🗣 Rumors report of talks between Niantic and Saudi-owned Scopely for the sale of the former's games division.

Bloomberg reports that Niantic has entered talks for the sale of their video-game business for an estimated $3.5 billion, with a potential verdict coming in the next few weeks. Pokemon Go is included in the talks as well as "other mobile games", although there is no assurance yet that a deal will be reached at all.

As members of the community have pointed out, Scopely is known for games such as Monopoly GO which are criticized as being pay to win, filled with ads and other anti-consumer practices.

⚠️ While this news may sound less then stellar for Ingress, do note that:
- This is an unconfirmed report
- This deal has not been finalized and could fall through
- Ingress may not be included in the sale

At this point, any potential consequences for Ingress are speculation and should not be taken at face value.

You can read the report from Bloomberg here: https://archive.is/dFUAe

@IUENG

Last night, Niantic has lit ornaments on the cities in the AMER region that will host a +Alpha Skirmish on March 15th, starting at 16:00 local time!

Beacon Skirmishes
🇺🇸 Champaign, IL, USA

Shard Skirmishes
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina
🇧🇷 Goiânia, Brazil
🇨🇱 Coquimbo, Chile
🇵🇾 Asunción, Paraguay
🇺🇸 Orono, ME, USA
🇵🇪 Piura, Peru
🇵🇦 Panama City, Panama
🇺🇸 Norfolk, VA, USA
🇺🇸 Tampa, FL, USA
🇲🇽 Guadalajara, Mexico
🇺🇸 Oklahoma City, OK, USA
🇨🇦 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

With this, all 39 +Alpha Skirmishes have a hosting city! For all rules concerning these events, check out https://ingress.com/news/2025-plusalpha#skirmish-intro

@IUENG

Niantic is updating their app to comply with upcoming changes to the Google Play Integrity API!

Next monday on February 24th, after the Tucson anomaly, Niantic will switch to the new Play Integrity API that was recently announced by Google which promises better detection while also being more reliable. As part of the change Niantic will lower detection from checking for "Strong" device integrity to the new "Basic" device integrity.

As per the definition from Google, Basic device integrity will be given to physical devices that run Android, but "may not meet Android compatibility requirements". This includes devices with an unlocked bootloader or a custom Android OS.

This basically means that once the integrity checks are updated more Android devices will be given access to Ingress! If you have a device that cannot pass the Strong integrity check currently you may be able to use it to play Ingress soon.

If you want to check if your device will pass the new checks, you can download this app and start an integrity check. Once the check has concluded, make sure to see if you get a checkmark for "MEETS_BASIC_INTEGRITY". If you are running Android 13 or above, make sure to switch to "New A13+ checks" after the check is complete. If you can currently run Ingress then you phone will be able to run the Scanner after the change as well.

Note: While the Play Integrity API still gives out a "Basic" verdict when the phone is rooted, Ingress uses additional, separate checks to detect rooted phones and disables access to the Scanner for them.

iOS devices are not affected by this change.

Source: https://ingress.com/news/updating-google-play-integrity-api

@IUENG

Check out the new Wayfarer Progressive Web App!

🔸 Enjoy an App-like experience from your homescreen
🔸 No iOS App Store or Google Playstore download needed
🔸 Easy to use from your mobile devices

ℹ️ How to add the PWA to your homescreen?

1. Open the https://wayfarer.nianticlabs.com website on your mobile browser

2. Open the browser menu and select "Add to home screen" or "Install page as app

Link to further read on how to add the PWA to your homescreen!

Source: Wayfarer Community

@IUENG

February 27th is National Toast Day, and Ingress is prepared to celebrate!

On February 27th a special campaign will be made available to Agents featuring "simple Bounties" which will award Toast Beacons once completed.

In addition, you'll be able to purchase the Toast Day 2022 medal if you haven't already done so in the past.

Source: https://ingress.com/news/2025-toastyday

@IUENG

The ripple created by the Toast Day 2025 announcement has knocked the Mission module of the Scanner offline and sent it into another timeline!

Agents are currently unable to search for nearby Missions via the Mission menu in the Scanner. Niantic is aware and is working on a solution.

If you find the portal where a Mission begins you can start it from there in the meantime.

Source: https://t.me/NianticOfficial/884

EDIT: Missions have been fixed!

Source: https://t.me/NianticOfficial/885

@IUENG

🌍 The second Bounty Blitz of the +Alpha Anomaly has started in the EMEA Region!

Agents will have from 09:00 UTC until 17:00 UTC to complete the purposely created Campaign. 100 Series Points will be distributed between the Factions based on the number of bounties completed!

Results will be announced within one week after the end of the event.

The details of the Bounties can be found at @IUENG_Extra!

@IUENG

💪 Agent @Himav sent us his report from the GORUCK Stealth Ops in Tucson, AZ, USA!

Agents from both Factions tackled various challenges including physical ones, trivia questions about astronomy and a cards game!
The cadre organized a total of 5 challenges and in the end the score came to a total of...

ENL 3 - 2 RES

This means that the Factions have obtained the following Series Points

ENL 4.2 - 2.8 RES

Congratulations, Agents! Now it's time to rest for the GORUCK Urban Ops!

@IUENG

The +Alpha Bounty Blitz for the EMEA Region has concluded!

The score reported on the Scanner at the end of this challenge (Niantic will soon report the confirmed score on their website) results in the following series points:
ENL 43,8 - 56,2 RES

The Resistance wins the EMEA Bounty Blitz and sets the series score at:
ENL 343,6 - 275,4 RES

The next event in the +Alpha Series' is the +Alpha Anomaly in Tucson today!

@IUENG

In the meantime, the GORUCK Urban Ops challenge is ongoing in Tucson, Arizona!

12 Agents are involved in this event which will assign 7 Series Points with some physical and mental exercises.

The event should end by 13:00 local time, right before the Anomaly begins!

Ph: @Himav

@IUENG

💪 The GORUCK Urban Ops have concluded in Tucson!

It was a nail-biter, with the 7th and final challenge being the decider on which Faction would be the winner!
In the end, the Enlightened clinched the win by
ENL 4 - 3 RES
which is also the amount of Series Points that the Factions will obtain.

Big congratulations to these 12 ruckers! Now, the stage is set for the +Alpha Anomaly to begin: only 35 minutes to go until the start!

Good luck Agents! Make your Faction proud in Tucson!
Huge thanks to @Himav for his reporting!

@IUENG

The +Alpha Anomaly in Tucson ends in this moment!

It's been 3 hours of intense battle between Enlightened and Resistance. We hope great fun was had by everyone involved on the ground and remotely!
Now it's time to wind down and enjoy the after-party! 🍻

Scores should get published soon! We are going to post them here as soon as they are available.

@IUENG

🇺🇸 +Alpha Anomaly Tucson, AZ, USA

Battle Beacons
Raw score
ENL 328 - 134 RES
Final Score
ENL 66.0 - 27.0 RES

Shards
Raw score
ENL 11 (2 unscored) - 0 RES
Final Score
ENL 93.0 - 0.0 RES

Covert Cache
% Bonus
ENL - | - RES
Season Points bonus
ENL - | 1x C RES

Goruck Stealth Ops
ENL 4.2 - 2.8 RES
Goruck Urban Ops
ENL 4 - 3 RES

Total Score
ENL 167.2 - 33.8 RES

+Alpha Series Score
ENL 506.6 - 306.5 RES

Source: https://ingress.com/news/2025-plusalpha-results

@IUENG

⚠️ Niantic has corrected a rounding error in the total score of the Yokosuka +Alpha Anomaly.

The total score for the event is therefore:
ENL 151.4 - 60.6 60.7 RES

Consequently, the +Alpha Series Score is now:
ENL 506.6 - 306.5 RES

The result posts for both Yokosuka and Tucson have been updated accordingly.

Source: https://ingress.com/news/2025-plusalpha-results

@IUENG

The playbox for the upcoming +Alpha XM Anomaly in Naples, Italy has been highlighted on the Intel Map!

The playbox counts 579 portals (before adjustments) and it's approx. 4km x 3km wide.

The event will be held on March 22nd 2025! If you are planning to participate in the event, make sure to register with your Faction to ensure the best logistical and strategic organization possible!

🟢 enl.rocks 🔵 willbe.blue

@IUENG

The final results of the EMEA +Alpha Skirmishes have been published!

Beacon Skirmishes
🇦🇲 Yerevan, Armenia
ENL 3.5 (139) - (153) 3.8 RES
🇱🇹 Kaunas, Lithuania
ENL 7.2 (286) - (376) 9.4 RES
🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway
ENL 5.8 (230) - (285) 7.1 RES
🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium
ENL 7.7 (308) - (314) 7.9 RES

Shard Skirmishes
🇹🇷 İzmir, Türkiye
ENL 6.3 (9) - (11) 7.7 RES
🇪🇪 Tallinn, Estonia
ENL 3.5 (5) - (14) 9.8 RES
🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden
ENL 9.1 (13) - (8) 5.6 RES
🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark
ENL 4.9 (7) - (10) 7.0 RES
🇵🇱 Wrocław, Poland
ENL 5.6 (8) - (7) 4.9 RES
🇩🇪 Augsburg, Germany
ENL 8.4 (12) - (7) 4.9 RES
🇪🇸 Seville, Spain
ENL 7.7 (11) - (11) 7.7 RES
🇫🇷 Nantes, France
ENL 8.4 (12) - (3) 2.1 RES
🇬🇧 Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
ENL 4.2 (6) - (11) 7.7 RES

Total Score
ENL 82.2 - 85.6 RES

🔵 The Resistance captures the EMEA +Alpha Skirmishes!

+Alpha Series Score
ENL 588.8 - 392.1 RES

Source: https://ingress.com/news/2025-plusalpha-results

@IUENG

The full schedule of Ingress Events in Q2 2025, the +Theta season, has been published!

April
5th: #IngressFS
13th: #Ingress2S
19th - May 11th: +Theta Global Campaign
22nd: Earth Day Bonus

May
3rd: #IngressFS
11th: #Ingress2S
17th: 🇵🇭🇺🇸 XM Anomaly at Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines and Providence RI, USA
24th: +Theta Skirmish - EMEA (plus Shards around the world outside EMEA)
31st: +Theta Skirmish - AMER (plus Shards around the world outside AMER)

June
7th: #IngressFS
7th: +Theta Skirmish - APAC (plus Shards around the world outside APAC)
8th: #Ingress2S
14th: 🇦🇺🇩🇪 XM Anomaly at Perth, WA, Australia and Chemnitz, Germany

New for this season is a single +Theta medal in three tiers which will be awarded to Agents "based on their performance in Anomaly battles, Skirmish events, and other activities". This seemingly replaces the seperate Anomaly and Global Challenge medal.

Finally, the locations for Q3 2025 XM Anomalies have been published:
16 Aug 2025 @Malacca City, Malaysia and Portland, OR, USA
23 Aug 2025 @Gothenburg, Sweden and Quebec City, Canada
20 Sep 2025 @Denpasar City, Bali, Indonesia and Cambridge, United Kingdom

Source: https://ingress.com/news/2025-q2-events

@IUENG

Niantic has revealed a new event on their Intel event page: Pi Day 2025!

From the looks of it, you will receive a special Dispatch Campaign focused on capturing portals which will allow you to earn rewards.

The event will run on March 14th from 00:00 to 23:59 local time. The Assignments will be posted on @IUENG_Extra as soon as we have the info what they include!

@IUENG

Niantic has added the option to see Wayspots that are not used in Ingress when nominating new Portals!

This feature helps Agents to ensure that they don't nominate duplicate Wayspots that have already been accepted but don't appear in Ingress due to the inclusion rules. When nominating new Portals, a new toggle can now be set which shows all Wayspot in a ~200m radius around your current location.

At the moment this also includes a swath of POIs that have been automatically imported from various sources that are only used as Power Spots in Pokemon GO but don't actually appear when reviewing on Wayfarer. If you see a Wayspot that is "Used in another Niantic games" with no picture or description the chances are high that it is a Power Spot and you can actually nominate it anyway (assuming they meet Wayfarer criteria, of course)! It remains to be seen if these specific POIs will remain on the duplicate map for Ingress or if Niantic will hide them in the future.

Source: https://t.me/NianticOfficial/901

@IUENG

The preliminary results of the APAC +Alpha Skirmishes have been published!

Shard Skirmishes
🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand
ENL 0.0 (0) - (18) 12.6 RES

🇦🇺 Canberra, Australia
ENL 11.2 (16) - (3) 2.1 RES

🇰🇷 Daegu, South Korea
ENL 7.7 (11) - (11) 7.7 RES

🇯🇵 Kagoshima, Japan
ENL 8.4 (12) - (9) 6.3 RES

🇵🇭 Baguio, Philippines
ENL 17.5 (25) - (0) 0.0 RES

🇹🇼 Donggang, Taiwan
ENL 0.0 (0) - (25) 17.5 RES

🇲🇾 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
ENL 7.7 (11) - (13) 9.1 RES

🇹🇼 Zhubei, Taiwan
ENL 14.0 (20) - (4) 2.8 RES

🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand
ENL 7.0 (10) - (9) 6.3 RES

🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
ENL 0.0 (0) - (18) 12.6 RES

🇮🇩 South Jakarta, Indonesia
ENL 8.4 (12) - (2) 1.4 RES

🇱🇰 Galle, Sri Lanka
ENL 11.2 (16) - (2) 1.4 RES

🇰🇿 Almaty, Kazakhstan
ENL 13.3 (19) - (3) 2.1 RES

Total Score
ENL 106.4 - 81.9 RES

🟢 The Enlightened capture the APAC +Alpha Skirmishes!

+Alpha Series Score
ENL 695.2 - RES 474.0

Source: https://ingress.com/news/2025-plusalpha-results

@IUENG

After the investigation concerning the +Alpha Shard Skirmish in Donggang, Taiwan, Niantic revised the score of the event to
ENL 0.0 (0) - (25) 17.5 RES

The previous post has been updated, and the final score of the APAC +Alpha Skirmishes is
ENL 106.4 - 81.9 RES

Source: https://t.me/NianticOfficial/910

@IUENG