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Pokémon Go hack: How to play without moving on iOS 16 with Foneazy MockGo
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If you’re a big fan of Pokémon Go, then you no doubt know how much of a pain it can be to try and walk around to hatch every egg. Or worse, you may find yourself stuck at home or unable to go out during a big event.
Samsung's Galaxy Store is offering time-exclusive promotions for Genshin Impact and Pokémon GO
The Samsung Galaxy Store is offering two new promotions this week that will give exciting discounts to Genshin Impact and Pokémon GO players.
Samsung is announcing two new Galaxy Store promotions that will be available for a limited time. The promotions will involve two popular games, Genshin Impact and Pokémon GO.
You can now finally play Pokémon Go on your iPhone at a higher frame rate
You can now finally enjoy Pokémon Go at buttery smooth 60fps/120fps on your iPhone. Here's what you need to know.
You can now finally enjoy Pokémon Go at buttery smooth 60fps/120fps on your iPhone. The game has just received a new update on iOS which adds a new option to unlock a higher frame rate on supported iPhones.
Niantic could expand into augmented reality space with newly teased AR glasses
Niantic could be working on its first-ever wearable that could possibly include augemented reality capabilities. Check them out!
Niantic is a popular name when it comes to augmented reality (AR). The company started off with Ingress and soon after took the world by storm by launching Pokémon GO, bringing the popular franchise to the mobile platform with an AR twist. In a recent tweet, John Hanke, CEO at Niantic has teased a pair of Niantic branded glasses, which could be the company’s first-ever augmented reality wearable device.
[Update: Live] Niantic considers adding options to explore and raid from home in Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO will reportedly gain the ability to virtually explore areas and participate in Raid Battles from home, as Niantic adapts to COVID-19. Read on!
Pokémon GO began its journey in July 2016, building upon Niantic's Ingress and the infrastructure the game put in place. Much like Ingress, Pokémon GO focused on exploring real-world locations to play the game. The initial response to the game was historic, as it fundamentally changed how geolocation-based games, as well as AR-based genres, are experienced by the public. While the focus has always been to go outside, there may be many reasons why someone cannot go outside -- which is why we saw a great increase in activity on our threads that discussed location spoofing. Niantic clamped down on the idea of playing the game without moving, and one of the first steps it took was to block rooted devices (usually a pre-requisite for location-spoofing) from entering the game, and more recently, check aggressively for even hints of root or modifications. Now, COVID-19 health advisories have enforced the ideas of social distancing and staying indoors. Consequently, Niantic is being forced to rethink how players enjoy its geolocation and community-focused games in such difficult times. The company is now considering allowing players to explore areas and do Raid Battles with other players from the comfort of their homes.
Discord alpha hints at upcoming Pokémon GO collaboration, and surfacing COVID-19 channel
Discord is working on a collaboration with Niantic for creating Pokémon GO servers for Raid Battles, and it is also working on COVID-19 server surfacing.
Discord began its journey in 2015 as a chat service that primarily focused on gamers, providing VoIP services to supplement real-time strategies in MOBAs. Over the years, the service has solidified its place as a chat platform, and it has also emerged as a good alternative to IRC. Discord as an app and service allows users to create different servers for a dedicated umbrella topic, and then create different channels within the server for further topic bifurcation. Users can then talk to each other within these channels, and you can keep track of the expected conversation topics within the channel. Discord has been growing in popularity recently, adding in features like displaying game activity to friends, AMOLED dark theme, temporary muting, slash commands, QR Code logins, and more. The latest Discord alpha reveals that the app is working on a collaboration with Pokémon GO, as well as surfacing helpful COVID-19 channels to more users through the Discover feature.
Pokémon GO's aggressive root checking now looks for the existence of a TWRP and Titanium Backup folder
The newest addition to Pokémon GO's notably aggressive root checking methods now includes checks for the existence of a TWRP folder. Read on to know more!
Pokémon GO was launched in 2016, and thanks to its blockbuster launch, it immensely contributed to the popularity of AR as a genre. We're sure you're already familiar with it, but for starters, it is pretty much a game where you can become a Pokémon Trainer yourself, go out into the real world and find Pokemon. With over 100 million installs on the Google Play Store, it has also seen a great degree of success globally, and it is a simple, yet exciting premise that's easily accessible by anyone. Well, by anyone except for rooted/modded users, mind you. In an attempt to weed away cheaters, the game has become notoriously unfriendly for modded users, and a big part of the game's active development goes into blocking these users and implementing better root detection methods.
Pokémon GO's "Buddy Adventure" AR multiplayer mode is available now
The newest feature to grace Pokemon GO trainers' handsets is "Buddy Adventure," and an AR multiplayer mode is coming soon.
Pokémon GO isn't the darling child of mobile gaming like it was back in the summer of 2016, but it's still one of the most-played titles out there. That continued popularity is thanks in large part Niantic's continued support and the slow rollout of new features and events. The newest feature to grace trainers' handsets is "Buddy Adventure," an AR multiplayer mode available now.
Pokémon GO will finally open up Pokéstop submissions to level 40 players worldwide next week
More than 3 years after release, Pokémon GO will finally open up Pokéstop submissions worldwide through the Niantic Wayfarer program to level 40 players!
Thanks to its augmented reality gameplay, Pokémon GO reached heights of popularity no other Android game had seen before. While its popularity has dropped significantly over the years since its release, the game still has quite a large user base. The main aim of the game is to capture as many Pokémon as you can, but it also has a variety of different side-quests. You can visit nearby Pokéstops to collect in-game items, battle against other players at Gyms, or team up to fight legendary Pokémon. As you'd expect, Pokéstops and Gyms play a crucial role in the game as they provide players with the means to progress. However, their availability, or lack thereof, has been a major issue in the Pokémon GO community. More than three years since its release, Niantic is finally looking at solving this issue by rolling out Pokéstop submissions to players worldwide.
[Update 2: Niantic will revert bans] Pokemon GO is reportedly banning users on Redmi 5 and other Xiaomi phones after latest MIUI update
Pokemon GO developer Niantic appears to be unfairly striking down accounts of Pokemon hunters with Xiaomi Redmi 5 running MIUI 10.3.2.
Pokemon GO is one of the most popular games because of its augmented reality gameplay and its popularity seems to have outlasted any other game on Android. While its userbase has dropped from 60 million last June to nearly 11 million as of July 2019 in the US alone, the game is still fairly enjoyed among users and has many pop culture icons like Uncle Pokemon associated with it. It has even got a Starbucks Frappuccino to its name. For its popularity, the Pokemon GO developer, Niantic, also has one of the strictest policies against spoofing. While bans against cheating in the game are fair and just, hundreds of Xiaomi users claim to have been unfairly targeted by Niantic's systems and this time, the victims are users with Redmi 5 and other Xiaomi smartphones.
Magisk 16.3 fixes issues with Pokémon GO; topjohnwu discusses "uncertified devices" controversy
Magisk v16.3 is now available and it now allows you to add Pokémon GO to Magisk Hide so SafetyNet will pass. Also, topjohnwu discusses the latest "uncertified devices" controversy and how Magisk plays in to that.
If you've rooted a device in the last year or so, you've probably heard of Magisk—the systemless root solution. Magisk has quickly risen in popularity as one of the preferred solutions to rooting modern Android devices, mainly because it offers the ability to have root access while still passing SafetyNet so you can use apps like Pokémon GO. A recent update to the popular mobile game seemed to introduce its own detection system on top of SafetyNet, however, which made Pokémon GO unusable with Magisk. In response, XDA Recognized Developer topjohnwu has released Magisk version 16.3.
How to Stop Pokemon Go (or other apps) From Stealing Audio Focus
A tutorial to stop Pokemon Go (and other apps) from stealing audio focus without root. Prevents Play Music, Spotify, and PocketCasts from stopping playback!
Despite dwindling in popularity, Pokemon Go still has a ton of fans playing the game every day. Although most of the game's issues have been related to cheating, there are other, more minor ones that annoy existing users. One such issue is related to audio focus in Android. Users who like to listen to music or podcasts when playing Pokemon Go find that audio playback immediately halts when they launch the game. This requires users to manually restart playback on their favorite media app such as Google Play Music, Spotify, or PocketCasts. Today, I'm going to show you how to stop Pokemon Go (or any other app) from stealing permanent audio focus - without root.
Latest Update to Pokémon GO Blocks Rooted Devices from Entering the Game
The latest update to Pokémon GO has blocked rooted devices from playing the game. Read on to know possibly why, as well as know how to bypass it!
If the streets around me, you and everywhere else are any indication, the strongest points of the Pokémon GO fad have already passed us. While everyone and their dog were excited about trying out what it feels like to be a Pokémon trainer in real life, the actual game and its mechanics left a lot of people frustrated.
Pokémon GO, Ingress and Niantic: A Tale of Developer Apathy Ruining Massive Potential
Pokémon GO set the world on fire with its release, and now it is doing again for a different reason. Read on as we see why Niantic is bad for Pokémon GO!
In early July 2016, the world witnessed a phenomenon that left a lot of people flabbergasted. While the world's populace was ordinarily engrossed in their smartphones with their heads bent down, a significant part of the human race inched towards a territory they had forgotten existed -- The Outdoor World.
XDA, Pokémon GO & Cheats: Traffic Increase in Location-Spoofing Threads as Cheaters Flock to our Forums
Pokémon GO is taking the world by storm. But at XDA, we noticed an interesting trend with location cheating methods. Is everyone playing legitimately?
When Ingress came out back in 2012 as a closed beta, nerds and geeks flocked to Google+, looking for ways to get their hands on an invite to a new kind of mobile experience. Which game after all, would require you to actually move yourself across town in order to play and dominate the world?