the toolbar at the top of the location chooser -->
-    <!-- This refers to field guide-like content within the app, i.e. user-created lists of species that help other people identify organisms. It does not refer to tutorials or other instructional content. -->
-    <string name="nearby_guides">Nearby</string>
-    <string name="all_guides">All</string>
-    <string name="no_taxa">No taxa found for this guide!</string>
-    <string name="search_taxa">Search taxa...</string>
-    <string name="no_internet_guides">Guides require an Internet connection</string>
-    <string name="no_internet_projects">Projects require an Internet connection</string>
-    <string name="locale_gl">Galician</string>
-    <string name="locale_eu">Basque</string>
-    <string name="use_device_language_settings">Use device language settings</string>
-    <string name="choose_location">Choose Location</string>
-    <string name="done">Done</string>
-    <string name="please_sign_in_via_settings">You must be logged in to view projects you\'ve joined.</string>
-    <string name="contact_support">Contact Support</string>
-    <string name="leave_project">Leave Project</string>
-    <string name="leave_project_confirmation">Are you sure you want to leave this project?</string>
-    <string name="discard_location_changes">Are you sure you want to discard unsaved changes?</string>
-    <string name="edit_location">Edit Location</string>
-    <string name="edit_locality_notes">Edit Locality Notes</string>
-    <string name="get_current_location">Get current location</string>
-    <string name="pull_to_refresh">Pull to refresh...</string>
-    <string name="release_to_refresh">Release to refresh...</string>
-    <string name="refreshing">Refreshing...</string>
-    <plurals name="sync_x_observations">
-        <item quantity="one">Sync %1$d observation</item>
-        <item quantity="other">Sync %1$d observations</item>
-    </plurals>
-    <string name="sync_observations">Sync Observations</string>
-    <string name="lets_get_started">Let\'s get started!</string>
-    <string name="view_nearby_observations">View Nearby Observations</string>
-    <string name="skip_for_now">Skip for Now</string>
-    <string-array name="tutorial_titles">
-        <item></item>
-        <item>Observe</item>
-        <item>Share</item>
-        <item>Learn</item>
-        <item>Contribute</item>
-    </string-array>
-    <string-array name="tutorial_descriptions">
-        <item>Explore and Connect with Nature</item>
-        <item>Get outside! Find something wild, and take a clear, full frame photo.</item>
-        <item>Share your observation with the iNaturalist community.</item>
-        <item>Check back for comments and identifications on your observation!</item>
-        <item><![CDATA[<b>Research Grade</b> observations are shared with scientists working to better understand and protect nature.]]></item>
-    </string-array>
-    <string-array name="geoprivacy_items">
-        <item>Open</item>
-        <item>Obscured</item>
-        <item>Private</item>
-    </string-array>
-    <string name="alert_sign_out">Are you sure you want to sign out? This will delete all your observations on this device. It will not affect any observations you\'ve uploaded to iNaturalist.</string>
-    <string name="alert_unsupported_media_type">Sorry, but there was a problem loading the photo from this source</string>
-    <!-- Second person verb, used as a section title as in the "Explore" screen where you explore observations made by other people -->
-    <string name="explore">Explore</string>
-    <string name="restricted_to_current_map_area">Restricted to current map area</string>
-    <string name="search">Search</string>
-    <string name="details">Details</string>
-    <string name="observation_photos">Observation Photos</string>
-    <string name="no_observations_found">No observations found</string>
-    <string name="license_none">None, all rights reserved</string>
-    <string name="sources_and_attribution">Sources and Attribution</string>
-    <string name="photos"><![CDATA[<b>Photos:</b> %1$s]]></string>
-    <!-- The dialog content asking the user to switch to another iNat network -->
-    <!-- Second person imperative, usually a label on a button to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Title of the view used to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Try to keep this about the length of the English text -->
-    <!-- Short label for a button in the side bar, not much more than 16 characters -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open the camera to take a new photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Message when you try to view faves on an observation you haven't uploaded yet -->
-    <!--  Label for a button to add an observation without a photo or a sound  -->
-    <!-- Notice of which user is currently logged in, e.g. "Currently logged in as kueda" -->
-    <!-- Prompt to log in to your account or sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Dialog title for when you are updating the description of an identification -->
-    <!--
-        Label for the number of new notifications you might have. This specific string is used in
-        the side drawer next to the Activity menu item when you have new activity on your own
-        content.
-    -->
-    <!-- Explanation of the taxonomy displayed on the taxon detail screen. -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa based on observation frequency (i.e. not incorporating visual similarity) -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa -->
-    <!-- Label for a button that shows children of the current taxon, e.g. species within a genus or families within an order -->
-    <!-- This should match the way Research Grade has been transalted, so if that's been translated as "grado de investigación" this should be "GI" -->
-    <!-- As in a political administrative area, e.g. Hawaii in the United States -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Place type describing an area spanning multiple countries, e.g. Western Europe or Hispaniola -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place without much of a formal definition, e.g. the San Francisco Bay Area -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Added by mistake with some GADM place types, but subsequently used by some of our users. Assume it's a type of place contained within a "department" -->
-    <!-- https://gadm.org place type, presumably describing an area larger than an individual property but smaller than a neighborhood -->
-    <!-- Mongolian sub-sub-national place type: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districts_of_Mongolia -->
-    <!-- Indonesian sub-sub-national place type -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poblacion -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegations_of_Tunisia -->
-    <!-- Label for observation filters specifying when the observations were made in the field (not necessarily when they were added to iNaturalist) -->
-    <!-- Generally used as a menu option to indicate no preference, e.g. Date of Observation: Any / Exact / Range / Month -->
-    <!-- Used to separate a date range, e.g. "2018-01-04 to 2018-05-02" -->
-    <!-- As in redo search in the current map area -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X minutes ago", so "3 minutes ago" would be "3m" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X hours ago", so "3 hours ago" would be "3h" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X days ago", so "3 days ago" would be "3d" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X weeks ago", so "3 weeks ago" would be "3w" -->
-    <!-- This sentence expresses uncertainty at a fine taxonomic level but certainty at a higher taxonomic level, e.g. "I don't know if this is a dog but I'm sure it is a mammal." -->
-    <!--
-        Pronunciation of people's names (as approved by the people in question):
-
-        Abhas Misraraj: ɑbhɑs mɪʃrɑrɑdʒ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%C9%91bh%C9%91s%20m%C9%AA%CA%83r%C9%91r%C9%91d%CA%92)
-        Alex Shepard: ˈæ.lɪks ˈʃɛpɚd (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88%C3%A6.l%C9%AAks%20%CB%88%CA%83%C9%9Bp%C9%9Ad)
-        Ken-ichi Ueda: ˌkɛˈniʧi weɪdɑ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%8Ck%C9%9B%CB%88ni%CA%A7i%20we%C9%AAd%C9%91)
-        Tony Iwane: ˈtoʊni ɪˈwɑneɪ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88to%CA%8Ani%20%C9%AA%CB%88w%C9%91ne%C9%AA)
-    -->
-    <!-- People who added identifications to observations in a project -->
-    <!-- Describes the attribute being annotated, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage, "Life Stage" is the attribute. -->
-    <!-- Value of an annotation, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage and the value chosen is "Adult" then "Adult" is the value -->
-    <!-- Label for a button allowing users to state that they think an annotation is incorrect -->
-    <!-- Annotations are key/value pairs applied to observations with a controlled vocabulary -->
-    <!-- Used when filtering observations with annotations -->
-    <!-- Attribute of an annotation. Synonymous with "Attribute" but slightly more explanatory for use in a popup header -->
-    <!-- Annotation value for when no annotation has been chosen -->
-    <!-- Describes state of a plant at the time of observation, e.g. flowering, fruiting, etc. -->
-    <!-- Describes life stage at the time of observation, e.g. juvenile, adult -->
-    <!-- Noun, describes sex of the organism -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes whether the organism is alive or dead -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes what kind of evidence of an organism's presence was recorded in this observation -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having open flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having fruit -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Observation presents no evidence of flowering phenology -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the life stage where an individual can reproduce -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the odonate life stage between nymph and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for a dormant phase of holometabolous insects between larva and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for larval stage of some aquatic insects and most hemimetabolous insects -->
-    <!-- Noun for the arthropod life stage between egg and adult -->
-    <!-- Life stage before adulthood, could work as a noun or an adjective -->
-    <!-- Life stage between pupa and adult, generally used for mayflies (Ephemeroptera) -->
-    <!-- Adjective, alive and shows no signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Adjective, dead or shows signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Value for when the value of the attribute cannot be determined -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when the observation depicts the organism itself and not some kind of sign the organism left behind -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bird feathers -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for fecal remains -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value for impressions in the ground or snow -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bones -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for discarded reptile skins and arthropod exoskeletons -->
-    <!-- Text for a label for a list of projects the viewer has joined -->
-    <!-- Text for a button or label that allows someone to join a project -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open a sound recorder to record a new sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Used when recording a sound - it's a counter, counting the number of seconds that have passed. e.g. 3.2 sec = 3.2. seconds -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Duplicate this photo" - Second person imperative -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the photo for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Rotate this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Scale (resize) this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Crop this photo" -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the brightness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the contrast of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the saturation of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the sharpness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that maintains the original aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that has no limits on the aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Verb phrase, button label to edit an observation photo -->
-    <!-- e.g. "Please try again in 3 hours", or "Please try again in 15 minutes" -->
-    <!-- Second person hint text asking the user to enter their username -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when notifying the user that the action they tried to perform requires them to grant location permission to the app -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to perform an action that requires location permission -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when displaying a message that an action is not permitted -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to share media with the iNat app from another app that from which iNat does not accept media -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- As in "matter and energy", or "life is a self-replicating pattern of matter subject to evolutionary processes" -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the sound for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the comments and IDs tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the faves tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the previous option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the next option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Full sentence will look something like: "Sorted by Date Observed (Descending)" -
-    See explore_order_by_items and explore_order_items keys !-->
-    <!-- Label for an observation search filter to exclude your own observations -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to follow an observation, i.e. subscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to unfollow an observation, i.e. unsubscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to follow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to unfollow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to copy the coordinates of an observation -->
-    <!--  Title of a section on the observation detail view that displays minor metadata  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation identifier  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation Universally Unique Identifier  -->
-    <!--  Universal Resource Locator  -->
-    <!-- License Names -->
-    <!-- License Descriptions -->
-    <!-- Text attributing observers and identifiers alongside automated identification suggestions -->
-    <!-- Preference to control what tapping on the action button does on My Observations -->
-    <!-- Option for the "Default Observation Action" preference that performs the default action of showing a slide-up menu of options -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text for an observation field value -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as an accessibility label for closing a view, e.g. a popup -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a green check mark and a thumbs-up icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote in favor of a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a red X and a thumbs-down icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote against a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Error message when a user tries to add upload a photo or a sound that is larger than the allowed 20 MB -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button that closes an announcement -->
-</resources>
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <string name="email_address">Email Address</string>
-    <string name="delete_observation">Delete observation</string>
-    <string name="observation_deleted">Observation deleted</string>
-    <string name="species_guess_hint">Species name</string>
-    <string name="ok">OK</string>
-    <string name="cancel">Cancel</string>
-    <string name="loading">Loading...</string>
-    <string name="street">Street</string>
-    <!-- As in map tiles using satellite imagery, generally used as an option when choosing a base map type -->
-    <string name="satellite">Satellite</string>
-    <string name="couldnt_load_nearby_observations">Couldn\'t load nearby observations: %1$s</string>
-    <string name="username_invalid">Username or password was invalid, please sign in again.</string>
-    <string name="signing_in">Signing in...</string>
-    <string name="signed_in">Signed in!</string>
-    <string name="please_sign_in">Please sign in</string>
-    <string name="please_sign_in_description">Please sign in to your iNaturalist account or sign up for a new one.</string>
-    <string name="please_enable_location_services">Please enable location services in order to find your current location...</string>
-    <string name="go_to_settings">Go to Settings</string>
-    <string name="photo_not_specified">Photo not specified</string>
-    <string name="set_date">Date</string>
-    <string name="set_time">Time</string>
-    <!-- "Blast" is meant to be a jocular, intentionally archaic curse. It should not be translated as a word that might offend anyone. If that's impossible, please just leave it out. We occasionally use language like this add a little personality, but that doesn't always translate very well. -->
-    <string name="something_went_wrong">Blast, something went wrong: %1$s</string>
-    <string name="edit">Edit</string>
-    <string name="oh_no">Oh no! %1$s</string>
-    <string name="observations">My Observations</string>
-    <string name="map">Map</string>
-    <string name="settings">Settings</string>
-    <string name="projects">Projects</string>
-    <string name="delete_photo">Delete photo</string>
-    <string name="my_location">My Location</string>
-    <string name="nearby_observations">Nearby Observations</string>
-    <string name="add">Add</string>
-    <string name="view_on_inat">View on iNaturalist.org</string>
-    <string name="reload">Reload</string>
-    <string name="view_in_browser">View in browser</string>
-    <string name="add_observation">Add observation</string>
-    <string name="take_picture">Take picture</string>
-    <string name="save">Save</string>
-    <string name="no_observations_yet">No observations yet!</string>
-    <string name="or">or</string>
-    <string name="signed_out">Sign out</string>
-    <string name="username">Username</string>
-    <string name="password">Password</string>
-    <string name="unknown">Unknown</string>
-    <string name="unknown_species">Unknown species</string>
-    <string name="edit_observation">Edit Observation</string>
-    <string name="discard_changes">Are you sure you want to discard unsaved changes?</string>
-    <string name="yes">Yes</string>
-    <string name="no">No</string>
-    <!-- Label for a button that adds an identification that is the same as another identification, as in "Do you agree this is correct?" Should be short. -->
-    <string name="agree">Agree?</string>
-    <string name="no_comments">No comments/identifications yet</string>
-    <string name="add_comment">Add comment</string>
-    <string name="add_id">Add identification</string>
-    <string name="remarks">Remarks...</string>
-    <string name="enter_taxon_name">Species name</string>
-    <string name="no_projects">No projects found!</string>
-    <string name="no_guides">No guides found!</string>
-    <string name="loading_projects">Loading projects...</string>
-    <string name="joined_projects">Joined</string>
-    <string name="nearby_projects">Nearby</string>
-    <!-- Tab title for the list of featured projects in the Projects screen -->
-    <string name="featured_projects">Featured</string>
-    <!-- Verb, used as a label for actions like leaving a project -->
-    <string name="leave">Leave</string>
-    <string name="join">Join</string>
-    <string name="no_check_list">No Taxa in Check List!</string>
-    <string name="failed_to_add_obs_to_project">Failed to add observation \'%1$s\' to project \'%2$s\': %3$s</string>
-    <string name="invalid_project_field">Please enter a valid value for field \'%1s\'</string>
-    <!-- Title of interface used to add an observation to a project. This should be relatively short, not much more than a few characters longer than the English translation. -->
-    <string name="select_projects">Select from Joined Projects</string>
-    <string name="not_connected">You must be connected to the Internet in order to do that!</string>
-    <string name="search_projects">Search projects...</string>
-    <string name="search_guides">Search guides...</string>
-    <string name="save_observation">Save observation</string>
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual guide -->
-    <string name="about_guide">About</string>
-    <string name="about_guide_all_caps">ABOUT</string>
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual project -->
-    <string name="about_project">About</string>
-    <string name="about_project_all_caps">ABOUT</string>
-    <string name="about_this_app">About</string>
-    <string name="about_taxon_short">About</string>
-    <!-- Noun describing the ability to obscure or hide the coordinates of an observation. Should be a short noun or noun-phrase suitable for use on a button or popup header -->
-    <string name="geoprivacy">Geoprivacy</string>
-    <!-- Generally used when we need to display both the label and the value on one line. Specifically used in the toolbar at the top of the location chooser -->
-    <string name="delete_confirmation">Are you sure you want to delete this observation?</string>
-    <!-- This refers to field guide-like content within the app, i.e. user-created lists of species that help other people identify organisms. It does not refer to tutorials or other instructional content. -->
-    <string name="guides">Guides</string>
-    <string name="my_guides">Yours</string>
-    <string name="nearby_guides">Nearby</string>
-    <string name="all_guides">All</string>
-    <string name="no_taxa">No taxa found for this guide!</string>
-    <string name="search_taxa">Search taxa...</string>
-    <string name="no_internet_guides">Guides require an Internet connection</string>
-    <string name="no_internet_projects">Projects require an Internet connection</string>
-    <string name="locale_gl">Galician</string>
-    <string name="locale_eu">Basque</string>
-    <string name="use_device_language_settings">Use device language settings</string>
-    <string name="choose_location">Choose Location</string>
-    <string name="done">Done</string>
-    <string name="please_sign_in_via_settings">You must be logged in to view projects you\'ve joined.</string>
-    <string name="contact_support">Contact Support</string>
-    <string name="leave_project">Leave Project</string>
-    <string name="leave_project_confirmation">Are you sure you want to leave this project?</string>
-    <string name="discard_location_changes">Are you sure you want to discard unsaved changes?</string>
-    <string name="edit_location">Edit Location</string>
-    <string name="edit_locality_notes">Edit Locality Notes</string>
-    <string name="get_current_location">Get current location</string>
-    <string name="pull_to_refresh">Pull to refresh...</string>
-    <string name="release_to_refresh">Release to refresh...</string>
-    <string name="refreshing">Refreshing...</string>
-    <string name="sync_observations">Sync Observations</string>
-    <string name="lets_get_started">Let\'s get started!</string>
-    <string name="view_nearby_observations">View Nearby Observations</string>
-    <string name="skip_for_now">Skip for Now</string>
-    <string-array name="tutorial_titles">
-        <item></item>
-        <item>Observe</item>
-        <item>Share</item>
-        <item>Learn</item>
-        <item>Contribute</item>
-    </string-array>
-    <string-array name="tutorial_descriptions">
-        <item>Explore and Connect with Nature</item>
-        <item>Get outside! Find something wild, and take a clear, full frame photo.</item>
-        <item>Share your observation with the iNaturalist community.</item>
-        <item>Check back for comments and identifications on your observation!</item>
-        <item><![CDATA[<b>Research Grade</b> observations are shared with scientists working to better understand and protect nature.]]></item>
-    </string-array>
-    <string-array name="geoprivacy_items">
-        <item>Open</item>
-        <item>Obscured</item>
-        <item>Private</item>
-    </string-array>
-    <string name="alert_sign_out">Are you sure you want to sign out? This will delete all your observations on this device. It will not affect any observations you\'ve uploaded to iNaturalist.</string>
-    <string name="alert_unsupported_media_type">Sorry, but there was a problem loading the photo from this source</string>
-    <!-- Second person verb, used as a section title as in the "Explore" screen where you explore observations made by other people -->
-    <string name="explore">Explore</string>
-    <string name="restricted_to_current_map_area">Restricted to current map area</string>
-    <string name="search">Search</string>
-    <string name="details">Details</string>
-    <string name="observation_photos">Observation Photos</string>
-    <string name="no_observations_found">No observations found</string>
-    <string name="license_none">None, all rights reserved</string>
-    <string name="sources_and_attribution">Sources and Attribution</string>
-    <string name="photos"><![CDATA[<b>Photos:</b> %1$s]]></string>
-    <string name="text"><![CDATA[<b>Text:</b> %1$s]]></string>
-    <!-- The dialog content asking the user to switch to another iNat network -->
-    <string name="alert_message_use_inaturalist">The main iNaturalist Network. Clicking OK will set your app as part of the global iNaturalist network.</string>
-    <string name="alert_message_use_naturalista">NaturaLista is a member of the iNaturalist Network in Mexico. Local institutions supporting NaturaLista will have access to your email address and access to the true coordinates for observations that are publicly obscured or private. Please do not experimentally change your affiliation if you have more than 1000 observations. Would you like to change your affiliation?</string>
-    <string name="alert_message_use_naturewatchnz">iNaturalist NZ is a member of the iNaturalist Network in New Zealand. Local institutions supporting iNaturalist NZ will have access to your email address and access to the true coordinates for observations that are publicly obscured or private. Please do not experimentally change your affiliation if you have more than 1000 observations. Would you like to change your affiliation?</string>
-    <string name="alert_message_use_inaturalistcanada">iNaturalist Canada is a member of the iNaturalist Network in Canada. Local institutions supporting iNaturalist Canada will have access to your email address and access to the true coordinates for observations that are publicly obscured or private. Please do not experimentally change your affiliation if you have more than 1000 observations. Would you like to change your affiliation?</string>
-    <string name="alert_message_use_naturalistacolombia">Naturalista is a member of the iNaturalist Network in Colombia. Local institutions supporting Naturalista will have access to your email address and access to the true coordinates for observations that are publicly obscured or private. Please do not experimentally change your affiliation if you have more than 1000 observations. Would you like to change your affiliation?</string>
-    <string name="alert_message_use_biodiversity4all">Biodiversity4All is a member of the iNaturalist Network in Portugal. Local institutions supporting Biodiversity4All will have access to your email address and access to the true coordinates for observations that are publicly obscured or private. Please do not experimentally change your affiliation if you have more than 1000 observations. Would you like to change your affiliation?</string>
-    <string name="alert_message_use_inaturalistpanama">iNaturalist Panamá is a member of the iNaturalist Network in Panama. Local institutions supporting iNaturalist Panamá will have access to your email address and access to the true coordinates for observations that are publicly obscured or private. Please do not experimentally change your affiliation if you have more than 1000 observations. Would you like to change your affiliation?</string>
-    <string name="alert_message_use_inaturalistecuador">iNaturalist Ecuador is a member of the iNaturalist Network in Ecuador. Local institutions supporting iNaturalist Ecuador will have access to your email address and access to the true coordinates for observations that are publicly obscured or private. Please do not experimentally change your affiliation if you have more than 1000 observations. Would you like to change your affiliation?</string>
-    <string name="alert_message_use_inaturalistaustralia">iNaturalist Australia is a member of the iNaturalist Network in Australia. Local institutions supporting iNaturalist Australia will have access to your email address and access to the true coordinates for observations that are publicly obscured or private. Please do not experimentally change your affiliation if you have more than 1000 observations. Would you like to change your affiliation?</string>
-    <string name="editor">Editor</string>
-    <string name="license">Licence</string>
-    <string name="download_for_offline_use">Download for offline use</string>
-    <string name="download_not_available">Download not available</string>
-    <string name="guide_editor_must_enable_this_feature">Guide editor must enable this feature.</string>
-    <string name="are_you_sure">Are you sure?</string>
-    <string name="download_guide_alert">This will download %1$s of data so you can use this guide even when you don\'t have Internet access.</string>
-    <string name="failed_to_download_guide">Failed to download guide</string>
-    <string name="internet_connection_seems_to_be_offline">The Internet connection appears to be offline.</string>
-    <string name="downloading">Downloading...</string>
-    <string name="extracting">Extracting...</string>
-    <string name="downloaded">Downloaded</string>
-    <string name="delete_download">Delete download</string>
-    <string name="re_download">Re-download</string>
-    <string name="error">Error</string>
-    <string name="could_not_retrieve_guide">Could not retrieve the guide details - probably a network error.</string>
-    <string name="inat_support_email_subject">Help with iNaturalist (version %1$s - %2$s; user id - %3$s)</string>
-    <string name="send_email">Send email...</string>
-    <string name="login_with">Log In with</string>
-    <string name="gplus">Google</string>
-    <string name="email">Email</string>
-    <string name="skip">Skip  ›</string>
-    <string name="log_in">Log In</string>
-    <!-- Second person imperative, usually a label on a button to sign up for a new account -->
-    <string name="sign_up">Sign Up</string>
-    <!-- Title of the view used to sign up for a new account -->
-    <string name="min_6_chars">Min. 6 characters</string>
-    <string name="content_licensing">Content Licensing</string>
-    <string name="content_licensing_description">Check this box if you want to apply a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial licence to your photos. You can choose a different licence or remove the licence later, but this is the best licence for sharing with researchers.</string>
-    <!-- Try to keep this about the length of the English text -->
-    <string name="username_or_email">Username or Email</string>
-    <string name="forgot">Forgot?</string>
-    <string name="or_login_with">Or Log In With:</string>
-    <string name="registering">Registering...</string>
-    <string name="recommended_next_step">Recommended Next Step</string>
-    <string name="could_not_register_user">Couldn\'t register user</string>
-    <!-- Short label for a button in the side bar, not much more than 16 characters -->
-    <string name="login_signup">Log In / Sign Up</string>
-    <string name="please_sign_in_via_settings_for_guides">You must be logged in to view your guides.</string>
-    <string name="please_sign_in_for_updates">You must be logged in to view your updates.</string>
-    <string name="by_using_inat_terms"><![CDATA[By using iNaturalist you agree to the <b><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/terms">Terms of Service</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/privacy">Privacy Policy</a></b>]]></string>
-    <string name="activity">Activity</string>
-    <!-- Label for a button to open the camera to take a new photo for an observation -->
-    <string name="camera">Take Photo</string>
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing photo for an observation -->
-    <string name="upload_photo">Choose Image</string>
-    <string name="first">1st</string>
-    <string name="make_first">Make 1st</string>
-    <string name="notes">Notes</string>
-    <string name="is_captive">It is captive or cultivated</string>
-    <string name="location_visibility">Location Visibility</string>
-    <string name="set_location">Location</string>
-    <string name="coordinates_lat">Lat:</string>
-    <string name="coordinates_lon">Lon:</string>
-    <string name="coordinates_acc">Acc. </string>
-    <string name="required">* Required</string>
-    <string name="downloading_observations">Downloading observations...</string>
-    <string name="no_thanks">No Thanks</string>
-    <string name="turn_on">Turn On</string>
-    <string name="introducing_auto_sync">Introducing Auto-Sync!</string>
-    <string name="turn_on_auto_sync">Turn on Auto-Sync in Settings and your observations will be automatically uploaded to iNaturalist.</string>
-    <string name="automatic_upload">Automatic Upload (Auto Sync)</string>
-    <string name="waiting_to_upload">Waiting to upload...</string>
-    <string name="uploading">Uploading...</string>
-    <string name="failed_to_add_to_project">Failed to add to project \'%1$s\': %2$s</string>
-    <string name="needs_your_attention">Needs your attention...</string>
-    <string name="observation">Observation</string>
-    <string name="share">Share</string>
-    <string name="unable_to_acquire_location">Unable to acquire location</string>
-    <string name="casual_grade">Casual Grade</string>
-    <string name="needs_id">Needs ID</string>
-    <string name="research_grade">Research Grade</string>
-    <string name="data_quality">Data Quality</string>
-    <string name="casual_grade_add_location"><![CDATA[ Add a <b>location</b> to advance this observation to “Needs ID” status. ]]></string>
-    <string name="casual_grade_add_date"><![CDATA[ Add a <b>date</b> to advance this observation to “Needs ID” status. ]]></string>
-    <string name="casual_grade_add_photo"><![CDATA[ Add a <b>photo</b> to advance this observation to “Needs ID” status. ]]></string>
-    <string name="casual_grade_captive"><![CDATA[ Observation is casual grade because it is <b>captive/cultivated</b>. ]]></string>
-    <string name="needs_id_more_ids"><![CDATA[ Observation needs <b>more identifications</b> from the community to become "Research Grade" status. ]]></string>
-    <string name="geoprivacy_explanation"><![CDATA[ Geoprivacy is a setting you can make on your observations that controls how the spatial coordinates (latitude and longitude) are displayed. Here are the options:<br/><b>open</b> - Everyone can see the coordinates unless the taxon is threatened. <br/><b>obscured</b> - Public coordinates shown as a random point within a 0.2 by 0.2 degree area that contains the true coordinates, which works out to about a 22x22 km square area of uncertainty at the equator, decreasing as you approach the poles. True coordinates are only visible to you and the curators of projects to which you add the observation. <br/><b>private</b> - Coordinates completely hidden from public maps, true coordinates only visible to you and the curators of projects to which you add the observation. <br/><br/>Note that curators of individual projects can always see the coordinates regardless of your geoprivacy setting, so if you are concerned about who has access to the coordinates you should be sure you trust the curators of the projects in which you participate. ]]></string>
-    <string name="id_title">%1$s\'s ID • %2$s</string>
-    <string name="comment_title">%1$s • %2$s</string>
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-    <!-- Observation presents no evidence of flowering phenology -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the life stage where an individual can reproduce -->
-    <string name="annotation_value_adult">Adult</string>
-    <!-- Adjective describing the odonate life stage between nymph and adult -->
-    <string name="annotation_value_teneral">Teneral</string>
-    <!-- Noun for a dormant phase of holometabolous insects between larva and adult -->
-    <string name="annotation_value_pupa">Pupa</string>
-    <!-- Noun for larval stage of some aquatic insects and most hemimetabolous insects -->
-    <string name="annotation_value_nymph">Nymph</string>
-    <!-- Noun for the arthropod life stage between egg and adult -->
-    <string name="annotation_value_larva">Larva</string>
-    <string name="annotation_value_egg">Egg</string>
-    <!-- Life stage before adulthood, could work as a noun or an adjective -->
-    <string name="annotation_value_juvenile">Juvenile</string>
-    <!-- Life stage between pupa and adult, generally used for mayflies (Ephemeroptera) -->
-    <string name="annotation_value_subimago">Subimago</string>
-    <string name="annotation_value_female">Female</string>
-    <string name="annotation_value_male">Male</string>
-    <!-- Adjective, alive and shows no signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Adjective, dead or shows signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Value for when the value of the attribute cannot be determined -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when the observation depicts the organism itself and not some kind of sign the organism left behind -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bird feathers -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for fecal remains -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value for impressions in the ground or snow -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bones -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for discarded reptile skins and arthropod exoskeletons -->
-    <!-- Text for a label for a list of projects the viewer has joined -->
-    <string name="joined_projects_all_caps">JOINED</string>
-    <string name="nearby_projects_all_caps">NEARBY</string>
-    <string name="featured_projects_all_caps">FEATURED</string>
-    <!-- Text for a button or label that allows someone to join a project -->
-    <string name="join_all_caps">JOIN</string>
-    <string name="my_guides_all_caps">YOURS</string>
-    <string name="nearby_guides_all_caps">NEARBY</string>
-    <string name="all_guides_all_caps">ALL</string>
-    <string name="description_all_caps">DESCRIPTION</string>
-    <string name="quantity_all_caps">QTY</string>
-    <string name="agree_all_caps">AGREE</string>
-    <string name="observations_all_caps">OBSERVATIONS</string>
-    <string name="species_all_caps">SPECIES</string>
-    <string name="people_all_caps">PEOPLE</string>
-    <string name="identifiers_all_caps">IDENTIFIERS</string>
-    <string name="identifications_all_caps">IDENTIFICATIONS</string>
-    <string name="news_all_caps">NEWS</string>
-    <string name="got_it_all_caps">GOT IT!</string>
-    <string name="view_all_all_caps">VIEW ALL</string>
-    <string name="observers_all_caps">OBSERVERS</string>
-    <string name="observations_regular">Observations</string>
-    <string name="data_quality_assessment">Data Quality Assessment</string>
-    <string name="research_grade_qualification">Research Grade Qualification</string>
-    <string name="date_specified">Date specified</string>
-    <string name="location_specified">Location specified</string>
-    <string name="has_photos_or_sounds">Has photos or sounds</string>
-    <string name="has_id_supported_by_two_or_more">Has ID supported by two or more</string>
-    <string name="date_is_accurate">Date is accurate</string>
-    <string name="location_is_accurate">Location is accurate</string>
-    <string name="organism_is_wild">Organism is wild</string>
-    <string name="evidence_of_organism">Evidence of organism</string>
-    <string name="recent_evidence_of_an_organism">Recent evidence of an organism</string>
-    <string name="community_id_at_species_level_or_lower">Community ID at species level or lower</string>
-    <string name="based_on_evidence_can_community_id_be_confirmed">Based on the evidence, can the Community ID still be confirmed or improved?</string>
-    <string name="no_as_good_as_it_can_be">No, it\'s as good as it can be</string>
-    <string name="seasonality">Seasonality</string>
-    <string name="verifiable">Verifiable</string>
-    <string name="no_annotation">No Annotation</string>
-    <string name="donate_to_inaturalist">Donate to iNaturalist</string>
-    <string name="prefers_scientific_name_first">Show scientific names first</string>
-    <string name="prefers_scientific_name_first_description">Show scientific names before common names.</string>
-    <string name="network_credit_inaturalistcanada"><![CDATA[Canada: Canadian Wildlife Federation, the Royal Ontario Museum, NatureServe Canada, and Parks Canada operating iNaturalist Canada (<a href="https://inaturalist.ca">inaturalist.ca</a>)]]></string>
-    <string name="network_credit_naturalistacolombia"><![CDATA[Colombia: Instituto Humboldt operating Naturalista (<a href="https://colombia.inaturalist.org">colombia.inaturalist.org</a>)]]></string>
-    <string name="network_credit_naturalista"><![CDATA[Mexico: Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad (CONABIO) operating NaturaLista (<a href="https://naturalista.mx">NaturaLista.mx</a>)]]></string>
-    <string name="network_credit_naturewatchnz"><![CDATA[New Zealand: New Zealand Biodiversity Recording Network operating iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao (<a href="https://inaturalist.nz">inaturalist.nz</a>)]]></string>
-    <string name="network_credit_biodiversity4all"><![CDATA[Portugal: Associação Biodiversidade Para Todos operating Biodiversity4All (<a href="https://biodiversity4all.org">Biodiversity4All.org</a>)]]></string>
-    <string name="network_credit_inaturalistpanama"><![CDATA[Panama: Ministerio de Ambiente operating iNaturalistPa (<a href="https://panama.inaturalist.org">panama.inaturalist.org</a>)]]></string>
-    <string name="mark_all_as_viewed">Mark all as viewed</string>
-    <string name="content_hidden">Content Hidden</string>
-    <string name="show_hidden_content">Show Hidden Content</string>
-    <string name="content_hidden_because">Content hidden by @%1$s on %2$s because: \"%3$s\"</string>
-    <string name="contact_support_with_link"><![CDATA[<a href="mailto:help@inaturalist.org">Contact Support</a>]]></string>
-    <string name="content">Content</string>
-    <string name="has_photos">Has Photos</string>
-    <string name="has_sounds">Has Sounds</string>
-    <string name="could_not_play_sound">Couldn\'t play sound - probably a network issue</string>
-    <string name="cant_play_soundcloud"><![CDATA[To listen to Soundcloud sounds, view the <a href="%1$s">website</a>.]]></string>
-    <string name="soundcloud">Soundcloud</string>
-    <!-- Label for a button to open a sound recorder to record a new sound for an observation -->
-    <string name="record_sound">Record Sound</string>
-    <string name="couldnt_retrieve_sound">Couldn\'t retrieve sound from default recorder - try importing the sound instead</string>
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing sound for an observation -->
-    <string name="upload_sound">Choose Sound</string>
-    <string name="multi_select_sound_description">Import multiple sounds by long-pressing on a single sound</string>
-    <string name="alert_unsupported_audio_type">Sorry, but there was a problem loading the sound from this source</string>
-    <string name="invalid_audio_extension">Error importing sound(s): Can only import sound files with WAV/MP3/AMR extensions</string>
-    <string name="importing_sounds">Importing sound(s)...</string>
-    <string name="observation_sound">Observation Sound</string>
-    <string name="deleted_sounds_from_cache_error">It looks like you deleted a sound by clearing the app cache before uploading. You will need to add the sound back to your observation from your gallery. In the future, please make sure you have uploaded all your sounds before clearing the app cache.</string>
-    <!-- Used when recording a sound - it's a counter, counting the number of seconds that have passed. e.g. 3.2 sec = 3.2. seconds -->
-    <string name="seconds">%1$.1f sec</string>
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Duplicate this photo" - Second person imperative -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the photo for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Rotate this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Scale (resize) this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Crop this photo" -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the brightness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the contrast of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the saturation of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the sharpness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that maintains the original aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that has no limits on the aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Verb phrase, button label to edit an observation photo -->
-    <!-- e.g. "Please try again in 3 hours", or "Please try again in 15 minutes" -->
-    <!-- Second person hint text asking the user to enter their username -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when notifying the user that the action they tried to perform requires them to grant location permission to the app -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to perform an action that requires location permission -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when displaying a message that an action is not permitted -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to share media with the iNat app from another app that from which iNat does not accept media -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- As in "matter and energy", or "life is a self-replicating pattern of matter subject to evolutionary processes" -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the sound for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the comments and IDs tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the faves tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the previous option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the next option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Full sentence will look something like: "Sorted by Date Observed (Descending)" -
-    See explore_order_by_items and explore_order_items keys !-->
-    <!-- Label for an observation search filter to exclude your own observations -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to follow an observation, i.e. subscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to unfollow an observation, i.e. unsubscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to follow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to unfollow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to copy the coordinates of an observation -->
-    <!--  Title of a section on the observation detail view that displays minor metadata  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation identifier  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation Universally Unique Identifier  -->
-    <!--  Universal Resource Locator  -->
-    <!-- License Names -->
-    <!-- License Descriptions -->
-    <!-- Text attributing observers and identifiers alongside automated identification suggestions -->
-    <!-- Preference to control what tapping on the action button does on My Observations -->
-    <!-- Option for the "Default Observation Action" preference that performs the default action of showing a slide-up menu of options -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text for an observation field value -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as an accessibility label for closing a view, e.g. a popup -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a green check mark and a thumbs-up icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote in favor of a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a red X and a thumbs-down icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote against a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Error message when a user tries to add upload a photo or a sound that is larger than the allowed 20 MB -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button that closes an announcement -->
-</resources>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-en-rUS/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-en-rUS/strings.xml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <string name="email_address">Email Address</string>
-    <string name="delete_observation">Delete observation</string>
-    <string name="observation_deleted">Observation deleted</string>
-    <string name="species_guess_hint">Species name</string>
-    <string name="ok">OK</string>
-    <string name="cancel">Cancel</string>
-    <string name="loading">Loading...</string>
-    <string name="street">Street</string>
-    <!-- As in map tiles using satellite imagery, generally used as an option when choosing a base map type -->
-    <string name="satellite">Satellite</string>
-    <string name="couldnt_load_nearby_observations">Couldn\'t load nearby observations: %1$s</string>
-    <string name="username_invalid">Username or password was invalid, please sign in again.</string>
-    <string name="signing_in">Signing in...</string>
-    <string name="signed_in">Signed in!</string>
-    <string name="please_sign_in">Please sign in </string>
-    <string name="please_sign_in_description">Please sign innto your iNaturalist account or sign up for a new one.</string>
-    <string name="please_enable_location_services">Please enable your location services in order to find your current location...</string>
-    <string name="go_to_settings">Go to Settings</string>
-    <string name="photo_not_specified">Photo not specified</string>
-    <string name="set_date">Date</string>
-    <string name="set_time">Time</string>
-    <!-- "Blast" is meant to be a jocular, intentionally archaic curse. It should not be translated as a word that might offend anyone. If that's impossible, please just leave it out. We occasionally use language like this add a little personality, but that doesn't always translate very well. -->
-    <string name="something_went_wrong">Blast, something went wrong: %1$s</string>
-    <string name="edit">Edit</string>
-    <string name="oh_no">Oh no! %1$s</string>
-    <string name="map">Map</string>
-    <string name="settings">Settings</string>
-    <string name="projects">Projects</string>
-    <string name="add">Add</string>
-    <string name="or">or</string>
-    <string name="yes">Yes</string>
-    <string name="no">No</string>
-    <!-- Label for a button that adds an identification that is the same as another identification, as in "Do you agree this is correct?" Should be short. -->
-    <!-- Tab title for the list of featured projects in the Projects screen -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as a label for actions like leaving a project -->
-    <!-- Title of interface used to add an observation to a project. This should be relatively short, not much more than a few characters longer than the English translation. -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual guide -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual project -->
-    <!-- Noun describing the ability to obscure or hide the coordinates of an observation. Should be a short noun or noun-phrase suitable for use on a button or popup header -->
-    <!-- Generally used when we need to display both the label and the value on one line. Specifically used in the toolbar at the top of the location chooser -->
-    <!-- This refers to field guide-like content within the app, i.e. user-created lists of species that help other people identify organisms. It does not refer to tutorials or other instructional content. -->
-    <string name="all_guides">All</string>
-    <!-- Second person verb, used as a section title as in the "Explore" screen where you explore observations made by other people -->
-    <!-- The dialog content asking the user to switch to another iNat network -->
-    <!-- Second person imperative, usually a label on a button to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Title of the view used to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Try to keep this about the length of the English text -->
-    <!-- Short label for a button in the side bar, not much more than 16 characters -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open the camera to take a new photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Message when you try to view faves on an observation you haven't uploaded yet -->
-    <!--  Label for a button to add an observation without a photo or a sound  -->
-    <!-- Notice of which user is currently logged in, e.g. "Currently logged in as kueda" -->
-    <!-- Prompt to log in to your account or sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Dialog title for when you are updating the description of an identification -->
-    <!--
-        Label for the number of new notifications you might have. This specific string is used in
-        the side drawer next to the Activity menu item when you have new activity on your own
-        content.
-    -->
-    <!-- Explanation of the taxonomy displayed on the taxon detail screen. -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa based on observation frequency (i.e. not incorporating visual similarity) -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa -->
-    <!-- Label for a button that shows children of the current taxon, e.g. species within a genus or families within an order -->
-    <!-- This should match the way Research Grade has been transalted, so if that's been translated as "grado de investigación" this should be "GI" -->
-    <!-- As in a political administrative area, e.g. Hawaii in the United States -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Place type describing an area spanning multiple countries, e.g. Western Europe or Hispaniola -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place without much of a formal definition, e.g. the San Francisco Bay Area -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Added by mistake with some GADM place types, but subsequently used by some of our users. Assume it's a type of place contained within a "department" -->
-    <!-- https://gadm.org place type, presumably describing an area larger than an individual property but smaller than a neighborhood -->
-    <!-- Mongolian sub-sub-national place type: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districts_of_Mongolia -->
-    <!-- Indonesian sub-sub-national place type -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poblacion -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegations_of_Tunisia -->
-    <!-- Label for observation filters specifying when the observations were made in the field (not necessarily when they were added to iNaturalist) -->
-    <!-- Generally used as a menu option to indicate no preference, e.g. Date of Observation: Any / Exact / Range / Month -->
-    <!-- Used to separate a date range, e.g. "2018-01-04 to 2018-05-02" -->
-    <!-- As in redo search in the current map area -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X minutes ago", so "3 minutes ago" would be "3m" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X hours ago", so "3 hours ago" would be "3h" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X days ago", so "3 days ago" would be "3d" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X weeks ago", so "3 weeks ago" would be "3w" -->
-    <!-- This sentence expresses uncertainty at a fine taxonomic level but certainty at a higher taxonomic level, e.g. "I don't know if this is a dog but I'm sure it is a mammal." -->
-    <!--
-        Pronunciation of people's names (as approved by the people in question):
-
-        Abhas Misraraj: ɑbhɑs mɪʃrɑrɑdʒ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%C9%91bh%C9%91s%20m%C9%AA%CA%83r%C9%91r%C9%91d%CA%92)
-        Alex Shepard: ˈæ.lɪks ˈʃɛpɚd (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88%C3%A6.l%C9%AAks%20%CB%88%CA%83%C9%9Bp%C9%9Ad)
-        Ken-ichi Ueda: ˌkɛˈniʧi weɪdɑ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%8Ck%C9%9B%CB%88ni%CA%A7i%20we%C9%AAd%C9%91)
-        Tony Iwane: ˈtoʊni ɪˈwɑneɪ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88to%CA%8Ani%20%C9%AA%CB%88w%C9%91ne%C9%AA)
-    -->
-    <!-- People who added identifications to observations in a project -->
-    <!-- Describes the attribute being annotated, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage, "Life Stage" is the attribute. -->
-    <!-- Value of an annotation, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage and the value chosen is "Adult" then "Adult" is the value -->
-    <!-- Label for a button allowing users to state that they think an annotation is incorrect -->
-    <!-- Annotations are key/value pairs applied to observations with a controlled vocabulary -->
-    <!-- Used when filtering observations with annotations -->
-    <!-- Attribute of an annotation. Synonymous with "Attribute" but slightly more explanatory for use in a popup header -->
-    <!-- Annotation value for when no annotation has been chosen -->
-    <!-- Describes state of a plant at the time of observation, e.g. flowering, fruiting, etc. -->
-    <!-- Describes life stage at the time of observation, e.g. juvenile, adult -->
-    <!-- Noun, describes sex of the organism -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes whether the organism is alive or dead -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes what kind of evidence of an organism's presence was recorded in this observation -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having open flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having fruit -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Observation presents no evidence of flowering phenology -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the life stage where an individual can reproduce -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the odonate life stage between nymph and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for a dormant phase of holometabolous insects between larva and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for larval stage of some aquatic insects and most hemimetabolous insects -->
-    <!-- Noun for the arthropod life stage between egg and adult -->
-    <!-- Life stage before adulthood, could work as a noun or an adjective -->
-    <!-- Life stage between pupa and adult, generally used for mayflies (Ephemeroptera) -->
-    <!-- Adjective, alive and shows no signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Adjective, dead or shows signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Value for when the value of the attribute cannot be determined -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when the observation depicts the organism itself and not some kind of sign the organism left behind -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bird feathers -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for fecal remains -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value for impressions in the ground or snow -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bones -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for discarded reptile skins and arthropod exoskeletons -->
-    <!-- Text for a label for a list of projects the viewer has joined -->
-    <!-- Text for a button or label that allows someone to join a project -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open a sound recorder to record a new sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Used when recording a sound - it's a counter, counting the number of seconds that have passed. e.g. 3.2 sec = 3.2. seconds -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Duplicate this photo" - Second person imperative -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the photo for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Rotate this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Scale (resize) this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Crop this photo" -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the brightness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the contrast of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the saturation of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the sharpness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that maintains the original aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that has no limits on the aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Verb phrase, button label to edit an observation photo -->
-    <!-- e.g. "Please try again in 3 hours", or "Please try again in 15 minutes" -->
-    <!-- Second person hint text asking the user to enter their username -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when notifying the user that the action they tried to perform requires them to grant location permission to the app -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to perform an action that requires location permission -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when displaying a message that an action is not permitted -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to share media with the iNat app from another app that from which iNat does not accept media -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- As in "matter and energy", or "life is a self-replicating pattern of matter subject to evolutionary processes" -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the sound for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the comments and IDs tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the faves tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the previous option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the next option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Full sentence will look something like: "Sorted by Date Observed (Descending)" -
-    See explore_order_by_items and explore_order_items keys !-->
-    <!-- Label for an observation search filter to exclude your own observations -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to follow an observation, i.e. subscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to unfollow an observation, i.e. unsubscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to follow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to unfollow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to copy the coordinates of an observation -->
-    <!--  Title of a section on the observation detail view that displays minor metadata  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation identifier  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation Universally Unique Identifier  -->
-    <!--  Universal Resource Locator  -->
-    <!-- License Names -->
-    <!-- License Descriptions -->
-    <!-- Text attributing observers and identifiers alongside automated identification suggestions -->
-    <!-- Preference to control what tapping on the action button does on My Observations -->
-    <!-- Option for the "Default Observation Action" preference that performs the default action of showing a slide-up menu of options -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text for an observation field value -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as an accessibility label for closing a view, e.g. a popup -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a green check mark and a thumbs-up icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote in favor of a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a red X and a thumbs-down icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote against a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Error message when a user tries to add upload a photo or a sound that is larger than the allowed 20 MB -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button that closes an announcement -->
-</resources>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-eo-rUY/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-eo-rUY/strings.xml
index fddc62b7..2534b626 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-eo-rUY/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-eo-rUY/strings.xml
@@ -299,13 +299,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-eo/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-eo/strings.xml
index fddc62b7..2534b626 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-eo/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-eo/strings.xml
@@ -299,13 +299,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rAR/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rAR/strings.xml
index 666775d0..378e0f7c 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rAR/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rAR/strings.xml
@@ -946,19 +946,19 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Condiciones de servicio</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Usuario eliminado</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \"yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Mostrar nombres comunes</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Desactivar solo si deseás ver nombres científicos.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rCO/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rCO/strings.xml
index 26b2c9d4..52815391 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rCO/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rCO/strings.xml
@@ -950,19 +950,19 @@ Más información de nuestra definición de \"contenido apropriado\" en las
     <string name="terms_of_service">Términos del servicio</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Usuario eliminado</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \"yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMM, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Mostrar nombres comunes</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Desactivar si solo desea ver nombres científicos.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rCR/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rCR/strings.xml
index 6d3afe12..0c862d5e 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rCR/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rCR/strings.xml
@@ -950,19 +950,19 @@ Más información de nuestra definición de \"contenido apropriado\" en las
     <string name="terms_of_service">Condiciones del servicio</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Usuario eliminado</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \"yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMM, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Mostrar nombres comunes</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Desactivar si solo desea ver nombres científicos.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rES/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rES/strings.xml
index 6d3afe12..0c862d5e 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rES/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rES/strings.xml
@@ -950,19 +950,19 @@ Más información de nuestra definición de \"contenido apropriado\" en las
     <string name="terms_of_service">Condiciones del servicio</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Usuario eliminado</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \"yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMM, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Mostrar nombres comunes</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Desactivar si solo desea ver nombres científicos.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rMX/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rMX/strings.xml
index 0017dc41..038b17b8 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rMX/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es-rMX/strings.xml
@@ -948,19 +948,19 @@ Más información de nuestra definición de \"contenido apropiado\" en las
     <string name="terms_of_service">Condiciones del servicio</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Usuario eliminado</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM aaaa</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \"yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMM aaaa, hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Muestra nombres comunes</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Desactiva si solo deseas ver nombres científicos.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
index 6d3afe12..0c862d5e 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
@@ -950,19 +950,19 @@ Más información de nuestra definición de \"contenido apropriado\" en las
     <string name="terms_of_service">Condiciones del servicio</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Usuario eliminado</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \"yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMM, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Mostrar nombres comunes</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Desactivar si solo desea ver nombres científicos.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-et-rEE/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-et-rEE/strings.xml
index 2cd0cc68..ea14d2f7 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-et-rEE/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-et-rEE/strings.xml
@@ -947,18 +947,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Teenusetingimused</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Kustutatud kasutaja</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d. MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd.MM.yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d. MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d. MMMM, yyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Näita rahvapäraseid nimesid</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Võta linnuke ära, kui soovid näha teaduslikke nimesid.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-et/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-et/strings.xml
index 2cd0cc68..ea14d2f7 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-et/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-et/strings.xml
@@ -947,18 +947,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Teenusetingimused</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Kustutatud kasutaja</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d. MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd.MM.yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d. MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d. MMMM, yyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Näita rahvapäraseid nimesid</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Võta linnuke ära, kui soovid näha teaduslikke nimesid.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-eu-rES/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-eu-rES/strings.xml
index 0ec3e6b1..dc7d7174 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-eu-rES/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-eu-rES/strings.xml
@@ -894,18 +894,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Zerbitzuaren baldintzak</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Erabiltzailea ezabatu da</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">yy/MM/dd</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">yyyy MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">yyyy MMMM d, hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Izen arruntak erakutsi</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Izen zientifikoak bakarrik ikusi nahi badituzu, desgaitu.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-eu/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-eu/strings.xml
index 0ec3e6b1..dc7d7174 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-eu/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-eu/strings.xml
@@ -894,18 +894,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Zerbitzuaren baldintzak</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Erabiltzailea ezabatu da</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">yy/MM/dd</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">yyyy MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">yyyy MMMM d, hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Izen arruntak erakutsi</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Izen zientifikoak bakarrik ikusi nahi badituzu, desgaitu.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fa-rIR/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fa-rIR/strings.xml
index 62b58100..3ea555b6 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fa-rIR/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fa-rIR/strings.xml
@@ -946,17 +946,17 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">شرایط خدمات</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">کاربر حذف شده</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="show_common_names">نمایش نام های رایج</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">اگر فقط می خواهید نام های علمی را مشاهده کنید غیرفعال کنید.</string>
     <string name="email_must_look_like_email_address">ایمیل باید شبیه یک آدرس ایمیل باشد</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fa/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fa/strings.xml
index 62b58100..3ea555b6 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fa/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fa/strings.xml
@@ -946,17 +946,17 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">شرایط خدمات</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">کاربر حذف شده</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="show_common_names">نمایش نام های رایج</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">اگر فقط می خواهید نام های علمی را مشاهده کنید غیرفعال کنید.</string>
     <string name="email_must_look_like_email_address">ایمیل باید شبیه یک آدرس ایمیل باشد</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fi-rFI/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fi-rFI/strings.xml
index 4189a7aa..0c521b53 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fi-rFI/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fi-rFI/strings.xml
@@ -946,18 +946,18 @@ IUCN:n kategorian II paikat perustuen IUCN:n ja UNEP-WCMC:n (2015) tietoihin, ti
     <string name="terms_of_service">Käyttöehdot</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Poistettu käyttäjä</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d.M.</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd.MM.yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh.mm a</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="show_common_names">Näytä yleiskieliset nimet</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Poista käytöstä, jos haluat nähdä vain tieteelliset nimet.</string>
     <string name="email_must_look_like_email_address">Täytyy näyttää sähköpostiosoitteelta</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fi/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fi/strings.xml
index 4189a7aa..0c521b53 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fi/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fi/strings.xml
@@ -946,18 +946,18 @@ IUCN:n kategorian II paikat perustuen IUCN:n ja UNEP-WCMC:n (2015) tietoihin, ti
     <string name="terms_of_service">Käyttöehdot</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Poistettu käyttäjä</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d.M.</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd.MM.yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh.mm a</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="show_common_names">Näytä yleiskieliset nimet</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Poista käytöstä, jos haluat nähdä vain tieteelliset nimet.</string>
     <string name="email_must_look_like_email_address">Täytyy näyttää sähköpostiosoitteelta</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fil-rPH/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fil-rPH/strings.xml
index ad05aa13..6b1cf20a 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fil-rPH/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fil-rPH/strings.xml
@@ -642,13 +642,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fr-rCA/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fr-rCA/strings.xml
index ee79fcbf..ec7a3187 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fr-rCA/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fr-rCA/strings.xml
@@ -951,18 +951,18 @@ les <a href="/pages/community+guidelines" target="_blank">Règles de la Communau
     <string name="terms_of_service">Conditions d’utilisation</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Utilisateur supprimé</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy, H \'h\' m</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Afficher les noms communs</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Désactivez si vous voulez uniquement voir les noms latins.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fr-rFR/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fr-rFR/strings.xml
index fbdfbf4f..1894dda6 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fr-rFR/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fr-rFR/strings.xml
@@ -955,18 +955,18 @@ les <a href="/pages/community+guidelines" target="_blank">Règles de la Communau
     <string name="terms_of_service">Conditions d’utilisation</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Utilisateur supprimé</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy, H \'h\' m</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Afficher les noms communs</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Désactivez si vous voulez uniquement voir les noms latins.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
index fbdfbf4f..1894dda6 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
@@ -955,18 +955,18 @@ les <a href="/pages/community+guidelines" target="_blank">Règles de la Communau
     <string name="terms_of_service">Conditions d’utilisation</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Utilisateur supprimé</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy, H \'h\' m</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Afficher les noms communs</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Désactivez si vous voulez uniquement voir les noms latins.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-gd-rGB/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-gd-rGB/strings.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5afc2873..00000000
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-gd-rGB/strings.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <!-- As in map tiles using satellite imagery, generally used as an option when choosing a base map type -->
-    <!-- "Blast" is meant to be a jocular, intentionally archaic curse. It should not be translated as a word that might offend anyone. If that's impossible, please just leave it out. We occasionally use language like this add a little personality, but that doesn't always translate very well. -->
-    <!-- Label for a button that adds an identification that is the same as another identification, as in "Do you agree this is correct?" Should be short. -->
-    <!-- Tab title for the list of featured projects in the Projects screen -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as a label for actions like leaving a project -->
-    <!-- Title of interface used to add an observation to a project. This should be relatively short, not much more than a few characters longer than the English translation. -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual guide -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual project -->
-    <!-- Noun describing the ability to obscure or hide the coordinates of an observation. Should be a short noun or noun-phrase suitable for use on a button or popup header -->
-    <!-- Generally used when we need to display both the label and the value on one line. Specifically used in the toolbar at the top of the location chooser -->
-    <!-- This refers to field guide-like content within the app, i.e. user-created lists of species that help other people identify organisms. It does not refer to tutorials or other instructional content. -->
-    <!-- Second person verb, used as a section title as in the "Explore" screen where you explore observations made by other people -->
-    <!-- The dialog content asking the user to switch to another iNat network -->
-    <!-- Second person imperative, usually a label on a button to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Title of the view used to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Try to keep this about the length of the English text -->
-    <!-- Short label for a button in the side bar, not much more than 16 characters -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open the camera to take a new photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Message when you try to view faves on an observation you haven't uploaded yet -->
-    <!--  Label for a button to add an observation without a photo or a sound  -->
-    <!-- Notice of which user is currently logged in, e.g. "Currently logged in as kueda" -->
-    <!-- Prompt to log in to your account or sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Dialog title for when you are updating the description of an identification -->
-    <!--
-        Label for the number of new notifications you might have. This specific string is used in
-        the side drawer next to the Activity menu item when you have new activity on your own
-        content.
-    -->
-    <!-- Explanation of the taxonomy displayed on the taxon detail screen. -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa based on observation frequency (i.e. not incorporating visual similarity) -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa -->
-    <!-- Label for a button that shows children of the current taxon, e.g. species within a genus or families within an order -->
-    <!-- This should match the way Research Grade has been transalted, so if that's been translated as "grado de investigación" this should be "GI" -->
-    <!-- As in a political administrative area, e.g. Hawaii in the United States -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Place type describing an area spanning multiple countries, e.g. Western Europe or Hispaniola -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place without much of a formal definition, e.g. the San Francisco Bay Area -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Added by mistake with some GADM place types, but subsequently used by some of our users. Assume it's a type of place contained within a "department" -->
-    <!-- https://gadm.org place type, presumably describing an area larger than an individual property but smaller than a neighborhood -->
-    <!-- Mongolian sub-sub-national place type: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districts_of_Mongolia -->
-    <!-- Indonesian sub-sub-national place type -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poblacion -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegations_of_Tunisia -->
-    <!-- Label for observation filters specifying when the observations were made in the field (not necessarily when they were added to iNaturalist) -->
-    <!-- Generally used as a menu option to indicate no preference, e.g. Date of Observation: Any / Exact / Range / Month -->
-    <!-- Used to separate a date range, e.g. "2018-01-04 to 2018-05-02" -->
-    <!-- As in redo search in the current map area -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X minutes ago", so "3 minutes ago" would be "3m" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X hours ago", so "3 hours ago" would be "3h" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X days ago", so "3 days ago" would be "3d" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X weeks ago", so "3 weeks ago" would be "3w" -->
-    <!-- This sentence expresses uncertainty at a fine taxonomic level but certainty at a higher taxonomic level, e.g. "I don't know if this is a dog but I'm sure it is a mammal." -->
-    <!--
-        Pronunciation of people's names (as approved by the people in question):
-
-        Abhas Misraraj: ɑbhɑs mɪʃrɑrɑdʒ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%C9%91bh%C9%91s%20m%C9%AA%CA%83r%C9%91r%C9%91d%CA%92)
-        Alex Shepard: ˈæ.lɪks ˈʃɛpɚd (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88%C3%A6.l%C9%AAks%20%CB%88%CA%83%C9%9Bp%C9%9Ad)
-        Ken-ichi Ueda: ˌkɛˈniʧi weɪdɑ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%8Ck%C9%9B%CB%88ni%CA%A7i%20we%C9%AAd%C9%91)
-        Tony Iwane: ˈtoʊni ɪˈwɑneɪ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88to%CA%8Ani%20%C9%AA%CB%88w%C9%91ne%C9%AA)
-    -->
-    <!-- People who added identifications to observations in a project -->
-    <!-- Describes the attribute being annotated, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage, "Life Stage" is the attribute. -->
-    <!-- Value of an annotation, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage and the value chosen is "Adult" then "Adult" is the value -->
-    <!-- Label for a button allowing users to state that they think an annotation is incorrect -->
-    <!-- Annotations are key/value pairs applied to observations with a controlled vocabulary -->
-    <!-- Used when filtering observations with annotations -->
-    <!-- Attribute of an annotation. Synonymous with "Attribute" but slightly more explanatory for use in a popup header -->
-    <!-- Annotation value for when no annotation has been chosen -->
-    <!-- Describes state of a plant at the time of observation, e.g. flowering, fruiting, etc. -->
-    <!-- Describes life stage at the time of observation, e.g. juvenile, adult -->
-    <!-- Noun, describes sex of the organism -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes whether the organism is alive or dead -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes what kind of evidence of an organism's presence was recorded in this observation -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having open flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having fruit -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Observation presents no evidence of flowering phenology -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the life stage where an individual can reproduce -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the odonate life stage between nymph and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for a dormant phase of holometabolous insects between larva and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for larval stage of some aquatic insects and most hemimetabolous insects -->
-    <!-- Noun for the arthropod life stage between egg and adult -->
-    <!-- Life stage before adulthood, could work as a noun or an adjective -->
-    <!-- Life stage between pupa and adult, generally used for mayflies (Ephemeroptera) -->
-    <!-- Adjective, alive and shows no signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Adjective, dead or shows signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Value for when the value of the attribute cannot be determined -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when the observation depicts the organism itself and not some kind of sign the organism left behind -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bird feathers -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for fecal remains -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value for impressions in the ground or snow -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bones -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for discarded reptile skins and arthropod exoskeletons -->
-    <!-- Text for a label for a list of projects the viewer has joined -->
-    <!-- Text for a button or label that allows someone to join a project -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open a sound recorder to record a new sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Used when recording a sound - it's a counter, counting the number of seconds that have passed. e.g. 3.2 sec = 3.2. seconds -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Duplicate this photo" - Second person imperative -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the photo for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Rotate this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Scale (resize) this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Crop this photo" -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the brightness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the contrast of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the saturation of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the sharpness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that maintains the original aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that has no limits on the aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Verb phrase, button label to edit an observation photo -->
-    <!-- e.g. "Please try again in 3 hours", or "Please try again in 15 minutes" -->
-    <!-- Second person hint text asking the user to enter their username -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when notifying the user that the action they tried to perform requires them to grant location permission to the app -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to perform an action that requires location permission -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when displaying a message that an action is not permitted -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to share media with the iNat app from another app that from which iNat does not accept media -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- As in "matter and energy", or "life is a self-replicating pattern of matter subject to evolutionary processes" -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the sound for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the comments and IDs tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the faves tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the previous option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the next option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Full sentence will look something like: "Sorted by Date Observed (Descending)" -
-    See explore_order_by_items and explore_order_items keys !-->
-    <!-- Label for an observation search filter to exclude your own observations -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to follow an observation, i.e. subscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to unfollow an observation, i.e. unsubscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to follow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to unfollow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to copy the coordinates of an observation -->
-    <!--  Title of a section on the observation detail view that displays minor metadata  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation identifier  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation Universally Unique Identifier  -->
-    <!--  Universal Resource Locator  -->
-    <!-- License Names -->
-    <!-- License Descriptions -->
-    <!-- Text attributing observers and identifiers alongside automated identification suggestions -->
-    <!-- Preference to control what tapping on the action button does on My Observations -->
-    <!-- Option for the "Default Observation Action" preference that performs the default action of showing a slide-up menu of options -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text for an observation field value -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as an accessibility label for closing a view, e.g. a popup -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a green check mark and a thumbs-up icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote in favor of a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a red X and a thumbs-down icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote against a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Error message when a user tries to add upload a photo or a sound that is larger than the allowed 20 MB -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button that closes an announcement -->
-</resources>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-gl-rES/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-gl-rES/strings.xml
index c0a178d6..804c7c76 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-gl-rES/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-gl-rES/strings.xml
@@ -934,18 +934,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Termos de Servizo</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Usuario Eliminado</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Mostrar nomes comúns</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Desactivar se só queres ver os nomes científicos.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-gl/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-gl/strings.xml
index c0a178d6..804c7c76 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-gl/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-gl/strings.xml
@@ -934,18 +934,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Termos de Servizo</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Usuario Eliminado</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Mostrar nomes comúns</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Desactivar se só queres ver os nomes científicos.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-gu-rIN/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-gu-rIN/strings.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5afc2873..00000000
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-gu-rIN/strings.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <!-- As in map tiles using satellite imagery, generally used as an option when choosing a base map type -->
-    <!-- "Blast" is meant to be a jocular, intentionally archaic curse. It should not be translated as a word that might offend anyone. If that's impossible, please just leave it out. We occasionally use language like this add a little personality, but that doesn't always translate very well. -->
-    <!-- Label for a button that adds an identification that is the same as another identification, as in "Do you agree this is correct?" Should be short. -->
-    <!-- Tab title for the list of featured projects in the Projects screen -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as a label for actions like leaving a project -->
-    <!-- Title of interface used to add an observation to a project. This should be relatively short, not much more than a few characters longer than the English translation. -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual guide -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual project -->
-    <!-- Noun describing the ability to obscure or hide the coordinates of an observation. Should be a short noun or noun-phrase suitable for use on a button or popup header -->
-    <!-- Generally used when we need to display both the label and the value on one line. Specifically used in the toolbar at the top of the location chooser -->
-    <!-- This refers to field guide-like content within the app, i.e. user-created lists of species that help other people identify organisms. It does not refer to tutorials or other instructional content. -->
-    <!-- Second person verb, used as a section title as in the "Explore" screen where you explore observations made by other people -->
-    <!-- The dialog content asking the user to switch to another iNat network -->
-    <!-- Second person imperative, usually a label on a button to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Title of the view used to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Try to keep this about the length of the English text -->
-    <!-- Short label for a button in the side bar, not much more than 16 characters -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open the camera to take a new photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Message when you try to view faves on an observation you haven't uploaded yet -->
-    <!--  Label for a button to add an observation without a photo or a sound  -->
-    <!-- Notice of which user is currently logged in, e.g. "Currently logged in as kueda" -->
-    <!-- Prompt to log in to your account or sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Dialog title for when you are updating the description of an identification -->
-    <!--
-        Label for the number of new notifications you might have. This specific string is used in
-        the side drawer next to the Activity menu item when you have new activity on your own
-        content.
-    -->
-    <!-- Explanation of the taxonomy displayed on the taxon detail screen. -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa based on observation frequency (i.e. not incorporating visual similarity) -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa -->
-    <!-- Label for a button that shows children of the current taxon, e.g. species within a genus or families within an order -->
-    <!-- This should match the way Research Grade has been transalted, so if that's been translated as "grado de investigación" this should be "GI" -->
-    <!-- As in a political administrative area, e.g. Hawaii in the United States -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Place type describing an area spanning multiple countries, e.g. Western Europe or Hispaniola -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place without much of a formal definition, e.g. the San Francisco Bay Area -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Added by mistake with some GADM place types, but subsequently used by some of our users. Assume it's a type of place contained within a "department" -->
-    <!-- https://gadm.org place type, presumably describing an area larger than an individual property but smaller than a neighborhood -->
-    <!-- Mongolian sub-sub-national place type: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districts_of_Mongolia -->
-    <!-- Indonesian sub-sub-national place type -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poblacion -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegations_of_Tunisia -->
-    <!-- Label for observation filters specifying when the observations were made in the field (not necessarily when they were added to iNaturalist) -->
-    <!-- Generally used as a menu option to indicate no preference, e.g. Date of Observation: Any / Exact / Range / Month -->
-    <!-- Used to separate a date range, e.g. "2018-01-04 to 2018-05-02" -->
-    <!-- As in redo search in the current map area -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X minutes ago", so "3 minutes ago" would be "3m" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X hours ago", so "3 hours ago" would be "3h" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X days ago", so "3 days ago" would be "3d" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X weeks ago", so "3 weeks ago" would be "3w" -->
-    <!-- This sentence expresses uncertainty at a fine taxonomic level but certainty at a higher taxonomic level, e.g. "I don't know if this is a dog but I'm sure it is a mammal." -->
-    <!--
-        Pronunciation of people's names (as approved by the people in question):
-
-        Abhas Misraraj: ɑbhɑs mɪʃrɑrɑdʒ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%C9%91bh%C9%91s%20m%C9%AA%CA%83r%C9%91r%C9%91d%CA%92)
-        Alex Shepard: ˈæ.lɪks ˈʃɛpɚd (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88%C3%A6.l%C9%AAks%20%CB%88%CA%83%C9%9Bp%C9%9Ad)
-        Ken-ichi Ueda: ˌkɛˈniʧi weɪdɑ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%8Ck%C9%9B%CB%88ni%CA%A7i%20we%C9%AAd%C9%91)
-        Tony Iwane: ˈtoʊni ɪˈwɑneɪ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88to%CA%8Ani%20%C9%AA%CB%88w%C9%91ne%C9%AA)
-    -->
-    <!-- People who added identifications to observations in a project -->
-    <!-- Describes the attribute being annotated, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage, "Life Stage" is the attribute. -->
-    <!-- Value of an annotation, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage and the value chosen is "Adult" then "Adult" is the value -->
-    <!-- Label for a button allowing users to state that they think an annotation is incorrect -->
-    <!-- Annotations are key/value pairs applied to observations with a controlled vocabulary -->
-    <!-- Used when filtering observations with annotations -->
-    <!-- Attribute of an annotation. Synonymous with "Attribute" but slightly more explanatory for use in a popup header -->
-    <!-- Annotation value for when no annotation has been chosen -->
-    <!-- Describes state of a plant at the time of observation, e.g. flowering, fruiting, etc. -->
-    <!-- Describes life stage at the time of observation, e.g. juvenile, adult -->
-    <!-- Noun, describes sex of the organism -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes whether the organism is alive or dead -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes what kind of evidence of an organism's presence was recorded in this observation -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having open flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having fruit -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Observation presents no evidence of flowering phenology -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the life stage where an individual can reproduce -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the odonate life stage between nymph and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for a dormant phase of holometabolous insects between larva and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for larval stage of some aquatic insects and most hemimetabolous insects -->
-    <!-- Noun for the arthropod life stage between egg and adult -->
-    <!-- Life stage before adulthood, could work as a noun or an adjective -->
-    <!-- Life stage between pupa and adult, generally used for mayflies (Ephemeroptera) -->
-    <!-- Adjective, alive and shows no signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Adjective, dead or shows signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Value for when the value of the attribute cannot be determined -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when the observation depicts the organism itself and not some kind of sign the organism left behind -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bird feathers -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for fecal remains -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value for impressions in the ground or snow -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bones -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for discarded reptile skins and arthropod exoskeletons -->
-    <!-- Text for a label for a list of projects the viewer has joined -->
-    <!-- Text for a button or label that allows someone to join a project -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open a sound recorder to record a new sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Used when recording a sound - it's a counter, counting the number of seconds that have passed. e.g. 3.2 sec = 3.2. seconds -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Duplicate this photo" - Second person imperative -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the photo for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Rotate this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Scale (resize) this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Crop this photo" -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the brightness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the contrast of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the saturation of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the sharpness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that maintains the original aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that has no limits on the aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Verb phrase, button label to edit an observation photo -->
-    <!-- e.g. "Please try again in 3 hours", or "Please try again in 15 minutes" -->
-    <!-- Second person hint text asking the user to enter their username -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when notifying the user that the action they tried to perform requires them to grant location permission to the app -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to perform an action that requires location permission -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when displaying a message that an action is not permitted -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to share media with the iNat app from another app that from which iNat does not accept media -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- As in "matter and energy", or "life is a self-replicating pattern of matter subject to evolutionary processes" -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the sound for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the comments and IDs tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the faves tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the previous option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the next option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Full sentence will look something like: "Sorted by Date Observed (Descending)" -
-    See explore_order_by_items and explore_order_items keys !-->
-    <!-- Label for an observation search filter to exclude your own observations -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to follow an observation, i.e. subscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to unfollow an observation, i.e. unsubscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to follow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to unfollow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to copy the coordinates of an observation -->
-    <!--  Title of a section on the observation detail view that displays minor metadata  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation identifier  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation Universally Unique Identifier  -->
-    <!--  Universal Resource Locator  -->
-    <!-- License Names -->
-    <!-- License Descriptions -->
-    <!-- Text attributing observers and identifiers alongside automated identification suggestions -->
-    <!-- Preference to control what tapping on the action button does on My Observations -->
-    <!-- Option for the "Default Observation Action" preference that performs the default action of showing a slide-up menu of options -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text for an observation field value -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as an accessibility label for closing a view, e.g. a popup -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a green check mark and a thumbs-up icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote in favor of a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a red X and a thumbs-down icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote against a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Error message when a user tries to add upload a photo or a sound that is larger than the allowed 20 MB -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button that closes an announcement -->
-</resources>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-he-rIL/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-he-rIL/strings.xml
index 2cc1d5f1..a897ccf4 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-he-rIL/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-he-rIL/strings.xml
@@ -957,18 +957,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">תנאי שימוש</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">משתמש מחוק</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">MMM d, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">MMMM d, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">הצגת שמות עממיים</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">יש לבטל אם ברצונך להציג רק שמות מדעיים</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-he/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-he/strings.xml
index 2cc1d5f1..a897ccf4 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-he/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-he/strings.xml
@@ -957,18 +957,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">תנאי שימוש</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">משתמש מחוק</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">MMM d, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">MMMM d, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">הצגת שמות עממיים</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">יש לבטל אם ברצונך להציג רק שמות מדעיים</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hi-rIN/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hi-rIN/strings.xml
index b7ff4be6..609c3780 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hi-rIN/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hi-rIN/strings.xml
@@ -268,13 +268,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hi/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hi/strings.xml
index b7ff4be6..609c3780 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hi/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hi/strings.xml
@@ -268,13 +268,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hr-rHR/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hr-rHR/strings.xml
index 6a16528f..e3b0631d 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hr-rHR/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hr-rHR/strings.xml
@@ -962,19 +962,19 @@ protok podataka.]]></string>
     <string name="terms_of_service">Uvjeti korištenja</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Izbrisani korisnik</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">MMMM d, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Prikaži uobičajena imena</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Onemogućite ako želite vidjeti samo znanstvena imena.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hr/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hr/strings.xml
index 6a16528f..e3b0631d 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hr/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hr/strings.xml
@@ -962,19 +962,19 @@ protok podataka.]]></string>
     <string name="terms_of_service">Uvjeti korištenja</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Izbrisani korisnik</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">MMMM d, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Prikaži uobičajena imena</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Onemogućite ako želite vidjeti samo znanstvena imena.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hu-rHU/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hu-rHU/strings.xml
index 81329dcd..6774c11f 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hu-rHU/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hu-rHU/strings.xml
@@ -927,18 +927,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Felhasználási feltételek</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Törölt felhasználó</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM. d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">yyyy. MM. dd.</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">yyyy. MMM d.</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">yyyy. MMMM d. hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Közhasználatú nevek megjelenítése</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Kapcsold ki, ha a tudományos neveket szeretnéd látni.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hu/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hu/strings.xml
index 81329dcd..6774c11f 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hu/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-hu/strings.xml
@@ -927,18 +927,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Felhasználási feltételek</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Törölt felhasználó</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM. d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">yyyy. MM. dd.</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">yyyy. MMM d.</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">yyyy. MMMM d. hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Közhasználatú nevek megjelenítése</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Kapcsold ki, ha a tudományos neveket szeretnéd látni.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-id-rID/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-id-rID/strings.xml
index 22a458fc..8ea1b3f1 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-id-rID/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-id-rID/strings.xml
@@ -941,19 +941,19 @@ rin, Carrie Seltzer, Alex Shepard, Angie Ta, dan Ken-ichi Ueda.<br/><br/> CalTec
     <string name="terms_of_service">Persyaratan Layanan</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Pengguna Terhapus</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM, yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Tunjukkan nama umum</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Matikan jika Anda hanya ingin melihat nama ilmiah.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-id/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-id/strings.xml
index 22a458fc..8ea1b3f1 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-id/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-id/strings.xml
@@ -941,19 +941,19 @@ rin, Carrie Seltzer, Alex Shepard, Angie Ta, dan Ken-ichi Ueda.<br/><br/> CalTec
     <string name="terms_of_service">Persyaratan Layanan</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Pengguna Terhapus</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM, yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Tunjukkan nama umum</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Matikan jika Anda hanya ingin melihat nama ilmiah.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-in-rID/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-in-rID/strings.xml
index 22a458fc..8ea1b3f1 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-in-rID/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-in-rID/strings.xml
@@ -941,19 +941,19 @@ rin, Carrie Seltzer, Alex Shepard, Angie Ta, dan Ken-ichi Ueda.<br/><br/> CalTec
     <string name="terms_of_service">Persyaratan Layanan</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Pengguna Terhapus</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM, yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Tunjukkan nama umum</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Matikan jika Anda hanya ingin melihat nama ilmiah.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-in/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-in/strings.xml
index 22a458fc..8ea1b3f1 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-in/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-in/strings.xml
@@ -941,19 +941,19 @@ rin, Carrie Seltzer, Alex Shepard, Angie Ta, dan Ken-ichi Ueda.<br/><br/> CalTec
     <string name="terms_of_service">Persyaratan Layanan</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Pengguna Terhapus</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM, yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Tunjukkan nama umum</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Matikan jika Anda hanya ingin melihat nama ilmiah.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-it-rIT/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-it-rIT/strings.xml
index 6518e786..01928f5c 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-it-rIT/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-it-rIT/strings.xml
@@ -948,19 +948,19 @@ le <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/community+guidelines">Linee Guida
     <string name="terms_of_service">Termini del Servizio</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Utente Eliminato</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">MMMM d, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Mostra nomi comuni</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Disabilita se vuoi vedere solo i nomi scientifici.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml
index 6518e786..01928f5c 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml
@@ -948,19 +948,19 @@ le <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/community+guidelines">Linee Guida
     <string name="terms_of_service">Termini del Servizio</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Utente Eliminato</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">MMMM d, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Mostra nomi comuni</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Disabilita se vuoi vedere solo i nomi scientifici.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-iw-rIL/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-iw-rIL/strings.xml
index 2cc1d5f1..a897ccf4 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-iw-rIL/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-iw-rIL/strings.xml
@@ -957,18 +957,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">תנאי שימוש</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">משתמש מחוק</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">MMM d, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">MMMM d, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">הצגת שמות עממיים</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">יש לבטל אם ברצונך להציג רק שמות מדעיים</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-iw/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-iw/strings.xml
index 2cc1d5f1..a897ccf4 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-iw/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-iw/strings.xml
@@ -957,18 +957,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">תנאי שימוש</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">משתמש מחוק</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">MMM d, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">MMMM d, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">הצגת שמות עממיים</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">יש לבטל אם ברצונך להציג רק שמות מדעיים</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ja-rJP/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ja-rJP/strings.xml
index afbd528c..b8c96f62 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ja-rJP/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ja-rJP/strings.xml
@@ -834,18 +834,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">利用規約</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">削除されたユーザ</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">M月d日</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">yy/MM/dd</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">H:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">a hh:mm</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">yyyy年M月d日</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">yyyy年M月d日 a hh:mm</string>
     <string name="remove_project_filter">プロジェクトフィルターを削除</string>
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
index afbd528c..b8c96f62 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
@@ -834,18 +834,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">利用規約</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">削除されたユーザ</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">M月d日</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">yy/MM/dd</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">H:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">a hh:mm</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">yyyy年M月d日</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">yyyy年M月d日 a hh:mm</string>
     <string name="remove_project_filter">プロジェクトフィルターを削除</string>
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ka-rGE/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ka-rGE/strings.xml
index ebf7380b..f559bd45 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ka-rGE/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ka-rGE/strings.xml
@@ -546,13 +546,13 @@
     <string name="rank_infrahybrid">ინფრაჰიბრიდი</string>
     <string name="rank_leaves">ფოთლები</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <string name="equals_sign">=</string>
     <string name="pretty_sure_infraclass">ჩვენ საკმაოდ დარწმუნებული ვართ, რომ ის ამ ინფრაკლასშია:</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ka/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ka/strings.xml
index ebf7380b..f559bd45 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ka/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ka/strings.xml
@@ -546,13 +546,13 @@
     <string name="rank_infrahybrid">ინფრაჰიბრიდი</string>
     <string name="rank_leaves">ფოთლები</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <string name="equals_sign">=</string>
     <string name="pretty_sure_infraclass">ჩვენ საკმაოდ დარწმუნებული ვართ, რომ ის ამ ინფრაკლასშია:</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-kk-rKZ/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-kk-rKZ/strings.xml
index a313564d..616f5652 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-kk-rKZ/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-kk-rKZ/strings.xml
@@ -945,18 +945,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Қызмет көрсету шарттары</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Жойылған пайдаланушы</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year"> d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Жалпы атауларды көрсету</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Тек ғылыми атауларды көргіңіз келсе, өшіріңіз.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-kk/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-kk/strings.xml
index a313564d..616f5652 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-kk/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-kk/strings.xml
@@ -945,18 +945,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Қызмет көрсету шарттары</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Жойылған пайдаланушы</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year"> d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Жалпы атауларды көрсету</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Тек ғылыми атауларды көргіңіз келсе, өшіріңіз.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-kn-rIN/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-kn-rIN/strings.xml
index 1c1d96f9..0ac5b4a8 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-kn-rIN/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-kn-rIN/strings.xml
@@ -887,19 +887,19 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">ಸೇವಾ ನಿಯಮಗಳು</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">ಅಳಿಸಲಾದ ಬಳಕೆದಾರರು</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">MMM d, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">MMMM d, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಹೆಸರುಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಿ</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">ನೀವು ವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ಹೆಸರುಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾತ್ರ ವೀಕ್ಷಿಸಲು ಬಯಸಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯಗೊಳಿಸಿ.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-kn/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-kn/strings.xml
index 1c1d96f9..0ac5b4a8 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-kn/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-kn/strings.xml
@@ -887,19 +887,19 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">ಸೇವಾ ನಿಯಮಗಳು</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">ಅಳಿಸಲಾದ ಬಳಕೆದಾರರು</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">MMM d, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">MMMM d, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಹೆಸರುಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಿ</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">ನೀವು ವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ಹೆಸರುಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾತ್ರ ವೀಕ್ಷಿಸಲು ಬಯಸಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯಗೊಳಿಸಿ.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ko-rKR/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ko-rKR/strings.xml
index eaddac0a..8e7b039a 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ko-rKR/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ko-rKR/strings.xml
@@ -653,13 +653,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ko/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ko/strings.xml
index eaddac0a..8e7b039a 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ko/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ko/strings.xml
@@ -653,13 +653,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lb-rLU/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lb-rLU/strings.xml
index 2095cbe8..7e91b8b6 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lb-rLU/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lb-rLU/strings.xml
@@ -795,18 +795,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Benotzungskonditiounen</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Benotzer läschen</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d. MMM. yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d. MMMM. yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Populär Nimm weisen</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Deaktivéiere wann Dir nëmme wëllt wëssenschaftlech Nimm gesinn.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lb/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lb/strings.xml
index 2095cbe8..7e91b8b6 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lb/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lb/strings.xml
@@ -795,18 +795,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Benotzungskonditiounen</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Benotzer läschen</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d. MMM. yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d. MMMM. yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Populär Nimm weisen</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Deaktivéiere wann Dir nëmme wëllt wëssenschaftlech Nimm gesinn.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lt-rLT/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lt-rLT/strings.xml
index 8239e008..7244be6c 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lt-rLT/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lt-rLT/strings.xml
@@ -934,13 +934,13 @@ Daugiau informacijos apie „nepriimtiną“ kalbą rasite DUK skiltyje.</string
     <string name="terms_of_service">Paslaugų teikimo sąlygos</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Ištrintas vartotojas</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="show_common_names">Rodyti lietuviškus pavadinimus</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Išjunkite, jeigu norite matyti tik mokslinius pavadinimus.</string>
     <string name="email_must_look_like_email_address">El. paštas turi atrodyti kaip el. pašto adresas</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lt/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lt/strings.xml
index 8239e008..7244be6c 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lt/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lt/strings.xml
@@ -934,13 +934,13 @@ Daugiau informacijos apie „nepriimtiną“ kalbą rasite DUK skiltyje.</string
     <string name="terms_of_service">Paslaugų teikimo sąlygos</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Ištrintas vartotojas</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="show_common_names">Rodyti lietuviškus pavadinimus</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Išjunkite, jeigu norite matyti tik mokslinius pavadinimus.</string>
     <string name="email_must_look_like_email_address">El. paštas turi atrodyti kaip el. pašto adresas</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lv-rLV/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lv-rLV/strings.xml
index a11efffa..a06db5e9 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lv-rLV/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lv-rLV/strings.xml
@@ -939,17 +939,17 @@ saraksta zem meklēšanas lauka vai notīri meklēšanas lauku.</string>
     <string name="terms_of_service">Lietošanas noteikumi</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Dzēsts lietotājs</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="show_common_names">Rādīt tautā pieņemtos nosaukumus</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Atspējo šo opciju, ja vēlies redzēt tikai zinātniskos nosaukumus.</string>
     <string name="email_must_look_like_email_address">E-pasta laukā jāievada atbilstoša e-pasta adrese</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lv/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lv/strings.xml
index a11efffa..a06db5e9 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lv/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-lv/strings.xml
@@ -939,17 +939,17 @@ saraksta zem meklēšanas lauka vai notīri meklēšanas lauku.</string>
     <string name="terms_of_service">Lietošanas noteikumi</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Dzēsts lietotājs</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="show_common_names">Rādīt tautā pieņemtos nosaukumus</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Atspējo šo opciju, ja vēlies redzēt tikai zinātniskos nosaukumus.</string>
     <string name="email_must_look_like_email_address">E-pasta laukā jāievada atbilstoša e-pasta adrese</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mi-rNZ/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mi-rNZ/strings.xml
index 3f89c702..7799f07c 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mi-rNZ/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mi-rNZ/strings.xml
@@ -251,13 +251,13 @@
     <string name="rank_subspecies">Momo iti</string>
     <string name="rank_infrahybrid">Momorua tuaiti</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <string name="equals_sign">=</string>
     <string name="place">Wāhi:</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mi/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mi/strings.xml
index 3f89c702..7799f07c 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mi/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mi/strings.xml
@@ -251,13 +251,13 @@
     <string name="rank_subspecies">Momo iti</string>
     <string name="rank_infrahybrid">Momorua tuaiti</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <string name="equals_sign">=</string>
     <string name="place">Wāhi:</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mk-rMK/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mk-rMK/strings.xml
index f0f79ee1..2457d30b 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mk-rMK/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mk-rMK/strings.xml
@@ -892,18 +892,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Услови за користење</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Избришан корисник</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd.MM.yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Покажи народни имиња</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Исклучете доколку сакате да ги гледате само научните имиња.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mk/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mk/strings.xml
index f0f79ee1..2457d30b 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mk/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mk/strings.xml
@@ -892,18 +892,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Услови за користење</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Избришан корисник</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd.MM.yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Покажи народни имиња</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Исклучете доколку сакате да ги гледате само научните имиња.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ml-rIN/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ml-rIN/strings.xml
index c26a3f29..5a588ce3 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ml-rIN/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ml-rIN/strings.xml
@@ -237,15 +237,15 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ml/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ml/strings.xml
index c26a3f29..5a588ce3 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ml/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ml/strings.xml
@@ -237,15 +237,15 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mr-rIN/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mr-rIN/strings.xml
index 542aaa08..b09d9f6b 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mr-rIN/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mr-rIN/strings.xml
@@ -409,13 +409,13 @@
     <string name="about_personal_information">व्यक्तिगत माहितीच्या संदर्भात </string>
     <string name="terms_of_service">वापराच्या अटी </string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mr/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mr/strings.xml
index 542aaa08..b09d9f6b 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mr/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-mr/strings.xml
@@ -409,13 +409,13 @@
     <string name="about_personal_information">व्यक्तिगत माहितीच्या संदर्भात </string>
     <string name="terms_of_service">वापराच्या अटी </string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ms-rMY/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ms-rMY/strings.xml
index a9837987..fa7aa93b 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ms-rMY/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ms-rMY/strings.xml
@@ -142,13 +142,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ms/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ms/strings.xml
index a9837987..fa7aa93b 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ms/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ms/strings.xml
@@ -142,13 +142,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-nb-rNO/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-nb-rNO/strings.xml
index 3e54c07f..4390e5f1 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-nb-rNO/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-nb-rNO/strings.xml
@@ -939,18 +939,18 @@ hvordan vi bruker det, vennligst se vår <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pr
     <string name="terms_of_service">Vilkår for bruk</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Slettet bruker</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d, MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">MMMM d, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Vis populærnavn</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Deaktiver hvis du bare vil vise vitenskapelige navn.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-nb/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-nb/strings.xml
index 3e54c07f..4390e5f1 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-nb/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-nb/strings.xml
@@ -939,18 +939,18 @@ hvordan vi bruker det, vennligst se vår <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pr
     <string name="terms_of_service">Vilkår for bruk</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Slettet bruker</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d, MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">MMMM d, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Vis populærnavn</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Deaktiver hvis du bare vil vise vitenskapelige navn.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-nl-rNL/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-nl-rNL/strings.xml
index 2094b729..0b3d4c06 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-nl-rNL/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-nl-rNL/strings.xml
@@ -950,18 +950,18 @@ de <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/community+guidelines">gemeenschaps
     <string name="terms_of_service">Gebruiksvoorwaarden</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Verwijderde gebruiker</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd-MM-yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Toon lokale namen</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Schakel uit als je alleen wetenschappelijke namen wilt zien.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-nl/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-nl/strings.xml
index 2094b729..0b3d4c06 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-nl/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-nl/strings.xml
@@ -950,18 +950,18 @@ de <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/community+guidelines">gemeenschaps
     <string name="terms_of_service">Gebruiksvoorwaarden</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Verwijderde gebruiker</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd-MM-yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Toon lokale namen</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Schakel uit als je alleen wetenschappelijke namen wilt zien.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pa-rIN/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pa-rIN/strings.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e09cc0a..00000000
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pa-rIN/strings.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,174 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <string name="email_address">ਈ-ਮੇਲ ਦਾ ਪਤਾ</string>
-    <string name="ok">ਠੀਕ ਹੈ</string>
-    <string name="cancel">ਰੱਦ ਕਰੋ</string>
-    <!-- As in map tiles using satellite imagery, generally used as an option when choosing a base map type -->
-    <!-- "Blast" is meant to be a jocular, intentionally archaic curse. It should not be translated as a word that might offend anyone. If that's impossible, please just leave it out. We occasionally use language like this add a little personality, but that doesn't always translate very well. -->
-    <!-- Label for a button that adds an identification that is the same as another identification, as in "Do you agree this is correct?" Should be short. -->
-    <!-- Tab title for the list of featured projects in the Projects screen -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as a label for actions like leaving a project -->
-    <!-- Title of interface used to add an observation to a project. This should be relatively short, not much more than a few characters longer than the English translation. -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual guide -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual project -->
-    <!-- Noun describing the ability to obscure or hide the coordinates of an observation. Should be a short noun or noun-phrase suitable for use on a button or popup header -->
-    <!-- Generally used when we need to display both the label and the value on one line. Specifically used in the toolbar at the top of the location chooser -->
-    <!-- This refers to field guide-like content within the app, i.e. user-created lists of species that help other people identify organisms. It does not refer to tutorials or other instructional content. -->
-    <!-- Second person verb, used as a section title as in the "Explore" screen where you explore observations made by other people -->
-    <!-- The dialog content asking the user to switch to another iNat network -->
-    <!-- Second person imperative, usually a label on a button to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Title of the view used to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Try to keep this about the length of the English text -->
-    <!-- Short label for a button in the side bar, not much more than 16 characters -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open the camera to take a new photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Message when you try to view faves on an observation you haven't uploaded yet -->
-    <!--  Label for a button to add an observation without a photo or a sound  -->
-    <!-- Notice of which user is currently logged in, e.g. "Currently logged in as kueda" -->
-    <!-- Prompt to log in to your account or sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Dialog title for when you are updating the description of an identification -->
-    <!--
-        Label for the number of new notifications you might have. This specific string is used in
-        the side drawer next to the Activity menu item when you have new activity on your own
-        content.
-    -->
-    <!-- Explanation of the taxonomy displayed on the taxon detail screen. -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa based on observation frequency (i.e. not incorporating visual similarity) -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa -->
-    <!-- Label for a button that shows children of the current taxon, e.g. species within a genus or families within an order -->
-    <!-- This should match the way Research Grade has been transalted, so if that's been translated as "grado de investigación" this should be "GI" -->
-    <!-- As in a political administrative area, e.g. Hawaii in the United States -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Place type describing an area spanning multiple countries, e.g. Western Europe or Hispaniola -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place without much of a formal definition, e.g. the San Francisco Bay Area -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Added by mistake with some GADM place types, but subsequently used by some of our users. Assume it's a type of place contained within a "department" -->
-    <!-- https://gadm.org place type, presumably describing an area larger than an individual property but smaller than a neighborhood -->
-    <!-- Mongolian sub-sub-national place type: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districts_of_Mongolia -->
-    <!-- Indonesian sub-sub-national place type -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poblacion -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegations_of_Tunisia -->
-    <!-- Label for observation filters specifying when the observations were made in the field (not necessarily when they were added to iNaturalist) -->
-    <!-- Generally used as a menu option to indicate no preference, e.g. Date of Observation: Any / Exact / Range / Month -->
-    <!-- Used to separate a date range, e.g. "2018-01-04 to 2018-05-02" -->
-    <!-- As in redo search in the current map area -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X minutes ago", so "3 minutes ago" would be "3m" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X hours ago", so "3 hours ago" would be "3h" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X days ago", so "3 days ago" would be "3d" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X weeks ago", so "3 weeks ago" would be "3w" -->
-    <!-- This sentence expresses uncertainty at a fine taxonomic level but certainty at a higher taxonomic level, e.g. "I don't know if this is a dog but I'm sure it is a mammal." -->
-    <!--
-        Pronunciation of people's names (as approved by the people in question):
-
-        Abhas Misraraj: ɑbhɑs mɪʃrɑrɑdʒ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%C9%91bh%C9%91s%20m%C9%AA%CA%83r%C9%91r%C9%91d%CA%92)
-        Alex Shepard: ˈæ.lɪks ˈʃɛpɚd (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88%C3%A6.l%C9%AAks%20%CB%88%CA%83%C9%9Bp%C9%9Ad)
-        Ken-ichi Ueda: ˌkɛˈniʧi weɪdɑ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%8Ck%C9%9B%CB%88ni%CA%A7i%20we%C9%AAd%C9%91)
-        Tony Iwane: ˈtoʊni ɪˈwɑneɪ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88to%CA%8Ani%20%C9%AA%CB%88w%C9%91ne%C9%AA)
-    -->
-    <!-- People who added identifications to observations in a project -->
-    <!-- Describes the attribute being annotated, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage, "Life Stage" is the attribute. -->
-    <!-- Value of an annotation, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage and the value chosen is "Adult" then "Adult" is the value -->
-    <!-- Label for a button allowing users to state that they think an annotation is incorrect -->
-    <!-- Annotations are key/value pairs applied to observations with a controlled vocabulary -->
-    <!-- Used when filtering observations with annotations -->
-    <!-- Attribute of an annotation. Synonymous with "Attribute" but slightly more explanatory for use in a popup header -->
-    <!-- Annotation value for when no annotation has been chosen -->
-    <!-- Describes state of a plant at the time of observation, e.g. flowering, fruiting, etc. -->
-    <!-- Describes life stage at the time of observation, e.g. juvenile, adult -->
-    <!-- Noun, describes sex of the organism -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes whether the organism is alive or dead -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes what kind of evidence of an organism's presence was recorded in this observation -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having open flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having fruit -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Observation presents no evidence of flowering phenology -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the life stage where an individual can reproduce -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the odonate life stage between nymph and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for a dormant phase of holometabolous insects between larva and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for larval stage of some aquatic insects and most hemimetabolous insects -->
-    <!-- Noun for the arthropod life stage between egg and adult -->
-    <!-- Life stage before adulthood, could work as a noun or an adjective -->
-    <!-- Life stage between pupa and adult, generally used for mayflies (Ephemeroptera) -->
-    <!-- Adjective, alive and shows no signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Adjective, dead or shows signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Value for when the value of the attribute cannot be determined -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when the observation depicts the organism itself and not some kind of sign the organism left behind -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bird feathers -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for fecal remains -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value for impressions in the ground or snow -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bones -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for discarded reptile skins and arthropod exoskeletons -->
-    <!-- Text for a label for a list of projects the viewer has joined -->
-    <!-- Text for a button or label that allows someone to join a project -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open a sound recorder to record a new sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Used when recording a sound - it's a counter, counting the number of seconds that have passed. e.g. 3.2 sec = 3.2. seconds -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Duplicate this photo" - Second person imperative -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the photo for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Rotate this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Scale (resize) this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Crop this photo" -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the brightness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the contrast of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the saturation of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the sharpness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that maintains the original aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that has no limits on the aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Verb phrase, button label to edit an observation photo -->
-    <!-- e.g. "Please try again in 3 hours", or "Please try again in 15 minutes" -->
-    <!-- Second person hint text asking the user to enter their username -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when notifying the user that the action they tried to perform requires them to grant location permission to the app -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to perform an action that requires location permission -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when displaying a message that an action is not permitted -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to share media with the iNat app from another app that from which iNat does not accept media -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- As in "matter and energy", or "life is a self-replicating pattern of matter subject to evolutionary processes" -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the sound for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the comments and IDs tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the faves tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the previous option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the next option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Full sentence will look something like: "Sorted by Date Observed (Descending)" -
-    See explore_order_by_items and explore_order_items keys !-->
-    <!-- Label for an observation search filter to exclude your own observations -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to follow an observation, i.e. subscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to unfollow an observation, i.e. unsubscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to follow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to unfollow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to copy the coordinates of an observation -->
-    <!--  Title of a section on the observation detail view that displays minor metadata  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation identifier  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation Universally Unique Identifier  -->
-    <!--  Universal Resource Locator  -->
-    <!-- License Names -->
-    <!-- License Descriptions -->
-    <!-- Text attributing observers and identifiers alongside automated identification suggestions -->
-    <!-- Preference to control what tapping on the action button does on My Observations -->
-    <!-- Option for the "Default Observation Action" preference that performs the default action of showing a slide-up menu of options -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text for an observation field value -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as an accessibility label for closing a view, e.g. a popup -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a green check mark and a thumbs-up icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote in favor of a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a red X and a thumbs-down icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote against a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Error message when a user tries to add upload a photo or a sound that is larger than the allowed 20 MB -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button that closes an announcement -->
-</resources>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pl-rPL/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pl-rPL/strings.xml
index ab80bc5a..100202c2 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pl-rPL/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pl-rPL/strings.xml
@@ -944,18 +944,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Warunki Korzystania z Usługi</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Usunięty użytkownik</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">d/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">H:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">h:mm a</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy h:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Pokazuj nazwy zwyczajowe</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Wyłącz, jeśli chcesz wyświetlać tylko nazwy naukowe.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml
index ab80bc5a..100202c2 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml
@@ -944,18 +944,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Warunki Korzystania z Usługi</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Usunięty użytkownik</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">d/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">H:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">h:mm a</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy h:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Pokazuj nazwy zwyczajowe</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Wyłącz, jeśli chcesz wyświetlać tylko nazwy naukowe.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pt-rBR/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pt-rBR/strings.xml
index 3c5ab94f..6c749c0d 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pt-rBR/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pt-rBR/strings.xml
@@ -946,19 +946,19 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Termos de Serviço</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Usuário excluído</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d \'de\' MMM \'de\' yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'YY</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM, yyyy hh:mmH</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Mostrar nomes comuns</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Desabilite caso queira ver apenas nomes científicos.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pt-rPT/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pt-rPT/strings.xml
index 0d29cc96..4f08ce5e 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pt-rPT/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pt-rPT/strings.xml
@@ -898,18 +898,18 @@ nossa comunidade de código aberto]]></string>
     <string name="rank_variety">Variedade</string>
     <string name="rank_form">Forma</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <string name="equals_sign">=</string>
     <string name="include_suggestions_not_seen_nearby">Incluir sugestões não vistas nas proximidades</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml
index 0d29cc96..4f08ce5e 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml
@@ -898,18 +898,18 @@ nossa comunidade de código aberto]]></string>
     <string name="rank_variety">Variedade</string>
     <string name="rank_form">Forma</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <string name="equals_sign">=</string>
     <string name="include_suggestions_not_seen_nearby">Incluir sugestões não vistas nas proximidades</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ro-rRO/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ro-rRO/strings.xml
index 071cae16..9b10ea28 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ro-rRO/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ro-rRO/strings.xml
@@ -951,18 +951,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Termenii Serviciului</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Utilizator Șters</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time"> d MMMM yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Afișează numele comune</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Dezactivează ca să vezi numai numele științifice.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ru-rRU/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ru-rRU/strings.xml
index 22e95ea3..29b6762d 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ru-rRU/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ru-rRU/strings.xml
@@ -959,19 +959,19 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Условия предоставления услуг</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Удалённый пользователь</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Показывать народные названия</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Отключить, если вы хотите видеть научные имена.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sat-rIN/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sat-rIN/strings.xml
index b07d3d57..27694da3 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sat-rIN/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sat-rIN/strings.xml
@@ -424,13 +424,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-si-rLK/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-si-rLK/strings.xml
index d3f082f9..f66f9e0c 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-si-rLK/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-si-rLK/strings.xml
@@ -905,17 +905,17 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">සේවා කොන්දේසි</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">මකා දැමූ පරිශීලකයා</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="show_common_names">ව්‍යවහාරයෙහි පවතින නම් පෙන්වන්න</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">ඔබට විද්‍යාත්මක නම් පමණක් බැලීමට අවශ්‍ය නම් අක්‍රිය කරන්න.</string>
     <string name="email_must_look_like_email_address">විද්‍යුත් තැපෑල විද්‍යුත් තැපැල් ලිපිනයක් මෙන් විය යුතුය</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-si/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-si/strings.xml
index d3f082f9..f66f9e0c 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-si/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-si/strings.xml
@@ -905,17 +905,17 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">සේවා කොන්දේසි</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">මකා දැමූ පරිශීලකයා</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="show_common_names">ව්‍යවහාරයෙහි පවතින නම් පෙන්වන්න</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">ඔබට විද්‍යාත්මක නම් පමණක් බැලීමට අවශ්‍ය නම් අක්‍රිය කරන්න.</string>
     <string name="email_must_look_like_email_address">විද්‍යුත් තැපෑල විද්‍යුත් තැපැල් ලිපිනයක් මෙන් විය යුතුය</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sk-rSK/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sk-rSK/strings.xml
index 7f606e74..b6750135 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sk-rSK/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sk-rSK/strings.xml
@@ -958,19 +958,19 @@ www.protectedplanet.net</a>]]></string>
     <string name="terms_of_service">Podmienky používania</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Odstránený používateľ</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d. MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd.MM.yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH.mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mm a</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d. MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d. MMMM yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Zobraziť bežné mená</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Vypnite, ak chcete zobraziť iba vedecké názvy.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sk/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sk/strings.xml
index 7f606e74..b6750135 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sk/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sk/strings.xml
@@ -958,19 +958,19 @@ www.protectedplanet.net</a>]]></string>
     <string name="terms_of_service">Podmienky používania</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Odstránený používateľ</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d. MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd.MM.yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH.mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mm a</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d. MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d. MMMM yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Zobraziť bežné mená</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Vypnite, ak chcete zobraziť iba vedecké názvy.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sl-rSI/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sl-rSI/strings.xml
index 10ab6be5..f5c8a2d7 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sl-rSI/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sl-rSI/strings.xml
@@ -958,18 +958,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Pogoji uporabe</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Izbrisani uporabnik</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd. MM. yyyy.</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH.mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh.mm</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">dd. MM. YYYY</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">dd. MMMM LLLL, hh.mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Prikaži običajna imena</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Onemogočite, če želite videti samo znanstvena imena.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sl/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sl/strings.xml
index 10ab6be5..f5c8a2d7 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sl/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sl/strings.xml
@@ -958,18 +958,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Pogoji uporabe</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Izbrisani uporabnik</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd. MM. yyyy.</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH.mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh.mm</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">dd. MM. YYYY</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">dd. MMMM LLLL, hh.mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Prikaži običajna imena</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Onemogočite, če želite videti samo znanstvena imena.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sq-rAL/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sq-rAL/strings.xml
index e1c1ea78..3e899435 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sq-rAL/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sq-rAL/strings.xml
@@ -251,13 +251,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sq/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sq/strings.xml
index e1c1ea78..3e899435 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sq/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sq/strings.xml
@@ -251,13 +251,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sr-rCS/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sr-rCS/strings.xml
index f11e7e6b..055b77d5 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sr-rCS/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sr-rCS/strings.xml
@@ -869,18 +869,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Uslovi korišćenja</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Izbrisan korisnik</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d. MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Prikaži narodne nazive</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Isključi ako želiš da se prikazuju samo naučni nazivi</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sr/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sr/strings.xml
index f11e7e6b..055b77d5 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sr/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sr/strings.xml
@@ -869,18 +869,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Uslovi korišćenja</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Izbrisan korisnik</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d. MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Prikaži narodne nazive</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Isključi ako želiš da se prikazuju samo naučni nazivi</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sv-rSE/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sv-rSE/strings.xml
index 54f04b88..cc0f7aad 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sv-rSE/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sv-rSE/strings.xml
@@ -946,19 +946,19 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Användarvillkor</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Raderad användare</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd-MM-yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">dd MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Visa vardagliga namn</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Inaktivera om du bara vill se vetenskapliga namn.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sv/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sv/strings.xml
index 54f04b88..cc0f7aad 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sv/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sv/strings.xml
@@ -946,19 +946,19 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Användarvillkor</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Raderad användare</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd-MM-yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">dd MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'yy</string>
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <string name="date_obscured">MMM \'\'yy</string>
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Visa vardagliga namn</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Inaktivera om du bara vill se vetenskapliga namn.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sw-rKE/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sw-rKE/strings.xml
index 6b700de8..6a9ff737 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sw-rKE/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sw-rKE/strings.xml
@@ -655,13 +655,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sw/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sw/strings.xml
index 6b700de8..6a9ff737 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sw/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-sw/strings.xml
@@ -655,13 +655,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ta-rIN/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ta-rIN/strings.xml
index c3c158e8..62fc3b34 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ta-rIN/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ta-rIN/strings.xml
@@ -226,13 +226,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <string name="rank_subspecies">உபஇனம்</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <string name="taxon">இனங்கள்:</string>
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ta/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ta/strings.xml
index c3c158e8..62fc3b34 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ta/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-ta/strings.xml
@@ -226,13 +226,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <string name="rank_subspecies">உபஇனம்</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <string name="taxon">இனங்கள்:</string>
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-te-rIN/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-te-rIN/strings.xml
index ad8b4092..40ab26bc 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-te-rIN/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-te-rIN/strings.xml
@@ -282,13 +282,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <string name="rank_subspecies">ఉపజాతులు</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="email_must_look_like_email_address">ఇమెయిల్ తప్పనిసరిగా ఇమెయిల్ చిరునామా వలె కనిపిస్తుంది</string>
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <string name="only_view_nearby_suggestions">సమీపంలోని చిట్కాలు మాత్రమే వీక్షించండి</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-te/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-te/strings.xml
index ad8b4092..40ab26bc 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-te/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-te/strings.xml
@@ -282,13 +282,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <string name="rank_subspecies">ఉపజాతులు</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="email_must_look_like_email_address">ఇమెయిల్ తప్పనిసరిగా ఇమెయిల్ చిరునామా వలె కనిపిస్తుంది</string>
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <string name="only_view_nearby_suggestions">సమీపంలోని చిట్కాలు మాత్రమే వీక్షించండి</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-th-rTH/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-th-rTH/strings.xml
index 2486dd92..a11b77d5 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-th-rTH/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-th-rTH/strings.xml
@@ -931,18 +931,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">เงื่อนไขการให้บริการ</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">ผู้ใช้ที่ถูกลบ</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">แสดงชื่อสามัญ</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">ปิดใช้งานหากคุณต้องการดูชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์เท่านั้น</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-th/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-th/strings.xml
index 2486dd92..a11b77d5 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-th/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-th/strings.xml
@@ -931,18 +931,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">เงื่อนไขการให้บริการ</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">ผู้ใช้ที่ถูกลบ</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMMM yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">แสดงชื่อสามัญ</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">ปิดใช้งานหากคุณต้องการดูชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์เท่านั้น</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-tl-rPH/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-tl-rPH/strings.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5afc2873..00000000
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-tl-rPH/strings.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <!-- As in map tiles using satellite imagery, generally used as an option when choosing a base map type -->
-    <!-- "Blast" is meant to be a jocular, intentionally archaic curse. It should not be translated as a word that might offend anyone. If that's impossible, please just leave it out. We occasionally use language like this add a little personality, but that doesn't always translate very well. -->
-    <!-- Label for a button that adds an identification that is the same as another identification, as in "Do you agree this is correct?" Should be short. -->
-    <!-- Tab title for the list of featured projects in the Projects screen -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as a label for actions like leaving a project -->
-    <!-- Title of interface used to add an observation to a project. This should be relatively short, not much more than a few characters longer than the English translation. -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual guide -->
-    <!-- Header for a description an individual project -->
-    <!-- Noun describing the ability to obscure or hide the coordinates of an observation. Should be a short noun or noun-phrase suitable for use on a button or popup header -->
-    <!-- Generally used when we need to display both the label and the value on one line. Specifically used in the toolbar at the top of the location chooser -->
-    <!-- This refers to field guide-like content within the app, i.e. user-created lists of species that help other people identify organisms. It does not refer to tutorials or other instructional content. -->
-    <!-- Second person verb, used as a section title as in the "Explore" screen where you explore observations made by other people -->
-    <!-- The dialog content asking the user to switch to another iNat network -->
-    <!-- Second person imperative, usually a label on a button to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Title of the view used to sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Try to keep this about the length of the English text -->
-    <!-- Short label for a button in the side bar, not much more than 16 characters -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open the camera to take a new photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing photo for an observation -->
-    <!-- Message when you try to view faves on an observation you haven't uploaded yet -->
-    <!--  Label for a button to add an observation without a photo or a sound  -->
-    <!-- Notice of which user is currently logged in, e.g. "Currently logged in as kueda" -->
-    <!-- Prompt to log in to your account or sign up for a new account -->
-    <!-- Dialog title for when you are updating the description of an identification -->
-    <!--
-        Label for the number of new notifications you might have. This specific string is used in
-        the side drawer next to the Activity menu item when you have new activity on your own
-        content.
-    -->
-    <!-- Explanation of the taxonomy displayed on the taxon detail screen. -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa based on observation frequency (i.e. not incorporating visual similarity) -->
-    <!-- Header for a list of suggested taxa -->
-    <!-- Label for a button that shows children of the current taxon, e.g. species within a genus or families within an order -->
-    <!-- This should match the way Research Grade has been transalted, so if that's been translated as "grado de investigación" this should be "GI" -->
-    <!-- As in a political administrative area, e.g. Hawaii in the United States -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Place type describing an area spanning multiple countries, e.g. Western Europe or Hispaniola -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region -->
-    <!-- Place type for a place without much of a formal definition, e.g. the San Francisco Bay Area -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Vestigial place type from the defunct Yahoo GeoPlanet API. Please just do your best to translate it or leave it in English -->
-    <!-- Added by mistake with some GADM place types, but subsequently used by some of our users. Assume it's a type of place contained within a "department" -->
-    <!-- https://gadm.org place type, presumably describing an area larger than an individual property but smaller than a neighborhood -->
-    <!-- Mongolian sub-sub-national place type: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districts_of_Mongolia -->
-    <!-- Indonesian sub-sub-national place type -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poblacion -->
-    <!-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegations_of_Tunisia -->
-    <!-- Label for observation filters specifying when the observations were made in the field (not necessarily when they were added to iNaturalist) -->
-    <!-- Generally used as a menu option to indicate no preference, e.g. Date of Observation: Any / Exact / Range / Month -->
-    <!-- Used to separate a date range, e.g. "2018-01-04 to 2018-05-02" -->
-    <!-- As in redo search in the current map area -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X minutes ago", so "3 minutes ago" would be "3m" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X hours ago", so "3 hours ago" would be "3h" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X days ago", so "3 days ago" would be "3d" -->
-    <!-- Compact form of "X weeks ago", so "3 weeks ago" would be "3w" -->
-    <!-- This sentence expresses uncertainty at a fine taxonomic level but certainty at a higher taxonomic level, e.g. "I don't know if this is a dog but I'm sure it is a mammal." -->
-    <!--
-        Pronunciation of people's names (as approved by the people in question):
-
-        Abhas Misraraj: ɑbhɑs mɪʃrɑrɑdʒ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%C9%91bh%C9%91s%20m%C9%AA%CA%83r%C9%91r%C9%91d%CA%92)
-        Alex Shepard: ˈæ.lɪks ˈʃɛpɚd (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88%C3%A6.l%C9%AAks%20%CB%88%CA%83%C9%9Bp%C9%9Ad)
-        Ken-ichi Ueda: ˌkɛˈniʧi weɪdɑ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%8Ck%C9%9B%CB%88ni%CA%A7i%20we%C9%AAd%C9%91)
-        Tony Iwane: ˈtoʊni ɪˈwɑneɪ (http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88to%CA%8Ani%20%C9%AA%CB%88w%C9%91ne%C9%AA)
-    -->
-    <!-- People who added identifications to observations in a project -->
-    <!-- Describes the attribute being annotated, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage, "Life Stage" is the attribute. -->
-    <!-- Value of an annotation, e.g. if the annotation is for life stage and the value chosen is "Adult" then "Adult" is the value -->
-    <!-- Label for a button allowing users to state that they think an annotation is incorrect -->
-    <!-- Annotations are key/value pairs applied to observations with a controlled vocabulary -->
-    <!-- Used when filtering observations with annotations -->
-    <!-- Attribute of an annotation. Synonymous with "Attribute" but slightly more explanatory for use in a popup header -->
-    <!-- Annotation value for when no annotation has been chosen -->
-    <!-- Describes state of a plant at the time of observation, e.g. flowering, fruiting, etc. -->
-    <!-- Describes life stage at the time of observation, e.g. juvenile, adult -->
-    <!-- Noun, describes sex of the organism -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes whether the organism is alive or dead -->
-    <!-- Attribute that describes what kind of evidence of an organism's presence was recorded in this observation -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having open flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having fruit -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Adjective, having unopened flowers -->
-    <!-- Observation presents no evidence of flowering phenology -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the life stage where an individual can reproduce -->
-    <!-- Adjective describing the odonate life stage between nymph and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for a dormant phase of holometabolous insects between larva and adult -->
-    <!-- Noun for larval stage of some aquatic insects and most hemimetabolous insects -->
-    <!-- Noun for the arthropod life stage between egg and adult -->
-    <!-- Life stage before adulthood, could work as a noun or an adjective -->
-    <!-- Life stage between pupa and adult, generally used for mayflies (Ephemeroptera) -->
-    <!-- Adjective, alive and shows no signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Adjective, dead or shows signs of imminent death -->
-    <!-- Value for when the value of the attribute cannot be determined -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when the observation depicts the organism itself and not some kind of sign the organism left behind -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bird feathers -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for fecal remains -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value for impressions in the ground or snow -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for bones -->
-    <!-- Evidence of Presence value when for discarded reptile skins and arthropod exoskeletons -->
-    <!-- Text for a label for a list of projects the viewer has joined -->
-    <!-- Text for a button or label that allows someone to join a project -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to open a sound recorder to record a new sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to import an existing sound for an observation -->
-    <!-- Used when recording a sound - it's a counter, counting the number of seconds that have passed. e.g. 3.2 sec = 3.2. seconds -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Duplicate this photo" - Second person imperative -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the photo for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Rotate this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Scale (resize) this photo" -->
-    <!-- Verb, as in "Crop this photo" -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the brightness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the contrast of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the saturation of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for adjusting the sharpness of an image -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that maintains the original aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Label for image cropping mode that has no limits on the aspect ratio -->
-    <!-- Verb phrase, button label to edit an observation photo -->
-    <!-- e.g. "Please try again in 3 hours", or "Please try again in 15 minutes" -->
-    <!-- Second person hint text asking the user to enter their username -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when notifying the user that the action they tried to perform requires them to grant location permission to the app -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to perform an action that requires location permission -->
-    <!-- Dialog title when displaying a message that an action is not permitted -->
-    <!-- Message displayed when the user tries to share media with the iNat app from another app that from which iNat does not accept media -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- Description of a UI element for screen readers -->
-    <!-- As in "matter and energy", or "life is a self-replicating pattern of matter subject to evolutionary processes" -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Singular -->
-    <!-- Message shown when the user attempts to duplicate an observation but the app was unable to create a copy of the sound for some reason, e.g. the disk if full or the app lost the permission to write to disk -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the comments and IDs tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for the faves tab on the observation detail view -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the previous option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Accessibility text for a button that navigates to the next option in a list of options -->
-    <!-- Full sentence will look something like: "Sorted by Date Observed (Descending)" -
-    See explore_order_by_items and explore_order_items keys !-->
-    <!-- Label for an observation search filter to exclude your own observations -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to follow an observation, i.e. subscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Label for an option to unfollow an observation, i.e. unsubscribe to future updates -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to follow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Error message shown when an attempt to unfollow an observation fails -->
-    <!-- Label for a button to copy the coordinates of an observation -->
-    <!--  Title of a section on the observation detail view that displays minor metadata  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation identifier  -->
-    <!--  iNat observation Universally Unique Identifier  -->
-    <!--  Universal Resource Locator  -->
-    <!-- License Names -->
-    <!-- License Descriptions -->
-    <!-- Text attributing observers and identifiers alongside automated identification suggestions -->
-    <!-- Preference to control what tapping on the action button does on My Observations -->
-    <!-- Option for the "Default Observation Action" preference that performs the default action of showing a slide-up menu of options -->
-    <!-- Placeholder text for an observation field value -->
-    <!-- Verb, used as an accessibility label for closing a view, e.g. a popup -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a green check mark and a thumbs-up icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote in favor of a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label in the Data Quality Assessment showing that the observation passes a specific assessment, usually represented visually with a red X and a thumbs-down icon -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button in the Data Quality Assessment to vote against a specific assessment -->
-    <!-- Error message when a user tries to add upload a photo or a sound that is larger than the allowed 20 MB -->
-    <!-- Accessibility label for a button that closes an announcement -->
-</resources>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-tr-rTR/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-tr-rTR/strings.xml
index bfec30c1..d103102a 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-tr-rTR/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-tr-rTR/strings.xml
@@ -947,18 +947,18 @@ Bir gözlem yalnızca %1$d fotoğraf içerebilir.</string>
     <string name="terms_of_service">Hizmet Şartları</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Silinmiş Kullanıcı</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMM, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Yaygın adları göster</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Yalnızca bilimsel adları görüntülemek istiyorsan devre dışı bırak.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-tr/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-tr/strings.xml
index bfec30c1..d103102a 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-tr/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-tr/strings.xml
@@ -947,18 +947,18 @@ Bir gözlem yalnızca %1$d fotoğraf içerebilir.</string>
     <string name="terms_of_service">Hizmet Şartları</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Silinmiş Kullanıcı</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">d MMM, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">d MMM, yyyy hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">Yaygın adları göster</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Yalnızca bilimsel adları görüntülemek istiyorsan devre dışı bırak.</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-uk-rUA/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-uk-rUA/strings.xml
index ded15a60..1a4a4806 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-uk-rUA/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-uk-rUA/strings.xml
@@ -972,18 +972,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Умови надання послуг</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Видалений користувач</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">MMM d, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">MMMM d, yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names"> Показати звичайні назви</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Вимкніть, якщо ви бажаєте бачити тільки наукові назви</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-uk/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-uk/strings.xml
index ded15a60..1a4a4806 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-uk/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-uk/strings.xml
@@ -972,18 +972,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">Умови надання послуг</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Видалений користувач</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">d MMM</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">dd/MM/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long">MMM d, yyyy</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">MMMM d, yyyy HH:mm</string>
     <string name="show_common_names"> Показати звичайні назви</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Вимкніть, якщо ви бажаєте бачити тільки наукові назви</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-vi-rVN/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-vi-rVN/strings.xml
index c48a589b..20282c6f 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-vi-rVN/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-vi-rVN/strings.xml
@@ -853,13 +853,13 @@ Các bên thứ ba này bao gồm: <br/><ul><li>Google (<a href="https://analyti
     <string name="terms_of_service">Điều khoản dịch vụ</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Người dùng đã bị xóa</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="show_common_names">Hiển thị tên phổ biến</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Vô hiệu hóa chức năng nếu bạn chỉ muốn xem tên khoa học.</string>
     <string name="email_must_look_like_email_address">Email phải giống như một địa chỉ email</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-vi/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-vi/strings.xml
index c48a589b..20282c6f 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-vi/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-vi/strings.xml
@@ -853,13 +853,13 @@ Các bên thứ ba này bao gồm: <br/><ul><li>Google (<a href="https://analyti
     <string name="terms_of_service">Điều khoản dịch vụ</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">Người dùng đã bị xóa</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="show_common_names">Hiển thị tên phổ biến</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">Vô hiệu hóa chức năng nếu bạn chỉ muốn xem tên khoa học.</string>
     <string name="email_must_look_like_email_address">Email phải giống như một địa chỉ email</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml
index 334f3cbf..4f9650a9 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml
@@ -942,17 +942,17 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">服务条款</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">已删除的用户</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">MM/dd/yy</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="show_common_names">显示常用名</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">如果您只想查看学名，请禁用此功能。</string>
     <string name="email_must_look_like_email_address">电子邮箱必须是电子邮件的格式</string>
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-zh-rHK/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-zh-rHK/strings.xml
index 2befdce8..4617c96c 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-zh-rHK/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-zh-rHK/strings.xml
@@ -725,13 +725,13 @@
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <!-- Used to demonstrate annotation filters, e.g. Life Stage = Egg -->
     <!-- Singular -->
     <!-- Singular -->
diff --git a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-zh-rTW/strings.xml b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-zh-rTW/strings.xml
index 4d002a78..29e5d854 100644
--- a/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-zh-rTW/strings.xml
+++ b/iNaturalist/src/main/res/values-zh-rTW/strings.xml
@@ -940,18 +940,18 @@
     <string name="terms_of_service">服務條款</string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in place of a username when the user has been deleted -->
     <string name="deleted_user">已刪除的使用者</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for dates in the current year. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short_this_year">MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short date formatting template for any date. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_short">yyyy/MM/dd</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 24-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_24_hour">HH:mm</string>
-    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Short time formatting template for 12-hour locales. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="time_short_12_hour">hh:mma</string>
-    <!-- Long date formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long"> yyyy MMM d</string>
-    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
-    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Obscured observations date formatting template (only month+year). Note that non-formatting letters should be surrounded by single quotes, and to include an actual single quote you need to double it, so "MMM ''yy" will render as "Oct '24", and "'Month:' MMM, ''yy" will render as "Month: Oct '24" Odd numbers of single quotes are not allowed. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
+    <!-- Long date with time formatting template. You must use *some* of the date formatting letters, and non-formatting Roman letters from A-z must be surrounded by single quotes. See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/SimpleDateFormat#date-and-time-patterns for formatting options -->
     <string name="date_long_with_time">yyyy MMMM d hh:mma</string>
     <string name="show_common_names">顯示俗名</string>
     <string name="show_common_names_description">如果您只想檢視學名，請取消此選項</string>