Pokémon Go Update Available. Explains Which Monsters Are The Best.

How good are your Pokémon? Would you like an appraisal by an expert? Well, we don't have any of those. The best you'll get are some vague statements about stats from your virtual team leader in the new Pokémon Go update. Niantic totally promises it's working on more things, though.

Here's the changelog for the latest Pokémon Go update.

• Implemented Pokémon Appraisal: Trainers will now be able to learn about a Pokémon’s attack and defense capabilities from their Team Leader (Candela, Blanche or Spark) to determine which of their Pokémon have the most potential for battle.
• We are still working hard on several new and exciting features to come in the future of Pokémon GO.
• Minor bot fixes

Let's take a moment to acknowledge that Niantic actually added a promise that it is working on new features in a changelog. That's not what a changelog is for. At any rate, the big addition this time is Pokémon appraisals, which you access from the menu button in the corner.

 Your team leader will tell you what up with your Pokémon, but it's really not very helpful. Appraisals are basically just a recitation of the Pokémon's stats and potential to be upgraded. The appraisals are sometimes rather disjointed, with one frame saying you need to improve your Pokémon and the next saying it has the best stats ever.

Pokémon GO updated to version 0.35.0 for Android and 1.5.0 for iOS

You can grab the update from APK Mirror if you need to get a Pokémon appraisal ASAP. Otherwise, it'll hit your device in the coming days.

Permanent bands to players who violate terms of service! No Spoofing, No Bots, FairPlay Emphasized!

Article By The Verge

Game maker Niantic, the developer behind mobile sensation Pokémon Go, is now issuing permanent bans to players who violate its terms of service. Though TOS violations vary, these bans appear to be directed at cheaters who rely on GPS spoofing, bots, and other software techniques that allow Pokémon Go to be played beyond the realm of Niantic's design parameters. For instance, GPS spoofing lets you trick a smartphone into thinking you're located in a different country, allowing you to catch pokémon that may be more easily located in that area or restricted to certain regions. Bots, on the other hand, let you automate portions of the game.

In a note posted to its website this week, Niantic outlines violations of its TOS that can result in a permanent ban. "This includes, but is not limited to: falsifying your location, using emulators, modified or unofficial software and/or accessing Pokémon Go clients or backends in an unauthorized manner including through the use of third party software," the note reads. "Our goal is to provide a fair, fun and legitimate game experience for everyone. We will continue to work with all of you to improve the quality of the gameplay, including ongoing optimization and fine tuning of our anti-cheat system." The company includes a link to an appeal form for trying to reverse a ban if it was issued by mistake.

USING A 'POKÉMON GO' BOT MAY GET YOU PERMANENTLY BANNED

It's still unclear how Niantic is going about detecting the use of GPS spoofing, emulators, bots, and other hacks. A number of threads on Reddit's Pokémon Godeveloper community, where much of the discussion around these techniques takes place, have popped up in the last two days. It seems users cannot seem to lock down what exactly results in a ban and how Niantic's internal systems may be seeking out cheating behavior.

It appears users have been receiving various levels of bans for quite some time. But this new permanent ban has the community advising its members not to use third-party application programming interfaces (APIs). Many of the makers of the game's most popular APIs have been sent cease and desist letters from The Pokémon Company over the course of the last two weeks as well. So it appears the company is increasing its efforts to crackdown on the kind of Pokémon Go playing it deems unsavory. A spokesperson for Niantic declined to comment on permanent bans and directed The Verge to the appeal process note on its website.

Pokemon Go August Update Details!

Niantic has now revealed the patch notes for Pokmon Go update 0.33.0 on Android and 1.3.0 on iOS. They have fixed a few bugs and added a few things.

Niantic posted all of the patch notes via the official Pokemon Go Facebook page. The update is available now for Android users, and it coming soon for those that own an iOS device.

• Added a dialog to remind Trainers that they should not play while traveling above a certain speed. Trainers must confirm they are not driving in order to continue playing.

• Made improvements to the accuracy of a curveball throw.

• Fixed a bug that prevented ”Nice,” ”Great,” and “Excellent” Poké Ball throws from awarding the appropriate XP bonuses.

• Fixed achievements showing incorrect Medal icons.

• Enabled the ability for Trainers to change their nickname one time. Please choose your new nickname wisely.

• Resolved issues with the battery saver mode on iOS and re-enabled the feature.

• Added visuals of Team Leaders Candela, Blanche, and Spark.

• We’re currently testing a variation of the “Nearby Pokémon” feature with a subset of users. During this period you may see some variation in the nearby Pokémon UI.

• Minor text fixes

Niantic is open to feedback so you can let them know if you approve of the changes that have been made to Pokemon Go. The last update didn’t go very well with fans…

What Niantic has been secretly working on! A brilliant way to find Pokemon!

ARTICLE BY: Business Insider

AUTHOR: Matt Weinberger/Business Insider

It looks like Niantic, the company behind the smash-hit smartphone sensation Pokémon Go, is working on a big, huge upgrade to the way you find nearby Pokémon, finally fixing a big frustration for players.

In the release notes for the newest Pokémon Go app update for Android and iPhone, Niantic teased that “we’re currently testing a variation of the ‘Nearby Pokémon’ feature with a subset of users.”

The news comes not a moment too late: Pokémon Go players have been up in arms since Niantic removed the game’s first version of the Nearby Pokémon feature, following a two-week-plus period where it simply didn’t work at all. 

Right now, it seems like different players are seeing different things. As Kotaku reports, it looks like most players are seeing a new “Sightings” menu, which merely shows you which Pokémon are nearby, though it’s also said to be more responsive and accurate than the old version. 

Me, personally, I’m seeing something else. And the upgraded Pokémon tracking system I’m seeing is cooler and way more potentially useful than either the very first system, or the one that Kotaku is seeing. 

Here’s how it works

When I pull up my tracker, first I see this. The changes are immediately apparent: It lists a bunch of Pokémon next to a picture of a nearby PokéStop — the real-world locations that disperse in-game equipment to players as they pass by — giving me a huge hint as to where it is:

If I click on one, it pulls up a map, guiding me to the general area where that Pokémon can be found:

So without telling you exactly where a Pokémon is, it gives you a big, huge hint. Using the PokéStop as a marker is a good general guide, and the little circle here gives you an idea of where to search. I’m not totally sure what the pawprints mean in this context, but I’m assuming they show distance between you and the Pokémon. 

Why am I seeing this when other players aren’t? Hard to say. But it sounds like Niantic is testing a few ideas among different groups of users. Personally, though I haven’t really taken this new method for a real-world spin, it seems like a very cool idea — hopefully, when Niantic is ready to roll it out for real to everyone, it’ll look like this.

In the meanwhile, the fact that Niantic is working on a fix for Nearby should go some ways towards repairing the developer’s trust with the hardcore Pokémon Go-playing community, who were left cold when the removal of the Pokémon tracking feature coincided with the shutdown of popular cheating sites that mapped the monsters.

Catch Pokemon and Win An iPhone 6s: U Mobile

Article By SoyaCincau.com 
Author Rory Lee

Pokemon Go is awesome. People of all ages have gotten on their feet and begun spending more time outside and even with their families all in the pursuit to be the very best that no one ever was. U Mobile wants to make Pokemon Go even more awesome and here’s how they plan to do it.

From the 10th of August onwards, U Mobile will be holding a Pokemon Go themed contest for their customers where the grand prize is a brand new Apple iPhone 6s.

If you’re a U Mobile customer, all you have to do to stand a chance to win yourself a brand new iPhone 6s is follow these simple steps:

1. Go out and capture some Pokemon!
2. Take a screenshot of your catch and upload it to Instagram with a creative caption that begins with “I want to Power-Up for Pokémon Go with U Mobile because…”
3. Be sure to include the hashtags #pokeonz and #Umobile

Then, U Mobile will pick 35 winners daily based on the overall best caption. Five winners will win a 4,000 mAh powerbank while the remaining 30 will go home with RM100 postpaid or prepaid credits. The contest will run for two weeks and at the end of it, 10 winners with the best captions will win an iPhone 6s.

To help you out with your Pokemon-ing, and with the contest, U Mobile will also be setting up lures during the contest period. These locations, along with the contest winners will be announced via U Mobile’s social media platforms.

Finally, U Mobile will also be giving their customers a little boost in their pursuit to catch em all. For one month from the 10th of August onwards, all U Mobile customers will have their Uber rides discounted so that they can travel to Pokestops and Gyms a little quicker. Besides that, battery drain when playing Pokemon Go is a big issue, that’s why U Mobile is working with Lazada to give U Mobile customers special discounts when they purchase powerbanks from Lazada.

For more information, do check out U Mobile’s site. http://www.u.com.my/pokemongo (update:site will be live on the 10th August).