Niantic Issues a New Pokémon GO Update

Worst game I've ever played. 4/100

No sign of Generation 2 yet. :c

@Logantxk you need to play more games.

Glad to see they're fixing some issues, it was just a rough ride for the past few weeks. Hopefully Niantic can keep these updates up before players stop completely... A majority of my friends don't play it all anymore.

Most of the bug fixes are welcome, but shouldn't have happened in the first place.
Fixing the battery saver on iOS is all well and good, but the Android battery saver needs fixing as well... the bugs were bearable for a while, but I'm so fed up with them now that I've basically stopped using the battery saver.
The driving check thing could be annoying if it happens every time your speed rises high enough, especially if you have to keep stopping and starting (e.g. on a bus).
I don't see the point of the grass... it seems to just be an aesthetic change at the moment, which is completely unnecessary... although the list does seem to be updating itself better, so they are at least moving in the right direction with that.

@Joeynator3000 I imagine it will be a while before any new generations appear. Not all the major issues are taken care of (this new sightings tab is not a tracker by any means) and I'm fairly certain there are still a couple more places the game has yet to reach. Plus there's still the legendaries. I'd imagine that until all of these are met, we won't be seeing any new 'mons.

Still hoping tracking gets fixed/improved someday.

At least they are trying, right guise?????

I hope they fix the AR orientation error soon. I wanna be able to see pokemon in the real world

The tracking system actually works really well! Found a Dratini within a few minutes of it appearing on the radar!

@DragonEleven You press it once, and it doesn't matter if you stop and start.

They still need to fix the sorting bugs; you can't sort by HP, the CP level overrides it.

The real question is, now that I know the Instinct guy has the comfiest clothes, can I switch from Mystic to Instinct?

I'm glad power saver mode is back, although I'm not sure how much it actually saves.

Even with the latest update I'm seeing less & less Pokemon popping up and when they do over half of them disappear after several attempts to catch them (popping out of the poke balls). It's not as fun as it was before.

Can anyone give any insight on how exactly the new tab works? Does the grass become animated if you're close, or is it just generally more accurate in showing the order of Pokemon from closest to farthest?

Definitely a step in the right direction, though. The tall grass is so iconic in the games, implementing this tab with active shaking grass onscreen would be real neat.

Like imagine a tuft of grass onscreen at the same distance as gums and spikes tops can generate. The grass is wiggling actively but you can't see what Pokemon is underneath it. Once you get within range, one of two things happens - either you tap the grass and find out what's there, or the Pokemon pops out the moment you're in range. I'd prefer the latter but either way is cool and I hope they go that route.

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I've been able to play the game a lot more these days. Always had a problem with the sever, not as much now. They should make an update where you can find a random pokeball every now and then. That would be cool.

My fiancée plays PokéMon Go while we're traveling by car, and I'm the one driving. She's not gonna be happy.

Wow, this looks like a decent update. Seems like they've actually listened to the fans/critics and made some improvements. Now let's see if they're any good.

@Mega_Yarn_Poochy
How does the new "sightings" system work?

It seems that the nearby/sightings mode is being tested, i saw a image with both functions, and the nearby instead of the grass it has pictures... i think they are about pokestops nerby to the pokemon.. and the sightings work like the last nearby worked, showing pokemon nearby to you, but maybe a little far of pokestops

@GamePerson19 Well, there are 2 different ways to find Pokémon.

Findings can be anywhere in the 200m radius, but disappear once they leave that radius.

Nearby shows a few nearby PokéStops and a Pokémon within the radius on the stop. Tap on one of the stops and it marks it on the map. Also, you can now zoom out the map really far to see the PokéStop.

@BigDaddysPizza People will find a way to make this a bad thing. Just wait.

Glad to see Niantic getting right on this. But knowing the internet, people will still complain...

The last update made my Moto E not compatable with Pokemon Go. Sad face

The update is terrible! When the game first game out, there were log-in issues and I lost my user name and status (was a level 4 then). I created a new user name but wrote them and said I wanted my old name and status back. Weeks later, I just updated to this new version and lo and behold, my old user name and status was back! Problem is that I now had leveled up to a Level 14 and had caught and evolved a number of Pokemon from different places ocean, dessert, cities etc.... They are all gone now. What a monumental waste of time this was, even though I had fun finding Pokemon while taking walks with my daughter.

Update seems pretty good so far, but gotta find the new bugs.
That driving dialog though, does this mean the speed penalty is finally lifted for passengers or is it a simple lockout?

@Logantxk Your life must really suck!

@MadAdam81 Well it just popped up for me three times during my bus ride into work.

@Windy Download apk.

Niantic really doesn't like rural players, huh?

Otherwise, pretty nice update. I only have "Sightings" but it seems to be more accurate and better at updating then the old system. I live in quite a rural area but work in the city so hopefully should be able to make good use of the new system when it rolls out to everyone.

@DiscoGentleman That's not even the worst scoring scale I've ever seen. I've seen _/7 and _/1000.

Tested the update on my iPhone 5 on my commute to work. Can’t tell if battery saver mode help save on my battery life or not since it always die fast but at least I haven’t experience that touch screen bug it had.

I guess I’m not part of the “subset of users” for the "Nearby Pokémon" feature. I spot several pokemon near pokestop (with and without lures) and they only appear on the sighting list. A well, I’ll survive.

The biggest improvement is now once Pokemon disappear from the map or are over 200m away, they vanish from the Sightings. I spent a fair bit of time trying to find an Electabuzz this morning, and I at least had an idea of where he was, instead of being mocked by his shadow until resetting the app.

One thing I've noticed as well is the speed you need to be under to hatch an egg has been upped. Was able to hatch a few eggs on the bus today which normally it registers a tiny amount.

@Raylax Yeah, the nearby pokestop feature is pretty useless when there are no pokestops nearby. They should allow for submission of pokestops soon, but make a stipulation, such as you can't submit a pokestop if there is another within a 200m radius or something similar. That way it narrows submissions down and won't be flooded by people in cities who don't need them

Still not good enough

@KTT where do I get the apk

@KTT I found APK 033 it worked. Thank you so much. Not much of a Pokemon player only have 33. I play kind of slow only when I get out of house. I don't make a special trip

@Windy Good that you found it. You will need to repeat the process each time when a new update rolls. But always remember to download from trusted sources!

K.T.T. thanks again I'm just glad it works.