A 2021 update to the game introduced Pokéstops, which gave players in-game rewards for scanning real locations using their devices. It required users to opt in and upload the recording.
Yeah, Pokèstops were a thing from the start - they carried over from Ingress. What they introduced later was the possibility to “scan” Pokestops by basically filming at the physical location.
I guess that kinda solves the GPS spoofing that ruined it for me. Going for a long walk to a pokestop with nobody around, only for someone to hack and remotely take over the stop while I’m sitting there…
I think the data collection is a little too intrusive for me to even attempt playing it again though.
Weren’t those a feature at launch?
Yeah, Pokèstops were a thing from the start - they carried over from Ingress. What they introduced later was the possibility to “scan” Pokestops by basically filming at the physical location.
I guess that kinda solves the GPS spoofing that ruined it for me. Going for a long walk to a pokestop with nobody around, only for someone to hack and remotely take over the stop while I’m sitting there…
I think the data collection is a little too intrusive for me to even attempt playing it again though.