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Looks like a new move (Transform), 100 Pokemon referenced in the code, and 52 new pokemon families to name the top items!  Go over to thesilphroad to read the new details here.

During the usual drive to work there are about 5 – 7 Poke Stops (Yes, yes, it’s light but that’s what living in the country is like) that have always consistency provided Poke balls, Poke eggs, and the usual goodies.  This is puttering through town doing no more than 30-35MPH in lazy small town traffic, not doing 60+ down a highway.

Over the last two days the same stops are spinning but giving a “Try again later” message.  EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.  Did Niantic introduce a change to limit the ability to drive and benefit from Poke Stops?  Safe driving and responsible Pokemon Go gaming should be common sense by now.  Don’t be reckless nor distracted but having to come to a full stop or drive well under 25 MPH seems like it could cause more issues.

During testing going as low as 25 MPH still produces the error so it looks like this may be the case.  Twitter is also chirping about users complaining of the same thing.

Why would Niantic do this?  After a quick google of “Pokemon Go deaths” there’s some recent stories that may be pressing on the conscious of the developers.  Not to mention heading off any legal liabilities Niantic could very well be doing this to limit any further personal or legal concerns.

• Japanese government ask for more game restrictions after death
• Japanese parents ask for more restrictions after son’s death bringing the Japanese death toll for Pokemon Go related deaths to 3.
• Detroit Pokemon Go death

While these are largely stories about the concerns in Japan it’s only a matter of time before we see more and more pressures to hamstring the game and sadly restricting the PokeStops while driving is likely the first in many potential unwanted game changes.

Updates for both Android and iOS are in the shute based on the official Niantic site.  Looks like the daily bonuses are included as well as some gym updates!

Full details of the upcoming update below:

“Trainers,

Pokémon GO is in the process of being updated to version 0.45.0 for Android and 1.15.0 for iOS devices. Below are some release notes and comments from our development team.
You’ll earn bonuses for the first Pokémon catch and PokéStop visit each day. You’ll receive a larger bonus when you do this seven days in a row.
When you defeat the Gym Leader at a rival Gym, there will be a brief period of time where only you will be able to place a Pokémon in the open Gym.
The amount of Prestige a rival Gym loses when you defeat a regular Gym member has increased. The amount of Prestige gained by training at a friendly Gym has been lowered.
Minor text fixes
The Pokémon GO team”