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The Niantic Wayfarer team recently announced another import of POIs from services such as Foursquare into the Wayfarer database as Wayspots in India. These Wayspots are supposed to begin showing up in various Niantic games starting on November 1st, depending on the inclusion rules of each game.

Niantic has also announced that these Wayspots will not be imported as Portals into Ingress. As these Wayspots will still be available in the Wayfarer database however, this might negatively impact Indian Agents when trying to submit new Portals in the future as these hidden Wayspots can still be used to mark new submissions as a duplicate or block Portals from going online due to the distance limit of 20m to other live Wayspots.

You can discuss the POI import on the Wayfarer forums here: https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/48362/new-wayspots-coming-to-india

@IUENG
Niantic recently updated the requirements phones need to meet to enable and use Portal Scanning.

For iOS, the phone must simply be an iPhone 8 or a newer device running on iOS 14+.

For Android, the requirements are a bit more convoluted. An Android phone must run Android 9 or a newer version, support Google Play Services for AR and must have one of the following mobile GPU/CPU combination:

๐Ÿ”ธADRENO 630, Snapdragon 845
๐Ÿ”ธADRENO 640, Snapdragon 855, 855+, 860
๐Ÿ”ธADRENO 650, Snapdragon 870
๐Ÿ”ธADRENO 660, Snapdragon 888
๐Ÿ”ธADRENO 730, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
๐Ÿ”ธADRENO 740
๐Ÿ”ธSAMSUNG XCLIPSE 920, Exynos 2200
๐Ÿ”ธMALI-G72, Exynos 9810, Kirin 970
๐Ÿ”ธMALI-G76, Exynos 9820, Kirin 980
๐Ÿ”ธMALI-G77, Exynos 990, Kirin 985
๐Ÿ”ธMALI-G78, Exynos 1080, Kirin 9000
๐Ÿ”ธMALI-G710, Pixel 7 series

To check if your phone includes one of these SoCs you can head over to devicespecifications.com and search for your phone via the search bar at the top right. Once you have found your phone, check the "GPU" or "Chipset" line and compare it with the models listed here.

If your chipset is not listed here, your phone is not (officially) supported and cannot be used to scan portals, even if it was able to in the past. Niantic updated the framework Ingress uses for Portal Scanning in version 2.123.1 which came with stricter requirements for devices.

Source: https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/3-ingress/faq/519-supported-devices

@IUENG
Niantic Wayfarer will be undergoing a 6 hour maintenance on Monday, October 30th, from 14:00 UTC to 20:00 UTC. During that time, the Wayfarer website will not be accessible and things like reviewing or editing nominations will have to wait until the maintenance is over.

This maintenance only affects the Wayfarer website. Actions taken in Ingress such as submitting new nominations or edits will work as normal.

Source: https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/48387/scheduled-maintenance-notice

@IUENG
The Audio AR and Head Tracking feature in Ingress got an update which adds support for two more Sony headphone models!

You can now connect headphones of the models WH-1000XM5 and WF-1000XM5 to the Scanner and activate Head Tracking in the settings to immerse yourself deeper in the world of Ingress. They join the list of already supported headphones consisting of the Sony LinkBuds and LinkBuds S. Activating this feature will make use of the headphones sensor to rotate your Agent Avatar depending on how you turn your head.

Source: https://ingress.com/news/audio-ar-more-devices/

@IUENG
Phase 2 of the #Discoverie series has run for 2 weeks by now and Niantic has revealed the Interim results of the Discoverie Kinetic Challenge!

Currently, the Resistance lead the challenge with a small margin of 190 more Agents that have completed 30 Kinetic Capsule programs as opposed to the Enlightened. There are still 3 weeks to go until the end of Phase 2 though and the Enlightened can still recover!

Friday next week is when the Ingress Year 11 celebrations start which lowers the distance requirement of a program to 1km and enables Agents to run 11 Kinetic Capsules at the same time.

@IUENG

(Please note that, due to unexplained anomalous behaviour in our discussion group, comments are currently disabled. We expect the anomaly to subside on November 1st.)
The Level requirements for Wayfarer related edits were recently adjusted.

All edits (as in edits for a Portal's title, photo, description, or location) now require an Agent to reach Level 10. Previously, the requirement to edit a Portal's title, photo, description was set at Level 8, while location edits required Agents to reach Level 12.

This means that all Wayfarer related functions (edits and submitting new nominations) are now uniformly unlocked at Level 10 once the Agent completes the Wayfarer training. Submitting Portal Scans will remain unlockable at Level 8 and reporting invalid Portals remains open to everyone no matter the level. As before, recursed Agents are not affected by the level requirements.

Source: https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/3-ingress/faq/449-how-can-i-submit-a-portal-edit/?han=1

@IUENG
Wayfarer Update
Following the maintenance, Wayfarer has now updated its interface.

Please be aware there has been a change to the questions asked during review, so ensure you take time to review and understand the updated information. It may be best to treat this as a clean slate and forget the way you previously reviewed, whilst remembering to stick to the criteria.

๐Ÿ‘‹ Whatโ€™s gone
โƒ The rating of 1-5 for Wayspots has been removed
โƒ There is no need to pass a test to use Wayfarer for reviewing and submitting
โƒ Questions about historical and cultural significance have been replaced
โƒ โ€œOther Rejection Criteriaโ€ has been removed
โƒ There is no overall comments box.

๐Ÿ†• Whatโ€™s new
โƒ Instead of 1-5 stars ratings, youโ€™ll get a series of questions such as โ€œIs this a good place to socialise?โ€ and โ€œIs the submitted photo, title, location, and description (if exists) accurate and informative?โ€ and will answer these with a ๐Ÿ‘, ๐Ÿ‘Ž or โ€œI Donโ€™t Knowโ€. Voting with a ๐Ÿ‘Ž on the first four questions will automatically reject the nomination.
โƒ All of the questions will have an information tooltip which contains further information. It is visible by tapping โ„น๏ธ
โƒ Instead of a test, each Wayfarer now goes through a standard onboarding process
โƒ There is a new optional question about the approximate number of people that could potentially gather at this location

The tooltips contain several clarifications, so make sure to read them thoroughly.

Videos
Niantic has also produced a series of videos for their refresh to the system.

Welcome to Wayfarer
New Interface Overview
Reviewing

As always, ensure you follow the criteria and review Wayspots abiding by them.
If you have any feedback about this new interface, make sure to share it on the Wayfarer forums!

A big thanks to Agent @PkmnTrainerJ and @UKWayfarer for their extensive report on this Wayfarer update!

@IUENG
Niantic has revealed details about the Ingress Year 11 celebrations as well as the design for the anniversary "Paragon" medals!

All Agents who earned more than 0 AP from the Year 10 Anniversary (15 November 2022) through the end of Year 11 Anniversary celebrations (20 November 2023) will receive the Paragon Badge some time after the Bonus period ends on Monday, 20 November.

๐Ÿ”ธBronze: Level 3
๐Ÿ”ธSilver: Level 9
๐Ÿ”ธGold: Level 13
๐Ÿ”ธPlatinum: Level 15
๐Ÿ”ธOnyx: Level 16 and Recursed Agents

The following bonuses will be active from 10 November 2023 17:00 UTC to 20 November 2023 17:00 UTC:

๐Ÿ”ธ2X AP for all actions.
๐Ÿ”ธ2X hack output of building gear (Resonators, Power Cubes) from friendly Portals.
๐Ÿ”ธ2X hack output of attack gear (XMP, Ultra Strike) from enemy Portals.
๐Ÿ”ธDrone cooldown reduced to 11 mins.
๐Ÿ”ธKinetic Capsule Program distance reduced from 8km to 1km.
๐Ÿ”ธ11 Kinetic Capsule Programs can be activated in parallel
๐Ÿ”ธOverclock Glyph Hack duration extended to 110 seconds
๐Ÿ”ธ2X deploy L8 Resonators

In addition, Niantic has revealed the locations for the as-of-yet unnamed anomalies in Q1 2024!

On 17 February 2024:
๐Ÿ”ธAdelaide, Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
๐Ÿ”ธSantiago, Chile ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

On 16 March 2024:
๐Ÿ”ธMacau ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ด
๐Ÿ”ธPorto, Portugal ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น

Source: https://ingress.com/news/ingress-year-11/

@IUENG
In addition to the information in our previous post, Niantic is also preparing some special store bundles for the anniversary! The following packs will be available:

๐Ÿ”ธBOGO Portal Fracker (4,800 CMU)
- 2x Portal Fracker for the price of one

๐Ÿ”ธBOGO Apex (2,500 CMU)
- 2x Apex for the price of one

๐Ÿ”ธ50% Off Rare Kinetic Capsule (1,000 CMU)
- 1x Rare Kinetic Capsule discounted from 2000 CMU

๐Ÿ”ธNL-1331 X Series Digital Kit (19,000 CMU; single purchase)
- โ€œNL-1331 X Seriesโ€ Medal (as shown in the picture)
- 40x Power Cube
- 40x XMP Burster
- 40x Resonator
- 2x Aegis Shield
- 30x Rare Multi-hack
- 30x Rare Portal Shield
- 30x Rare Heat Sink
- 10x Rare Link Amp
- 2x Rare Kinetic Capsule
- 2x Jarvis Virus
- 2x ADA Refactor

The Ingress team also notes that the regularly scheduled 2x AP for the 2sDay event each Tuesday will not activate as 2x AP is available throughout the entire anniversary event.

Source: https://ingress.com/news/ingress-year-11/

@IUENG
All 8 Ingress Origin Kits are now available to purchase!

As before, you can purchase each Kit separately, but in addition, Niantic Supply has added a store page with which you can buy all 8 Kits at once. The price is the same as if you'd buy them all separately together (8x$30 for $240 total) and free shipping will be applied in the US if you spend more than $50 and certain international countries if you spend more than $150 (import tax is excluded for non-US countries).

You can buy all 8 kits at once via this link: https://nianticsupply.com/products/ingress-origins-series-full-series-kit

You can buy the newest and last Kit 08 here: https://nianticsupply.com/products/origins-kit-8-roland-jarvis-tycho

@IUENG
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Agent and Wayfarer Ambassador PkmnTrainerJ has started the Ingress Insights podcast! On it, they'll recap and discuss recent news and happenings in the Ingress universe in about 20 minutes. Two episodes are already released and can be listened to via the links below!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/63ky0JsOsVqLUgtO5Vi53C?si=1y73iSEVTN-rn3aRiaDUpQ

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ingress-insights/id1714180078

@IUENG
Niantic has just forced update 2.128 and with it, some Agents are reporting crashes when starting the game.

While the exact reason is unknown, our current theory is that it affects agents that have never fully completed the tutorial in Prime since it launched. With the newest update, Niantic introduced a new tutorial, however, it hasn't been activated by them yet. We assume that the Scanner is trying to start this deactivated tutorial and crashes due to it.

If this is indeed the reason for the crash, the bug should automatically resolve itself once Niantic activates the new tutorial.

If you are experiencing this issue, you can upvote and comment on this post: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/22083/globe-animation-freezes-during-login-sound-keeps-playing

Current status: ๐ŸŸข Issue fixed.

@IUENG
Agents are once again running the Ingress World Wide Competition in 2023! This November, from the 1st to the 30th and during the 11th anniversary of Ingress, participants will engage in a friendly competition among agents to find out who will be the best in one of 20 statistics!

Niantic has once again sponsored codes to give to the best players in each of the 20 choosen stats. These will be tracked by using the Agent Stats website and app. In addition, other passcodes might be posted from time to time.

To keep up to date, join the dedicated Telegram channel, from which you can also join the discussion group to socialise with other agents, discuss strategies and keep up-to-date with the scores during the month!

Telegram group: @IWWC2023

@IUENG
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Ingress Updates [ENG]
Niantic has just forced update 2.128 and with it, some Agents are reporting crashes when starting the game. While the exact reason is unknown, our current theory is that it affects agents that have never fully completed the tutorial in Prime since it launched.โ€ฆ
Niantic has reported, earlier in the european night, that the issue was resolved, and Codename and Faction selection were reactivated.
If you're still experiencing problems, please open a ticket with Niantic Support.

Source: https://t.me/NianticOfficial/555

@IUENG
Niantic published a new status update on the Discoverie Kinetic Challenge!

With about two weeks to go, the Resistance slightly increased their margin and are now leading the challenge with 250 more Agents than the Enlightened over the 30 Kinetic Capsules threshold.

As a reminder, phase two of the Discoverie Anomaly will run until November 17th @ 23:59:59 UTC.

Source: https://twitter.com/ingress/status/1720312600813064339

@IUENG
The Ingress team has made updates to Overclock!

Our outside correspondent has noticed that the hack timers for Overclock seems to have been increased for the higher portal levels. As an example, while L7 portals previously had a timer of 19 seconds to complete an Overclock hack it has now been increased to 27 seconds. Let us know if you see increased hack timers at other levels!

Additionally, it has been noted by a member of our discussion group, @HalabanachaPL, that the team is planning to introduce a new statistic to the profile. The "Overclock Hack Points" statistic is currently non-functional so it is unknown how exactly it'll count, however Agents can trigger its appearance in their profile by completing an Overclock hack.

โš We want to note that the introduction of a new statistic does not necessarily mean the introduction of a new medal.

@IUENG
We have received reports that ads are being shown in our channel, specifically about the TON blockchain.

We want to clarify that these ads are automatically shown by Telegram and not by us. We have no control over if an ad is shown or what is contained in it and do not endorse anything that is advertised in these adverts. These advertisements also appear in other channels such as the official Ingress channel @NianticOfficial.

IUENG specifically stands against Cryptocurrency and denounces this TON advertisement.

If you have a Telegram Premium subscription you should not encounter any ads in channels.

@IUENG
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The new statistic we reported on earlier seems to have been activated! The Overclock Hack Points are being backfilled slowly as well, so if you have done Overclock hacks in the past it seems like that they will count towards the new statistic. It is unclear if every Overclock hack since its release is counted or if there is a cut-off.

Agent @a1mirr (thank you!) has experimented with different portals and has provided us with the following list that shows how many points Agents get for correctly completing Overclocks with diffrent Portal levels. If you fail to calibrate to the Portal you'll recieve the same Hack Points you'd recieve for correctly glyphing the portal, however if you are calibrated to it you'll recieve a 5 point bonus.

For an uncallibrated Overclock:
L1: 1 point
L2: 2 points
L3, L4, L5: 4 points
L6, L7: 8 points
L8: 15 points

For a calibrated Overclock:
L1: 6 points
L2: 7 points
L3, L4, L5: 9 points
L6, L7: 13 points
L8: 20 points

โš We want to note again that the introduction of a new statistic does not necessarily mean the introduction of a new medal.

@IUENG
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Niantic has published the release notes for Ingress Prime v2.129.1!

In the Release Notes, Niantic officially announced the addition of the "Overclock Hack Points" statistic we reported on. As expected, the amount of points received depend on the Portal Level plus an additional 5 points for each successful calibration to a Portal.

In addition, the Ingress team has added a short video that is shown to new agents before they start their journey. Fixes include a fix for a bug for existing Agents concerning the codename and Faction selection screens.

Source: https://ingress.com/news/2-129-1-release-notes/

Discussion thread: https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/22115/discussion-ingress-2-129-1-release-notes

@IUENG
Today, we're celebrating a unique union in the Ingress community. Agents @Chokotulipan and @Algerdark, two dedicated Resistance players, are tying the knot! Their journey began 5 years ago at an Ingress farm in the vibrant heart of Mexico City!

This duo has been an integral part of the local community, sharing countless memorable moments. Now, they're embarking on their first steps together as a family, and they're thrilled to share this significant date with all of us.

The Ingress Updates staff joins the Mexican Ingress community in celebrating the event and extends their heartiest congratulations to the couple, with our best wishes for a happy future together!

Many thanks to @MrChics for sharing the happy news with us!

@IUENG
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๐Ÿ“ท Agent SmartGenius shared with us this picture from the Mission Day Event held yesterday in Bucaramanga, Colombia! ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด

Many Agents gathered to enjoy the day while exploring the city with their Scanners at hand and completing missions for their Mission Day medal. We hope you had a lot of fun!

Thank you @SmartGenius2 for sharing your picture!

@IUENG