New update!!!

[cyphomandra]

The battery saver's back and apparently they've fixed the capture bug? Also, new tracking window! I am not going to be able to get outside to try it out until tomorrow, but looks interesting...

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[inkstone]

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!)

[cyphomandra]

I hope your migraine is gone! I should be able to get out this afternoon and try and the tracker, although it'll be frustrating if they're still escaping. I had a ridiculous battle yesterday over a 200CP pidgey that I wanted to evolve with and gave up on it after numerous throws, only to catch an 800cp pinsir on my first throw.

I am very excited about hatching Pokemon being recorded!

[inkstone]

Thanks, it's gone now! :)

I have to amend my previous observation. I had a hard time catching things yesterday morning & this morning, but I went out during the day yesterday and last night and caught an Arbok, Tauros, Wartortle & Psyduck, which were all firsts for me. My catch rate has gone up again, so I'm trying to pay more attention to the ring colors. I'm barely seeing any greens. It's all yellow and light orange with occasional dark orange to red, which to me correlates to my level. (Yeah, they're all going to be cranky to angry now.) The ones that are breaking free are almost always orange to red now. But this wasn't like before where I'd be throwing 5-6 balls with no success.

[monanotlisa]

Escaping from balls is NOT fixed -- I spent 3 Ultra Balls and 10 Great Balls on a Scyther in a Berkeley parking lot; I had GREAT throws and NICE throws and one EXCELLENT in there,

[inkstone]

Do you remember the CP and the color of the inner ring? Because when I went out last night to a local PokeGo hotspot (to watch a movie, not play PokeGo ironically LOL), I had a much easier time catching pokemon than I've had over the past week. But this morning, I had a hard time catching...a weedle. So I dunno.