Update: Brian has confirmed that while the 100 Agents selected by the lottery will be the first to access the ITO EN Dispatch Challenge, other Agents will also be able to gain access later in 2026. The exact details of how isn't known, but going by the phrasing of "many more Agents" it is likely that there will be a way for Agents to access it globally.

Source: https://bsky.app/profile/brianrose.bsky.social/post/3m7jh7oh3ms2e

@IUENG

Niantic announced a new Campaign that will run from December 16th, 2025 to February 5th, 2026: Operation Polaris!

The Campaigns will be based around completing Daily Bounties, and will award a tiered medal, its tier increasing after each of the three Assignments.

Each of the Assignments is structured in the same way:
🔸Complete 13 Daily Bounties
🔸Complete 26 Daily Bounties
🔸Complete 39 Daily Bounties
🔸Complete 52 Daily Bounties
Repeat three times to level up the Operation Polaris badge to Bronze, Silver and Gold.

The challenge runs for 52 days, and completing 52 Daily Bounties takes 13 days if none are skipped, meaning that the minimum time to complete all three tiers is 39 days.
You will need to complete an average of 3 Bounties per day to stay on pace towards Gold.

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

@IUENG

C.A.R.G.O. is now available in the store to purchase!

As a reminder, you will be able to extend your inventory capacity by 100 slots for 30 days after purchase, and up to 5 C.A.R.G.O. can be active at the same time for a total of 500 extra inventory slots. C.A.R.G.O. will go into effect instantly after purchase and is not an item like other temporary boosts.

Blog post: https://ingress.com/news/2025-introducingcargo

@IUENG

The Ingress team has revealed the details for the New Year 2026 event!

From December 19, 2025 at 18:00 UTC through January 5, 2026 at 18:00 UTC there will be two new Dispatch Campaigns active in the Scanner:


🔸New Year 2026 Celebration: A standard operation accessible to all Agents.
🔸New Year 2026 Premier: A high-value operation available for 15,000 CMU. Agents who successfully complete this elite track will be awarded the exclusive New Year 2026 Medal.

Additionally, various bonus will be active during the event timeframe:

🔸Apex effects increase to 4× AP, doubling their usual impact.
--> This bonus stays active during the January First Saturday, allowing you to stack the IFS 2x AP bonus for a total of 8x AP with Apex!
🔸Portal cooldown periods reduce by 25%, resulting in a 135-second cooldown for friendly Portals and a 225-second cooldown for neutral or enemy Portals.
🔸Resonator deployment limits expand to allow up to two Level 7 and two Level 8 Resonators per Agent.
🔸All XMP Bursters fire with the destructive power of a Level 8 XMP Burster.
--> The range of each level will remain unaffected.

Source: https://ingress.com/news/2025-newyear2026

@IUENG

Today is the first day of the +Beta Shard Storm!

25 cities around the world have had or will have a Shard spawn on one of their Portals and Agents will face off in this last challenge of the Series obtaining points as they traverse links.

We will be posting the scores as soon as they are known, or if an accurate estimate can be made. In the meantime, we suggest booting up your Intel Map and watching the show from above!

Here is the list of cities for the first day: https://t.me/IUENG/7245

+Beta Shard Storm rules: https://rentry.co/Beta-Anomaly-Series-Guide-01-10-4

@IUENG

The first day of the +Beta Shard Storm hasn't technically ended yet, with Castro Valley in California still playing their event, but the second day is already starting, with Wellington, New Zealand seeing their Shard spawn!

This second batch of 25 global cities will be the last to host a +Beta event, deciding the fate of the Series along with the Bounty Ops.
Provisional scoring for the first day of Shard Storm will be posted here in less than an hour, as soon as the last Day 1 event is over.

Here is the list of cities for the second day: https://t.me/IUENG/7247

+Beta Shard Storm rules: https://rentry.co/Beta-Anomaly-Series-Guide-01-10-4

@IUENG

As the last event for today's +Beta Shard Storm ends, here is the provisional score we were able to calculate.
This score cannot be considered final until Niantic releases the final results. We will update this post with the definitive scores once they are published.

APAC
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Australia
ENL 0 - 0 RES
🇦🇺 Adelaide, Australia
ENL 5 - 0 RES
🇯🇵 Niigata, Japan
ENL 5 - 0 RES
🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan
ENL 10 - 0 RES
🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
ENL 0 - 20 RES
🇵🇭 Taguig, Philippines
ENL 25 - 0 RES
🇹🇼 Kaohsiung, Taiwan
ENL 0 - 0 RES
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ENL 10 - 0 RES
🇨🇳 Shanghai, China
ENL 5 - 0 RES
🇨🇳 Guangzhou, China
ENL 0 - 10 RES
🇨🇳 Chengdu, China
ENL 10 - 0 RES

EMEA
🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
ENL 5 - 10 RES
🇨🇿 Prague, Czechia
ENL 0 - 20 RES
🇮🇹 Ostiano, Italy
ENL 20 - 0 RES
🇩🇰 Taastrup, Denmark
ENL 25 - 0 RES
🇳🇱 Nijmegen, The Netherlands
ENL 10 - 5 RES
🇫🇷 Élancourt, France
ENL 0 - 5 RES
🇦🇩 Encamp, Andorra
ENL 0 - 25 RES
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
ENL 0 - 25 RES

AMER
🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
ENL 0 - 25 RES
🇵🇾 Asunción, Paraguay
ENL 0 - 15 RES
🇨🇱 Santiago, Chile
ENL 10 - 0 RES
🇺🇸 New York, NY, USA
ENL 0 - 0 RES
🇺🇸 St. Petersburg, FL, USA
ENL 25 - 0 RES
🇺🇸 Hayward, CA, USA
ENL 10 - 0 RES

Total Provisional Score
ENL 175 - 160 RES

🟢 The Enlightened lead after the first day of +Beta Shard Storm!

@IUENG

The second day of +Beta Shard Storm has come to an end with the last jump in Victoria, Canada. Just like for day one, here are the provisional results for each city, while we wait for Niantic to publish the final scores for this Event!

APAC
🇳🇿 Wellington, New Zealand
ENL 20 - 0 RES
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
ENL 25 - 0 RES
🇯🇵 Sapporo, Japan Cancelled
🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
ENL 5 - 0 RES
🇯🇵 Fukuoka, Japan
ENL 10 - 0 RES
🇯🇵 Naha, Japan
ENL 0 - 10 RES
🇨🇳 Beijing, China
ENL 0 - 10 RES
🇨🇳 Xiamen, China
ENL 0 - 0 RES
🇸🇬 Singapore
ENL 0 - 20 RES
🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand
ENL 5 - 0 RES

EMEA
🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland
ENL 0 - 10 RES
🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway
ENL 10 - 0 RES
🇨🇿 Brno, Czechia
ENL 0 - 0 RES
🇮🇹 Rimini, Italy
ENL 0 - 10 RES
🇩🇪 Bernau bei Berlin, Germany
ENL 0 - 5 RES
🇩🇪 Bremen, Germany
ENL 0 - 20 RES
🇩🇪 Kaiserslautern, Germany
ENL 0 - 10 RES
🇬🇧 Cambridge, England, UK
ENL 10 - 5 RES
🇬🇧 Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK
ENL 0 - 25 RES
🇵🇹 Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal
ENL 0 - 20 RES

AMER
🇺🇾 Montevideo, Uruguay
ENL 25 - 0 RES
🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia
ENL 0 - 20 RES
🇵🇪 Lima, Peru
ENL 20 - 0 RES
🇺🇸 Mayfield, OH, USA
ENL 5 - 0 RES
🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, UT, USA
ENL 25 - 0 RES
🇨🇦 Victoria, Canada
ENL 20 - 0 RES

Day 2 Provisional Total Score
ENL 180 - 165 RES

Provisional +Beta Shard Storm Score
ENL 355 - 325 RES

+Beta Series Score
ENL 2414.2 - 2065.8 RES

@IUENG

Niantic has published the final scores for the +Beta Shard Storm!

The scores for the single events all around the world will be updated in our previous posts shortly, but total score for this event was confirmed as follows:
ENL 355 - 325 RES

🟢 The Enlightened capture the +Beta Shard Storm! Congratulations, Agents!

+Beta Series Score
ENL 2414.2 - 2065.8 RES

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

@IUENG

With the results of the +Beta Shard Storm published, only 300 points remain to be assigned by the +Beta Bounty Ops, whose score should be announced in the next several hours.
The current score sees a wider lead for the Enlightened at 348.4.

ENL 2414.2 - 2065.8 RES

🟢 The Enlightened have captured the +Beta Anomaly Series!

Well fought to all Agents who contributed to their Faction's Battle! Next up: the +Gamma Series in Q1 2026!

@IUENG

🔕⚠️ Following the scoring update from Niantic tonight, we realize we estimated the wrong scores for 6 out of the 50 cities. We have edited our previous messages containing provisional scores and corrected the sums for each day to reflect the actual scoring released by Niantic. The total score announced earlier is not affected.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

@IUENG

Niantic published the final results for the +Beta Bounty Ops. From October 1st to December 14th, Agents were tasked with completing daily bounties to help their Faction accrue points for this challenge.

The final score is:
ENL 146.0 - 154.0 RES

🔵 The Resistance captures the +Beta Bounty Ops!

Final +Beta Series Score
ENL 2560.2 - 2219.8 RES

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

@IUENG

The previously announced New Year 2026 Campaign has started!

Until January 5th 2026 at 18:00 UTC, Agents can complete these 10 bounties and obtain some nice rewards to end the year in style!

🔸Activate 6 Apex Boosts
Reward: 6x Apex Boosts
🔸Deploy 26 Resonators
Reward: 26x L8 Resonators
🔸Deploy 6 Mods
Reward: 6x Rare Portal Shields
🔸Create 6 Links
Reward: 6x Link Amp
🔸Use 6 Beacons
Reward: 6x Portal Frackers
🔸Recharge Portals with 260.000XM
Reward: 6x Hypercubes
🔸Drone Hack 26 Portals
Reward: 6x Rare Multi-Hack
🔸Earn 260 Glyph Hack Points
Reward: 6x Rare Heat Sink
🔸Destroy 26 Resonators
Reward: 26x L8 XMP
🔸Claim 6 Kinetic Capsule Programs
Reward: 6x Kinetics Capsule

Completing all 10 bounties, will reward Agents with one Firework boost per Faction.

@IUENG

The Premium New Year 2026 Campaign is also available for purchase in the in-app store. It costs 15.000 CMU.

This campaign features three bounties, completing them awards Agents with the New Year 2026 Medal.

🔸Hack any 26 Portals
Reward: 1x Apex Boosts
🔸Deploy 6 Portal Mods
Reward: 1x Aegis Shield
🔸Recharge Portals with 60.000XM
Reward: 1x ADA Refactor + 1x Jarvis Virus

@IUENG

Niantic published some information about the upcoming +Gamma Anomaly Season, which will be played during Q1 2026!

As previously mentioned, three different Anomaly Badges will be obtainable for Agents:
+Gamma Season Medal
🥇7,500 +Gamma Tokens
🥈3,000 +Gamma Tokens
🥉500 +Gamma Tokens

Tokens can be obtained by attending an IFS event (2,500 +Gamma Tokens), completing Global Campaigns (7,000 +Gamma Tokens) and completing the Anomaly Campaign (5,000 +Gamma Tokens). Special Events which will award +Gamma Tokens were also mentioned.

Commemorative +Gamma Onsite Medal
Earned by participating in any Anomaly Event onsite. This Medal is single-tiered.

Global Campaign Medal
Based on the performance of Agents in the Global Campaign. This Medal is 3-tiered, but more details on the tiers will be published soon.

Additionally, as a new mechanic in this Anomaly Season, Ingress First Saturday Events become part of the Anomaly Series Score!
Each Agent participating in an IFS Event will award 0.1 Season Points to their Faction up to a cap of 300 points. Each Agent will only award this score once per month, no matter the number of IFS Events they participate in.

Other notable changes:
🔸The number of Bounties during an Anomaly decreases to 5, with a single hack awarding 3.000 +Gamma Tokens, and the other 4 Bounties awarding the remaining 2.000.
🔸Ingress First Saturday Events will also award 2.500 +Gamma Tokens
🔸+Gamma Supporter Medal, Character Medals of P.A Chapeau, Yuen Ni, and Tycho medals with an updated 2026 design will be available for purchase in the in-app store.

Source: https://ingress.com/news/2026-plusgamma

@IUENG

In response to recent inquiries from Agents following the release of +Gamma Season details, we have received reports from Agents in contact with NIA.S operatives that Remote Recharge is not planned to be brought back as a way to earn any Anomaly credit or medal.

Remote Recharging was removed from the list of valid interactions to obtain Anomaly medals back in Q1 2025, during the +Alpha Series.

@IUENG

Agents, as 2025 comes to a close, the Scanner is still buzzing with events like the Polaris Campaign and the New Year 2026 operations, but it is also time to recharge and reconnect offline.

From the whole Ingress Updates crew, the warmest wishes for Merry Winter Festivities and a Happy New Year to all Agents! May you spend this time of joy surrounded by the warmth of your loved ones. 🥂

Over the holidays we will be taking a short break from posting (except in the case of very important news) to spend time with our families, so expect fewer updates on the channel during this period.

See you in 2026, rested and ready to capture more Portals, battle in Anomalies and forge new connections in our beloved game.

- The @IUENG Staff

Agents worldwide are reporting issues with logging onto the game.

This is likely due to the expiration of the SSL certificate of https://prod-ingress.ingress.com, the domain on which the game runs.

Delays can be expected as this is also a weekend, but we'll update this post and add comments as we and the community know more.

Update: Agents are advising to set your device time to yesterday to log into the game. This indication is to be used at your own risk.

@IUENG

Just in case you were wondering: Yes, the game is currently still not working as expected. As of this point we have also not received any communication from Niantic Spatial or the Ingress team about the issue, and it is unknown if any of the current events will be extended, hacking streaks extended or compensation of any kind given.

@IUENG

We are receiving reports that Ingress is now trying to get back up again, but with still some lag.

This is likely due to the whole infrastructure returning to its normal state, so don't be surprised: it should all be fine in a bit.

@IUENG