NEW POKEMON GO TRACKING UPDATE EXPLAINED! w/ NintenDome
Niantic has released a new Pokmon GO update, available to those playing the augmented reality app on iOS and Android devices.
While the update seemingly had prioritised delivering bug fixes, it has also changed the Nearby Pokmon tracking feature. This has now been renamed to Sightings, and presents Pokmon that have appeared near to the player with tufts of grass.
Niantic has explained that they are testing a variation of the Nearby Pokmon feature with a subset of users. During this period you may see some variation in the nearby Pokmon UI.
Reddit has been trying to pinpoint exactly how this works. User AlbelTelWicked has produced the most credible theory, in that it scans the players nearby area approximately every 15 seconds and any new Pokmon will appear within the list. If a Pokmon is no longer detected by the scan or if the player moves too far away, it will be removed.
We wont know an exact distance, but they estimate that the scan reaches 700 feet (200 metres) around the player, which is similar in scale to that seen with Nearby.
Source: http://www.nintendo-insider.com/2016/08/pokemon-go-update-adds-sightings-feature/
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