PokeStop

Thanks for posting this! I got taken down by a migraine last night & couldn't do much of anything despite having noticed that my phone updated the app!

Here's the full rundown:

• Battery saver is back.


• Not only are the throw accuracy bonuses back, reports are saying they now stack on top of the curveball bonus as well.


• You can now rename your trainer, but you can only do this one time so use it wisely!


• The tracker has been modified to "Sightings" with new animation. This is apparently the first phase of the new version of the tracker because...


• A subset of users have been included in a beta test for the new tracker, which looks like this.

I went for my morning pokewalk and these are some observations:

• I'm not part of the beta test but I can tell you that the new tracker is pretty accurate. Pokémon appear and disappear from the tracker smoothly. You don't have phantom pokémon that linger around unless you close and restart the app. While it's not the pawprint system from the original tracker, pokémon will appear and disappear from the tracking list if you're on the boundaries of the range, so you will at least have a general idea if you're going in the right direction.


• While the accuracy bonuses have returned, I'm not sure if the escape rate has been fixed. I had a 200CP pidgey escape from an ultra ball (it was an accident; I didn't mean to throw one of those LOL) that received a "Great!" so I don't know. I am level 21, though, so maybe this is my new reality. (Nooooo!)