After the APAC locations earlier today, Niantic highlighted the AMER region locations which will host a +Theta Shard Singular on May 24th!

🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada
🇨🇱 Santiago, Chile
🇨🇷 San Jose, Costa Rica
🇲🇽 Monterrey, Mexico
🇵🇪 Lima, Peru
🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, UT, USA
🇺🇸 Las Vegas, NV, USA
🇺🇸 San Diego, CA, USA

Once again, in these locations, a Shard will spawn at 1100 local time. Factions will battle for 6 hours and will obtain points by making it jump on links, the longer the better!

For a full recap of this event and all the rules for the +Theta Season, check out our Anomaly Guide!

More info: https://ingress.com/news/2025-plustheta-skirmishsites#shardsingular-rules

@IUENG

Ingress will get its final Wayfarer sync today at 1800 UTC!

Any nominations, edits and removals that have been accepted until then will be reflected in Ingress, so if you still have stuff on hold we encourage you to push it into the queue now for a chance to still get decided on in time. After 1800 UTC today any remaining undecided contributions will not be available in Ingress anymore even if they get accepted after that point.

Note that while the Ingress database will recieve the last sync today it won't actually be reflected in the Scanner until next week.

Brian has posted a comment on Reddit a few days ago that Nominations and edits through Ingress will be re-enabled soon™. These contributions will be sent to the new program Niantic Spatial is currently working on.

Source: https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/t/ingress-last-sync-announcement/93862

@IUENG

The EMEA Skirmishes and the Shard Singulars are happening today!

Agent neonninja has created an awesome tool that you can use to visualize and track Shard movements for past events or by using the "Download Shard Jumps" feature on Intel for ongoing events! If you are interested in this data you can visit the tool at the Website below.

Shard tool: https://neon-ninja.github.io/shards

@IUENG

Several hours ago the final scores for the +Theta Skirmishes in the EMEA region were published!

Beacon Skirmishes
🇪🇪 Tartu, Estonia
ENL 312 (7.800) - (7.825) 313 RES

🇵🇱 Lublin, Poland
ENL 122 (3.050) - (11.825) 473 RES

🇪🇸 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
ENL 428 (10.700) - (3.875) 155 RES

Shard Skirmishes
🇫🇮 Lahti, Finland
ENL 0 (0) - (14) 20 RES

🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey
ENL 1 (0.7) - (13.3) 19 RES

🇸🇪 Uppsala, Sweden
ENL 17 (11.9) - (1.4) 2 RES

🇳🇴 Drammen, Norway
ENL 9 (6.3) - (4.9) 7 RES

🇩🇰 Randers, Denmark
ENL 10 (7.0) - (4.9) 7 RES

🇷🇸 Belgrade, Serbia
ENL 10 (7.0) - (7.7) 11 RES

🇫🇷 Orléans, France
ENL 10 (7.0) - (7.0) 10 RES

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Glasgow, Scotland
ENL 11 (7.7) - (5.6) 8 RES

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cardiff, Wales
ENL 6 (4.2) - (10.5) 15 RES

🇵🇹 Braga, Portugal
ENL 11 (7.7) - (4.9) 7 RES

Shard Singulars Total Score
ENL 26 - 30 RES
neon-ninja's Shard Tracker

Total Score
ENL 107.1 - 127.7 RES

🔵 The Resistance captures the +Theta Skirmishes in the EMEA Region and the attached Shard Singulars!

+Theta Series Score
ENL 525.6 - 409.3 RES

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

@IUENG

Niantic highlighted the locations in the APAC and EMEA regions which will host a +Theta Shard Singular on May 31st!

APAC
🇨🇳 Tianjin, China
🇮🇩 Makassar, Indonesia
🇯🇵 Shimonoseki, Japan
🇲🇻 Malé, Maldives
🇲🇴 Macau
🇳🇿 Greymouth, New Zealand
🇰🇷 Incheon, South Korea
🇹🇼 Kinmen, Taiwan

EMEA
🇧🇪 Ghent, Belgium
🇧🇬 Sofia, Bulgaria
🇨🇿 Ostrava, Czechia
🇳🇱 Delfzijl, Netherlands
🇳🇴 Stavanger, Norway
🇸🇰 Bratislava, Slovakia
🇪🇸 Zaragoza, Spain
🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

In these locations, a Shard will spawn at 1100 local time. Factions will battle for 6 hours and will obtain points by making it jump on links, the longer the better!

For a full recap of this event and all the rules for the +Theta Season, check out our Anomaly Guide!

More info: https://ingress.com/news/2025-plustheta-skirmishsites#shardsingular-rules

@IUENG

Operation Portal Recon is (almost) back!

With the database between Scopely and Spatial now split, each dataset now needs to have seperate contribution and reviewing mechanisms. While Scopely took over Wayfarer and Pokémon GO continued as usual, Ingress players had to wait until Niantic Spatial was ready to accept new contributions.

That time is now! New nominations as well as Portal edits have been re-enabled, and you can now start submitting things again and build a backlog for the new reviewing system, Operation Portal Recon, which will launch soon™.

The actual procedure of submitting contributions has not changed.

Operation Portal Recon will be available via this website once it launches: https://www.nianticspatial.com/recon

Source: https://t.me/NianticOfficial/953

@IUENG

🏳‍🌈🏳‍⚧ Pride Month 2025 is here!

Niantic enabled the rainbow tint on XM to celebrate Pride month in-game! It will be enabled throughout June.

Pride month is a time to honor and support the LGBTQ+ community. We celebrate diversity, love, and the ongoing fight for equality. Wherever you are in the world, this is the period where, more than ever, we are invited to come together to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone.

Happy Pride! 🏳‍🌈🏳‍⚧

#IngressPride
@IUENG

Several hours ago the final scores for the +Theta Skirmishes in the AMER region were published!

Shard Skirmishes
🇺🇸 Spokane, USA
ENL 3 (2.1) - (13.3) 19 RES

🇺🇸 Tempe, USA
ENL 24 (16.8) - (0.0) 0 RES

🇨🇦 Edmonton, Canada
ENL 17 (11.9) - (2.1) 3 RES

🇬🇹 Guatemala City, Guatemala
ENL 5 (3.5) - (0.0) 0 RES

🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico
ENL 8 (5.6) - (9.1) 13 RES

🇵🇪 Arequipa, Peru
ENL 13 (9.1) - (1.4) 2 RES

🇵🇪 Chiclayo, Peru
ENL 19 (13.3) - (1.4) 2 RES

🇨🇴 Medellín, Colombia
ENL 3 (2.1) - (11.9) 17 RES

🇺🇸 Minneapolis, USA
ENL 20 (14.0) - (2.1) 3 RES

🇨🇱 Concepción, Chile
ENL 7 (4.9) - (7.0) 10 RES

🇺🇸 Gainesville, FL, USA
ENL 16 (11.2) - (0.0) 0 RES

🇧🇴 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
ENL 14 (9.8) - (2.1) 3 RES

🇧🇷 Brasília, Brazil
ENL 0 (0.0) - (17.5) 25 RES

Shard Singulars
ENL 21 - 48 RES

Total Score
ENL 125.3 - 115.9 RES

🟢 The Enlightened captures the +Theta Skirmishes in the AMER Region and the attached Shard Singulars!

+Theta Series Score
ENL 650.9 - 525.2 RES

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

@IUENG

Niantic highlighted the EMEA region locations which will host a +Theta Shard Singular on June 7th!

🇱🇻 Riga, Latvia
🇵🇱 Luboń, Poland
🇩🇪 Nuremberg, Germany
🇮🇹 Fiumicino, Italy
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
🇫🇷 Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Plymouth, England
🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal

In these locations, a Shard will spawn at 1100 local time. Factions will battle for 6 hours and will obtain points by making it jump on links!

For a full recap of this event and all the rules for the +Theta Season, check out our Anomaly Guide!

More info: https://ingress.com/news/2025-plustheta-skirmishsites#shardsingular-rules

@IUENG

And after the EMEA region several hours ago, Niantic also highlighted the AMER region locations which will host a +Theta Shard Singular on June 7th!

🇧🇷 Recife, Brazil
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
🇨🇴 Cartagena, Colombia
🇺🇸 Orlando, FL, USA
🇺🇸 Columbus, OH, USA
🇺🇸 Fort Worth, TX, USA
🇺🇸 Milwaukee, WI, USA
🇨🇦 Vancouver, BC, Canada

In these locations, a Shard will spawn at 1100 local time. Factions will battle for 6 hours and will obtain points by making it jump on links!

For a full recap of this event and all the rules for the +Theta Season, check out our Anomaly Guide!

More info: https://ingress.com/news/2025-plustheta-skirmishsites#shardsingular-rules

@IUENG

Niantic has published the final scores for the +Theta Skirmishes in the APAC region!

Shard Skirmishes
🇦🇺 Adelaide, Australia
ENL 11 (7.7) - (4.2) 6 RES

🇰🇷 Busan, Korea
ENL 1 (0.7) - (13.3) 19 RES

🇯🇵 Asahikawa, Japan
ENL 9 (6.3) - (5.6) 8 RES

🇯🇵 Morioka, Japan
ENL 15 (10.5) - (6.3) 9 RES

🇯🇵 Matsuyama, Japan
ENL 2 (1.4) - (8.4) 12 RES

🇯🇵 Kumamoto, Japan
ENL 20 (14.0) - (1.4) 2 RES

🇹🇼 Hualien, Taiwan
ENL 2 (1.4) - (14.0) 20 RES

🇹🇼 Taichung, Taiwan
ENL 12 (8.4) - (4.9) 7 RES

🇮🇩 Malang, Indonesia
ENL 0 (0.0) - (24) 16.8 RES

🇻🇳 Hanoi, Vietnam
ENL 0 (0.0) - (17.5) 25 RES

🇮🇳 Bengaluru, India
ENL 16 (11.2) - (3.5) 5 RES

🇮🇳 Mumbai, India
ENL 4 (2.8) - (11.2) 16 RES

Beacon Skirmishes
🇯🇵 Utsunomiya, Japan
ENL 251 (6.275) - (3.600) 144 RES

Shard Singulars
ENL 37 - 36 RES

Total Score
ENL 107.7 - 146.7 RES

🔵 The Resistance captures the +Theta Skirmishes in the APAC Region and the attached Shard Singulars!

+Theta Series Score
ENL 758.6 - 671.9 RES

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

@IUENG

Agent PkmnTrainerJ is interviewing former Technical Artist on Ingress Alex Stamm for their Ingress Insights podcast!

Alex was responsible for a lot of features we now use in Ingress, such as working on the Dispatch system, the colored XM and the recent Scanner Rendering Update. They were sadly let go from Niantic during the transition to Niantic Spatial not long ago.

Do you have questions for Alex? You have until June 15th to ask them on the Reddit thread below!

Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Ingress/s/ViWmldUcNm

In the mood for a listen? You can find the Ingress Insights Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/63ky0JsOsVqLUgtO5Vi53C

@IUENG

Google Cloud is currently experiencing issues globally which in turn affects services build on it, including the Ingress Scanner and the Intel map.

While the Ingress team is aware, his outage is currently out of their hands until the engineers at Google get the servers back under control. We will update you once the outage has been resolved.

https://t.me/NianticOfficial/959

@IUENG

The game is recovering and the Intel Map can also be used again. Both of them may still be a bit slow but should be able to be used again.

@IUENG

Anker is recalling their PowerCore 10000 power banks in the USA!

It has been discovered that the battery in the power bank can overheat which has led to at least 19 reported cases of fires or explosions. As a lot of Agents have been using Anker power banks while playing we believe it important to share this product recall.

The specific model that is being recalled has been sold online at Anker, Amazon, Newegg and Ebay from June 2016 through December 2022 for about $27. The specific model number "A1263" is printed on the front of the affected power banks. Only power banks sold in the US are part of this recall, and around 1,158,000 units are affected.

If you believe that you have an affected model, Anker urges you to stop using it immediately and submit a claim for either a replacement or a gift card. To initiate the process, please read through the guidance Anker has put out here: https://www.anker.com/a1263-recall

@IUENG

The +Theta Anomaly weekends in Chemnitz, Germany and Perth, Australia have officially begin with GORUCK Ops in both cities!

The Stealth Ops have now ended in Chemnitz, and the first points for this weekend have been scored by the Factions

🇦🇺 Perth, Australia
ENL 4 - 3 RESULTS

🇩🇪 Chemnitz, Germany
ENL 3 (4.2) - (2.8) 2 RES
Series points in parentheses

@IUENG

🇦🇺 +Theta Anomaly Perth, Australia

Battle Beacons
Raw score
ENL 226 - 147 RES
Final Score
ENL 56.3 - 36.7 RES

Shards
Raw score
ENL 67 - 27 RES
Final Score
ENL 66.3 - 26.7 RES

Anomaly Bounty
Average bounties
ENL 5.2 - 4.49 RES
Final score
ENL 26.8 - 23.2 RES

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

Final Event Score
ENL 156.2 - 93.8 RES

🟢 The Enlightened capture the +Theta Anomaly in Perth!

Current +Theta Series Score
ENL 914.8 - 767.7 RES

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

@IUENG

The results for the last Anomaly which was held in Chemnitz, Germany have been posted!

With the final scores now standing at 1033.8 to 898.7...

🟢 The Enlightened have won the +Theta Anomaly Series!

We hope Agents from both factions had fun fighting for their cause over the last months.

We will post the detailed score of Chemnitz, which was captured by the Resistance, in a bit.

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

@IUENG

🇩🇪 +Theta Anomaly Chemnitz, Germany

Battle Beacons
Raw score
ENL 817 - 1107 RES
Final Score
ENL 39.5 - 53.5 RES

Shards
Raw score
ENL 40 - 47 RES
Final Score
ENL 42.8 - 50.2 RES

Anomaly Bounty
Average bounties
ENL 5.16 - 3.38 RES
Final score
ENL 30.2 - 19.8 RES

Goruck Stealth Ops
ENL 4.2 - 2.8 RES
Goruck Urban Ops
ENL 2.3 - 4.7 RES

Final Event Score
ENL 119 - 131 RES

🔵 The Resistance capture the +Theta Anomaly in Chemnitz!

Final +Theta Series Score
ENL 1033.8 - 898.7 RES

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

@IUENG

XF Swag Meeting in Chemnitz!

Following Sunday's anomaly in Chemnitz, agents gathered for our traditional XF swag meetup - and what a blast it was!
Agents had an amazing time trading swag and connecting with fellow players. The excitement was contagious as everyone walked away with fantastic new items for their collections!

XF swag chats are already set up for upcoming European Anomalies in:
• Gothenburg 🇸🇪
• Cambridge 🇬🇧
• Valencia 🇪🇸
• The Hague 🇳🇱

Links will be shared in the global swag chat and faction channels soon!

Many thanks to @mimtwin, @Janis1979 and the participants to the XF swag meetup for their pictures!

@IUENG

Perceived value of +Theta rewards
For the first time Niantic has offered a paid upgrade to a Dispatch Campaign, allowing Agents to obtain more items as rewards for collecting +Theta tokens during the Daily Bounties, the Global Challenge and on-site events.

With a price of 30.800 CMU this upgrade is not the cheapest, and some Agents felt like the extra rewards offered for it do not reflect that price tag (aside from the fact that the highest reward tier is very hard to reach).

We want to know what the community thinks the rewards are actually worth in their own mind. To that end we invite everyone to fill out the following form in which you can assign each premium award the amount of CMU you would pay if you bought it in the store. Once a few days have gone by we will post the results in @IUENG_Extra.

Find the form here: https://forms.gle/W8L1yKbztsLD6RFU9

@IUENG