Our peers in the technical community have asked about the infrastructure that helped bring Pokémon GO to life for millions of players. Never have I taken part in anything close to the growth that Google Cloud customer Niantic experienced with the launch of Pokémon GO.Īs a teaser, I’ll start with a picture worth a thousand words: User adoption typically happens gradually over several months, with new features and architectural changes scheduled over relatively long periods of time.

If you’re hiking without cell service, for example, the steps will sync into Pokemon GO the next time you have a data connection.Throughout my career as an engineer, I’ve had a hand in numerous product launches that grew to millions of users. You do not need a data connection or GPS signal to earn steps.Some players using a FitBit import utility report that they do not receive full credit for their steps. Unfortunately, FitBit is not directly supported.Steps from walking seem to import fine, but steps from running are hit or miss.Players will also see a new Adventure Sync rewards section on the player profile screen that tracks their weekly progress: RewardsĪt the launch of the feature, the rewards are (subject to change):īased on some Redditor comments, here are some notes on how the feature works: Allow prompts for Apple Health/Google Fit and location services.Players can enable the features by following these steps: This allows players to earn candies and hatch eggs even when the game is closed, which has a much less significant on the phone’s battery. Pokemon Go added a new “Adventure Sync” feature that works in the background to import steps from Apple Health and Google Fit about once an hour. When you purchase an item through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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