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        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Upcoming Changes to the Ingress Community Forum</title>
        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/22534/upcoming-changes-to-the-ingress-community-forum</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>(<a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fingress.com%2Fnews%2F2024-forum-update" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">original post</a>)</p><p>Greetings Agents,</p><p>We want to share with you a recent decision the team has come to with regards to the future of the Niantic-hosted <a href="https://community.ingress.com/" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">Ingress community forum</a>. On Monday, 15 April 2024, the Ingress forum will be shut down and we will encourage Agents to use the <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FIngress%2F" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">r/Ingress/</a> subreddit as a place to share their stories and victories with other Agents.</p><p>This was a tough decision to make but we feel this will be better in the long run.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Why the change?</strong></p><p>As we reflect on the last four and a half years with the forum, there were a lot of positive and exciting moments–from media drops and puzzles to the introduction of the XMAs and discussions around live events. There were a handful of factors but despite all of its benefits, the forum has been unsuccessful in replacing Google+ in providing a shared space for Agents to gather and connect. There are many existing, thriving communities such as the r/Ingress subreddit which we feel serve the Ingress community just as well, if not better. </p><p>With this change, we will be able to spend our energy fostering existing communities, and focusing on improving and growing the game. Agents are encouraged to continue to reach out to Niantic with feedback via Support and social media.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Here is what to expect in the upcoming weeks:</strong></p><ul><li>community.ingress.com will become read-only on Monday, 1 April 2024.</li><li>community.ingress.com will close on Monday, 15 April 2024.</li><li>References to community.ingress.com will be removed from Scanner targeted Wednesday, 10 April 2024.</li></ul><p><br /></p><p><strong>What will happen to my forum content?</strong> </p><p>All of the content on community.ingress.com will be deleted after the forum closes on Monday, 15 April 2024. We encourage Agents to please make sure to screenshot your favorite content or use tools such as the Wayback Machine to save and access content in the future.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>How can I share my feedback with Niantic?</strong></p><p>The team actively monitors various Agent communities across platforms including, but not limited to in-App support, /r/Ingress, X, and numerous Telegram communities.  The Ingress team is also looking at ways it can engage with the community regularly such as hosting AMAs on reddit, Dev Diaries, and more.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>What about the Vanguard and XMA programs?</strong></p><p>Both the Vanguards and XMAs have been wonderful and helpful contributors to the Ingress team and we are so grateful for their contributions. However, as we look forward, it is becoming clear that these programs are in need of a revamping. Effective 15 April 2024, both the Vanguard and XMA programs will be retired in their current form and we will relaunch a new, unified Player Ambassador program before the end of 2024. </p><p>A number of Vanguards have opted-in to staying on until the new program is launched and will be available for player inquiries as well as providing feedback and advice to Niantic on updates being made to support as a result of the forum shutdown. Those Vanguards staying on are:</p><ul><li>ATR0P0S (ENL)</li><li>OndermanCZ (ENL)</li><li>to1027me (ENL)</li><li>VAIN (ENL)</li><li>Azhreia (RES)</li><li>Hhhipppo (RES)</li><li>IkaruMaru (RES)</li><li>K4l3v (RES)</li><li>VanJeffery (RES)</li></ul><p>We appreciate the work that both the Vanguards and XMAs contributed more than we can articulate in words. Their efforts have helped Niantic better understand the Ingress player base - from their feedback on events and features, escalating Scanner issues, cheat reports and gameboard restoration requests, and more - their behind-the-scenes advocacy was top notch. Player advocates like the Vanguards and XM Ambassadors make Ingress better, and we’re working to create a new Player Ambassador program in ways that reflect this.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a lot to do in the upcoming 3 weeks to prepare for the forum closure and we thank you for your patience as we get there. </p><p>-The Ingress Team</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>FAQs</strong></p><p><strong>How do I report bugs?</strong></p><p>The Ingress team is still very invested in investigating and resolving bugs that players report. Each bug report that is submitted through in-app reporting will be reviewed by our team. Depending on severity and impact, the team will prioritize bugs for fixes. We plan on implementing an easier and more streamlined way to report game issues in the future.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>I am concerned my cheat reports will not be addressed.</strong></p><p>The Ingress team takes cheat reports and any other report regarding the fairness and safety of our game seriously. If you have something to report, please report it in-app. The team is also investigating improvements to report flows to make it easier for players to make such reports.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>How do we get portals restored?</strong></p><p>Please refer to this FAQ for information on gameboard restorations: <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fniantic.helpshift.com%2Fhc%2Fen%2F3-ingress%2Ffaq%2F4373-portal-restoration-program-reversing-the-actions-of-banned-players%2F" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/3-ingress/faq/4373-portal-restoration-program-reversing-the-actions-of-banned-players/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>How do we report event issues? </strong></p><p>Event concerns can continue to be escalated via the event’s Enlightened and/or Resistance POC (point of contact). You may also reach out to one of the Vanguards who have remained on board.</p>]]>
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        <title>Announcements and Updates now on Ingress.com/News</title>
        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/20061/announcements-and-updates-now-on-ingress-com-news</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>News</category>
        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Greetings Agents!</p><p>We launched a new blog in May that allows more functionality than the Community Forum.</p><p>Find the latest Ingress news and updates at <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fingress.com%2Fnews%2F" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">Ingress.com/News</a>.</p>]]>
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        <title>Wishing you a happy &amp; peaceful Vesak Day</title>
        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/19096/wishing-you-a-happy-peaceful-vesak-day</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 22:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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<p>Agents,</p><p>It is time to <code spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">JOURNEY INSIDE</code> and <code spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">DISCOVER PEACE</code>. Our Researchers expect to see potential XM fluctuations caused by the self-reflection of Ingress Agents. Share an Ingress Story about acts of kindness, patience, generosity, or compassion with the hashtag #IngressVesak.</p><p>From <strong>Thursday, 12 May, 16:00 UTC</strong> to <strong>Monday, 16 May, 16:00 UTC</strong>, the Ingress Scanner is expected to exhibit the following behaviors:</p><ul><li>Links shorter than 8km in length can be created under Fields (all other preconditions still apply)</li><li>Total AP for deploying the 8th (last) Resonator increased from 375 AP to 875 AP</li><li>2X Link Amp output from Hacking</li><li>Increased ADA Refactor and JARVIS Virus output from Hacking</li><li>Temporary Kinetic Capsule Programs made available:</li><li>1x JARVIS Virus Program: 1x ADA Refactor + 16x L4+ XMP Bursters + 4000 XM</li><li>1x ADA Refactor Program: 1x JARVIS Virus + 16x L4+ XMP Bursters + 4000 XM</li><li>8x L8 Resonators Program: 40x L4+ Resonators + 4000 XM</li><li>8-minute Drone cooldown</li></ul><p>To assist Agents participating in this Investigation, the following kits will be available in the Store for the duration of this fluctuation:</p><ul><li>Limited-time Vesak Day 2022 Medal (2500 CMU)</li><li>1 ADA Refactor and 1 JARVIS Virus (3000 CMU)</li></ul><p>As always, please remember to be aware of your surroundings. We encourage players to follow local health and safety guidelines when playing Ingress (such as wearing masks and maintaining at least six feet/two meters of distance from other people). For the latest on in-game events and feature updates, be sure to check COMM &gt; NEWS.</p><p>— The Ingress Team</p>]]>
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        <title>New Kinetic Capsule Program: 40 L1 Resonators</title>
        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/19033/new-kinetic-capsule-program-40-l1-resonators</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 01:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>News</category>
        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Agents,</p><p>Thank you for completing the XM-Degradable Programs during the <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18845/meetyououtthere-on-niantic-community-day-together-we-ll-invest-in-our-planet" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">Earth Day 2022</a> event. 3% of all Programs run during the event refined 5x L8 Resonators to 40x L1 Resonators, and therefore the team has decided to continue to make the L1 Resonators Program available in the Scanner.</p><p>It’s time to move, and happy hacking.</p><p>— The Ingress Team</p>]]>
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        <title>Drone Mark III kit - SECOND limited edition</title>
        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18956/drone-mark-iii-kit-second-limited-edition</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 16:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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<p><strong>INCOMING COMM. Status: VERIFIED</strong>  <span>📡</span></p><p>Agents, a SECOND limited edition Drone Mark III kit will redeploy on <strong>22 April 2022</strong>. Be sure to stock up on your purple foil IQTECH Research &amp; Development dossier that includes an Ingress IQTECH DRONENET decal sheet, a Drone Mark III enamel pin, an IQTECH RESEARCH DRONENET embroidered patch, 1 very rare loadout card, the NL-1331 5-year medal card, and a Drone Mark III bio card with a unique passcode to access the drone medal in your profile!</p><p><a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fnianticsupply.com%2Fproducts%2Fingress-drone-mark-iii-kit-re-drop" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">https://nianticsupply.com/products/ingress-drone-mark-iii-kit-re-drop</a></p><p>Sales are limited, so get yours before they run out!</p><p>— The Ingress Team</p>]]>
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        <title>Allowing Links Shorter than 500m Under Fields</title>
        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18859/allowing-links-shorter-than-500m-under-fields</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Dear Agents,</p><p>NIA Researchers were right! <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18721/comic-sans-link-challenge" rel="nofollow noopener ugc"><code spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">Comic Sans</code></a><a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18721/comic-sans-link-challenge" rel="nofollow noopener ugc"> made a lasting change to the Scanner app</a>.</p><p>Over the past year, Niantic has tested the impact of allowing Links under Fields collecting feedback from past Matryoshka events and reviewing feedback from Agents across our communication channels.</p><p>To help introduce new Agents to the world of Ingress, in addition to enabling more opportunities for play for all Agents, <strong>creating Links shorter than 500m in length under Fields will continue</strong>. All other preconditions still apply; for example Links cannot cross existing Links, a Portal must be upgraded to L2+ to create a Link longer than 160m.</p><p>Please note that we investigated Links created under Fields not recording Mind Units (MU) captured; however, this was not a straightforward technical solution. Limiting Link distance was the simpler path forward, and these smaller Fields will count MU towards the Regional Score.</p><p>We will continue to review metrics and player feedback as we adjust and update Ingress to be a fun and sustainable game in Year 10 and beyond.</p>]]>
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        <title>[x-post] Niantic is Making Location Edits to Improve Map Quality</title>
        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18794/x-post-niantic-is-making-location-edits-to-improve-map-quality</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 02:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>NianticThia</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hi everyone -</p><p>I'm <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com%2Fdiscussion%2F30674%2Fniantic-is-making-location-edits-to-improve-map-quality" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">cross-posting this from the WF community</a> because I know how important the gameboard is to us. </p><p>============</p><div><div><p>Hello Explorers! </p><p><br /></p><p>We wanted to let you know that we are embarking on a project to improve the location accuracy of up to 15K Wayspots in total, between several major cities. These Wayspots will typically be smaller objects and discrete places such as statues, sculptures, signage, murals, and entrance locations to help improve existing and future gameplay experiences that rely on good location accuracy. This will help improve future AR game experiences at these locations across Niantic games. </p><p><br /></p><p>Location edits are expected to be 20 meters or less. Once we modify the locations, they will be locked from being player-edited until further notice. Other types of edits and reports will still be possible via Pokémon GO or Ingress.</p><p><br /></p><p>The work is expected to begin the first week of April through to early May across the following cities:</p><p><br /></p><p>- New York City, London UK, and Tokyo - Early April 2022</p><p>- <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">London UK, </span>San Francisco, and Seattle - Late April 2022</p><p>- Los Angeles and select smaller US cities - Early May 2022</p><p><br /></p><p>The order of the cities is subject to change, but we’ll let you know if/when that happens.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Expected Impact</strong></p><p>- Neighborhoods with a healthy density of Wayspots may see a modification or removal of a PokéStop or Gym. This is a normal rebalancing of the gameboard as Wayspots shift to more accurate locations. </p><p>- Portal links and fields in Ingress may drop. </p><p>- It is difficult at this time to specify how exactly the gameboards will rebalance since your submitted location edits are also being processed simultaneously. The world is constantly changing and so too is our map! </p><p>- If you’ve submitted a location edit that was similar to the Niantic location edit it will be auto-rejected once we correct the location and lock it. We cannot return the submission quota used at the time of submission, but you can easily accrue more location edit quota the next day. Your Wayfarer rating will not be impacted by the rejection. These also don’t impact your Upgrade earnings.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Support</strong></p><p>If you feel you are experiencing any issues in the game during this period as the gameboards rebalance, please utilize existing support channels to reach us. We will let you know when the work commences and ends!</p><p><br /></p><p>Check out the discussion <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com%2Fdiscussion%2F30675%2Fniantic-is-making-location-edits-to-improve-map-quality%2Fp1%3Fnew%3D1" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">here</a>!</p><p>Thank you &amp; Safe Exploring!</p></div></div>]]>
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        <title>Updates to temporary in-game changes on Thursday, 31 March 2022</title>
        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18752/updates-to-temporary-in-game-changes-on-thursday-31-march-2022</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 21:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>As the world adjusts to a new normal, we continue to evaluate the impact of the temporary changes made in 2020 to Ingress on everyday gameplay today, and listen to Agents’ requests and feedback via a variety of avenues.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18488/april-june-2022-events-schedule-kythera" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">Shared earlier this month</a>, the following temporary change will be returning to its original value, effective in one week, starting Thursday, 31 March:</p><ul><li>AP for ​​Portal recharging will return to its original value of 10 AP, down from 65 AP.</li><li><strong>New</strong>: To offset this and encourage more play at Portals, we are implementing a new temporary change for Portal capture: Capturing a Portal will increase from 500 AP for first Resonator bonus to 675 AP. This means the total AP earned for the first Resonator deployed is 675 AP for the first Resonator bonus + 125 AP per Resonator, or 800 AP. </li></ul><p><br /></p><p>The following temporary changes remain in place and <strong>will be reviewed quarterly</strong>:</p><ul><li>Agents can deploy 2 L7 Resonators per Portal.</li><li>Portal cooldown between hacks is 90 seconds.</li><li><strong>New</strong>: Capturing a Portal will increase from 500 AP to 675 AP.</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>The following temporary changes have been made <strong>permanent</strong>:</p><ul><li>Agents can submit 180 missions.</li><li>Dronenet enables Agents to hack a Portal from anywhere and counts towards Sojourner.</li><li>L10 Agents can review Wayspots with Wayfarer.</li><li>L8 Agents on ARCore-supported devices can submit Portal Scans.</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>As always, we encourage players to follow local health and safety guidelines (such as wearing masks and keeping at least six feet of distance from other people). </p><p>— The Ingress Team</p><p><br /></p><p>Temporary Bonus Archive</p><ul><li><a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/12276/updates-to-temporary-in-game-changes-on-thurs-oct-1" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">September 2020 </a></li><li><a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/11942/updates-to-portal-decay-and-hack-burnout-starting-wed-aug-26" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">August 2020</a> </li><li><a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/10302/temporary-changes-to-ingress-portal-decay-reduced-to-5-per-day" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">April 2020</a> </li><li><a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/10095/temporary-in-game-changes-made-to-ingress" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">March 2020</a></li></ul>]]>
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        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18740/live-q-a-with-brian-rose-24-march</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>NianticThia</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Agents, mark your calendars!</p><p>To celebrate the <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18715/introducing-niantic-social-now-available-to-all-ingress-agents" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">launch of Niantic Social</a> to all Ingress Agents, Brian Rose (Senior Producer) will be hosting a live Q&amp;A on <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fsavvytime.com%2Fcountdown%3Fname%3DMarch%25202022%2520Q%2526A%2520with%2520Brian%2520Rose%26time%3D1648148400000" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">Thursday, 24 March at 1900 UTC</a>.</p><p>Join Niantic Social &gt; Ingress Official and leave your questions in the #qa-questions channel. For one hour, Brian will respond to everything he can in #qa-answers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: It's tomorrow all... C.Sans has already gotten hold of me. Help!</p><p>Edit 2: Invite code for Ingress Official group on Niantic Social: <code spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">whnepURT</code></p>]]>
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        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18715/introducing-niantic-social-now-available-to-all-ingress-agents</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 22:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>News</category>
        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Agents,</p><p>We’re excited to announce that Niantic Social is now available to all Agents! We thank everyone for your feedback over the last six months as we prepared to roll this feature out to the global Ingress Agent community.</p><p>With the ongoing Kureze Effect Anomaly series, First Saturdays, and Second Sundays, we’re excited to see all of the different ways that you use Niantic Social to organize meetups using events, coordinate ops with location sharing, chat with other Agents, and strengthen the incredible Ingress community that you all continue to build. </p><p>We encourage you to keep the feedback coming; we have a ton of features and plans in the works to help new recruits connect with local Agents, and they’ll be most meaningful if we can build them with you. </p><p>__</p><p><strong>What is Niantic Social?</strong></p><p>Niantic Social is an optional feature that enables you to communicate and coordinate real-world gameplay, manage your Niantic Profile and Niantic Friends list, and discover communities around you, all from directly within Ingress.</p><p>Please leave any thoughts, questions, or comments in this thread or <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/categories/niantic-social-beta" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">this section of the forum</a>. For more information around features, privacy settings, and moderation, please refer to our resources <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fniantic.helpshift.com%2Fhc%2Fen%2F3-ingress%2Fsection%2F290-niantic-social%2F%3Fs%3Dniantic-social%26f%3Dwhat-is-niantic-social%26l%3Den%26p%3Dweb" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">here</a>. </p><p>Best,</p><p>The Ingress and Niantic Social Teams</p><p><br /></p><div data-embedjson="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031689\/uploads\/MK8SF73D0WYL\/img-0724.gif&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;IMG_0724.gif&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/gif&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:30493674,&quot;width&quot;:592,&quot;height&quot;:1280,&quot;displaySize&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;float&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;embedType&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}">
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        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18290/it-is-time-to-toast-toast</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2022 01:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>News</category>
        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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<p><a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/15831/updates-to-the-forums-8-july-2021" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">Some have it with honey, some have it with jam</a>. Our researchers believe it goes best with <code spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">NOURISH HUMAN</code> and want to hear your favorite Toast Glyph Sequence. Share it with us publicly on the Ingress Community Forum or Twitter during the event period with the hashtags #Ingress #IngressToast and if your post is selected, you might get a small surprise!</p><p><br /></p><p>Make your Fracker party a Toast party!</p><p>NIA researchers predict the Ingress Scanner will exhibit following crispy behaviors from <strong>Thursday, 24 February, 17:00 UTC to Monday, 28 February, 17:00 UTC</strong>:</p><ul><li>Glyph sequences filled with Toast!</li><li>Double Glyph bonus AP</li><li>Double Glyph hack bonus output</li><li>10min Drone cooldown</li></ul><p>Also available for the duration of this event in the Ingress Store:</p><ul><li>limited-time “Toast Day 2022” Medal (2500 CMU)</li><li>BOGO Fracker 10-pack (28,800 CMU)</li><li>TOAST BEACON 10-PACK (3,900 CMU)</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>As always, please remember to be aware of your surroundings. We encourage players to follow local health and safety guidelines when playing Ingress (such as wearing masks and maintaining at least six feet/two meters of distance from other people). For the latest on in-game events and feature updates, be sure to check COMM &gt; NEWS.</p><p>— The Ingress Team</p>]]>
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        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18171/linking-hearts-with-xm</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2022 21:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>News</category>
        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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<p>Happy Valentine’s Day!</p><p>It’s time to connect with your loved ones through the XM Network. We’d love to hear your Ingress Valentine’s stories and be shown your field arts filled with Love through the hashtag <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18231/community-ingressvalentines-2022-field-art" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">#IngressValentines</a>. We believe, in return, the XM Network may whisper LOVE back to you starting <strong><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Sunday, 13</span> Friday, 11 February, 17:00 UTC to Tuesday, 15 February, 17:00 UTC.</strong></p><p><br /></p><p>Our Researchers also believe that the Ingress Scanner will exhibit following heartening behaviors:</p><ul><li>Glyph sequences filled with love</li><li>Higher chance of SoftBank Ultra Link from Portal Hacks</li><li>SoftBank Ultra Link Program: Kinetic energy distance reduced from 8km to 4km</li><li>Agents will be able to create Links and Fields under Fielded areas (Links will still not be able to cross other Links). As opposed to previous announcement, there will be no limit in length of Link created under Fielded areas</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>Also available for the duration of this event in the Ingress Store:</p><ul><li>limited-time Ingress Valentine's 2022 Medal (2500 CMU)</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>As always, please remember to be aware of your surroundings. We encourage players to follow local health and safety guidelines when playing Ingress (such as wearing masks and maintaining at least six feet/two meters of distance from other people). For the latest on in-game events and feature updates, be sure to check COMM &gt; NEWS.</p><p>— The Ingress Team</p>]]>
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        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18119/introducing-the-new-second-sunday-medal</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>News</category>
        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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<p>Ingress Second Sunday #Ingress2S is a monthly event encouraging exploration and adventure. We are excited to announce a widely requested new profile medal for participating in Ingress Second Sunday events.</p><div data-embedjson="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031689\/uploads\/6KBGJRCFV1RG\/secondsunday-medals-1080x1080.png&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;secondsunday_medals_1080x1080.png&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/png&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1082574,&quot;width&quot;:1080,&quot;height&quot;:1080,&quot;displaySize&quot;:&quot;small&quot;,&quot;float&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;embedType&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}">
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<p>We’re looking forward to more variations in the way you may explore the world via Ingress during Ingress Second Sundays later in 2022.</p><p>As always, please remember to be aware of your surroundings. We encourage players to follow local health and safety guidelines when playing Ingress (such as wearing masks and maintaining at least six feet/two meters of distance from other people). For the latest on in-game events and feature updates, be sure to check COMM &gt; NEWS.</p><p>— The Ingress Team</p>]]>
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        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18105/2022-q1-ingress-schedule</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 16:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>News</category>
        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>The Ingress team is excited about Year 10 and hope you are too. As we approach November 2022, we want to share quarterly updates of what we’re working on leading up to Y10 festivities and beyond.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>In 2022, we will focus on</strong></p><ol><li>Adding camera-based AR to Ingress. Ingress is an Augmented Reality (AR) game, but until adding Lightship Real-Time Meshing, the kinds of ways we approached augmenting reality were through layering game and story on top of the real world. We’re now working to bring camera-based AR into Ingress in ways that build on top of all of the Community Portal Scans that Agents have done to make Ingress more fun.</li><li>Growing the global community through events and also keeping more new recruits in the game. We will continue to offer Global Challenges, distributed live events using the Battle Beacon and other game mechanics, and Cross-Faction events like First Saturday and Second Sunday, and we hope you enjoy and wish you would agree that it is fun to stay. We are also improving the New Agent Training to help new Agents better get up to speed and continue with the game.</li><li>Continuing to work towards financial sustainability. The C.O.R.E. subscription has greatly helped introduce a new way to support Ingress. Optional cosmetic Medals offer a way to personalize the Agent Profile and doesn’t give an unfair advantage over others. Additionally, there’s a series of work planned to make our infrastructure more cost effective. We are committed to continue Ingress to Year 10 and beyond.</li></ol><p>To that end, in Q1, we are working on:</p><ul><li>Adventure Sync: Weekly Summaries</li><li>Second Sunday</li><li>Portal Scan Meter</li><li>Updates to Support Live Ops/Events</li><li>Support and Community Updates</li></ul><p><br /></p><p><strong>Adventure Sync: Weekly Summaries</strong></p><p>We’ll double down on the Adventure Sync feature in Ingress starting with a weekly summary of your activity, then adding rewards for levels of activity achieved during the week. We hope weekly Adventure Sync summaries will give more Agents another reason to check back in with Ingress more frequently - similar to what we saw with the Hackstreak feature.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Second Sunday</strong></p><p>A new tiered medal will be available starting in February for Second Sunday challenges. The official announcement, including medal reveal, will be made early in February so we don’t want to take away from that. Our hope is that this will continue to encourage Agents to get out and experiment with new features and functionality while earning towards a new medal.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Portal Scan Meter</strong></p><p>We’re working to add a Portal Scan Meter that sets a community goal with a community reward for Portal Scanning. After Agents work together to upload a set number of Portal Scans on a Portal, there will be a community reward available to all Agents in the area. Our goal is to foster positive collaboration in local communities while helping to build a 3D map of the Portal Network.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Updates to Support Live Events</strong></p><p>As we work to return to live events, we’ll be working on building robust tools to support and scale these events. This will help us make more events available to Agents across the globe.</p><p>We have also been working to update guidelines for Mission Days and hope to see those return in Q2 while considering real world circumstances. And, as previously announced, support for our <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/17664/january-march-2022-events-schedule-the-kureze-effect" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">Q1 live events</a>. </p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Support and Community Updates</strong></p><p>We are reviewing our resources to identify areas we can make improvements to better resolve issues and, hopefully, do so quicker. This includes an audit of our Help Center as well and updating the support bot with new categories to help ask the right questions, collect the right information, and get things routed to the right people.</p><p>We’ve been working with the Vanilla Forums to dig into the issues affecting features like upvoting threads and closing/merging threads in some areas. Once that is resolved, we will be making updates to the Ingress Community guidelines and forum structure, including archiving some of the lesser known categories/sub-communities.</p><p>We are also looking at ways we can use Ingress to support Niantic Social and help Agents new and veteran connect with each other in a more meaningful way than currently provided.</p><p><br /></p><p>We hope this gives you some insight into our plans for Q1 and our excitement for Ingress Y10, and we look forward to iterating on our quarterly update! </p><p><a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18104/discussion-2022-q1-ingress-schedule" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">Share your thoughts here.</a></p><p>— The Ingress Team</p>]]>
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        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/18053/celebrating-lunar-new-year-year-of-the-tiger</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2022 01:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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<p>It’s <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbtPJPFnesV4" rel="nofollow noopener ugc"><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">the Eye of the Tiger</span></a> Lunar New Year and we are celebrating the Year of the Tiger with a tiger-themed Medal for your Agent Profile. It’ll be available for purchase for 2500 CMU starting <strong>Friday, 28 January 1600 UTC until <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Friday, 4 February</span> Tuesday, 15 February 1600 UTC</strong>.</p><p>Cosmetic Medals are one way to personalize and add some fun to your Agent Profile. What Medals would you like to see in the future? As always, we appreciate your feedback and suggestions that you continue to share in the Ingress Community Forum.</p><p>— The Ingress Team</p>]]>
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        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/17899/wayfarer-ambassador-program-now-accepting-applications</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>NianticThia</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>A brief note to share that NianticTintino and the Wayfarer team have just announced the <a href="denied:unsafe:The Wayfarer Ambassador Program application is live: https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/27746/wayfarer-ambassador-program/" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">Wayfarer Ambassador</a> program!</p><p>If you're interesting in being involved with the Wayfarer community, take a peek.</p><p>*I cannot give you any insight beyond what NianticTintino shared so you'll want to direct questions over to all of them :)</p><p>Good luck!</p><p><a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com%2Fdiscussion%2F27746%2Fwayfarer-ambassador-program%2F" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/27746/wayfarer-ambassador-program/</a></p>]]>
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        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/17601/now-available-rare-battle-beacon</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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<p>The Rare Battle Beacon is now available in the Ingress In-Game Store. Grab your Rare Battle Beacon and challenge your local communities today!</p><p>Whether you’re a First Saturday leader, a local event organizer, or want to battle among a group of cross-factions friends, the Rare Battle Beacon lets you design and host your own competitive events. Encourage Agents to meet up and battle for control over targeted Portals, then replenish your gear with boosted hack output based on Agent activity during the battle.</p><p>Here are a few of the differences between the new Rare Battle Beacon and the existing Very Rare Battle Beacon. For details on how to use Battle Beacons in the field, please visit this <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fniantic.helpshift.com%2Fa%2Fingress%2F%3Fs%3Dingress-store%26f%3Dbattle-beacon-faqs" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">page</a>. </p><div data-embedjson="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031689\/uploads\/070DI31QWDEZ\/support-battlebeacon-chart.png&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;support_BattleBeacon_chart.png&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/png&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:158654,&quot;width&quot;:1023,&quot;height&quot;:1364,&quot;displaySize&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;,&quot;float&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;embedType&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}">
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<p>As always, please remember to be aware of your surroundings. We encourage players to follow local health and safety guidelines when playing Ingress (such as wearing masks and maintaining at least 2 meters/6 feet of distance from other people). </p><p>— The Ingress Team</p>]]>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 20:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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<p>A new year is like a neutral Portal, it is up to you to build a good one. Share your New Year’s Ingress Resolution with the Ingress Community with hashtag #IngressNewYear2022!</p><p>Our Researchers have detected a potential XM fluctuation starting from <strong>20 December 2021 17:00 UTC to 3 January 2022 17:00 UTC</strong>, during which the Ingress Scanner will exhibit the following behavior:</p><ul><li>2X AP for deploying Beacons, Frackers, Fireworks, and Battle Beacons </li><li>Drone cooldown reduced to 22 mins</li><li>Distance reduced from 8km to 4km on Kinetic Capsule Programs</li><li>+220AP for each new All-Time Unique Portal Visit as indicated by the Visited layer on the Layers button</li></ul><p>To assist Agents participating in this Investigation, the following kits will be available in the Ingress In-Game Store for the duration of this fluctuation:</p><p>Available from 20 Dec 17:00 UTC to 3 Jan 17:00 UTC</p><ul><li>1 Resistance Firework + 1 Enlightened Firework (0 CMU; single redeem; for accounts older than 30 days)</li><li>Limited-time “New Year 2022” Medal (2500 CMU)</li></ul><p>Free Daily Drops available from 17:00 to 16:59 UTC (0 CMU; single redeem; for accounts older than 30 days)</p><ul><li>21 Dec: 10 L1 Resonators</li><li>22 Dec: 10 L2 Resonators</li><li>23 Dec: 3 Rare LinkAmps</li><li>24 Dec: 10 L4 Resonators</li><li>25 Dec: 10 L5 Power Cubes</li><li>26 Dec: 6 Rare Shields</li><li>27 Dec: 10 L7 XMPs</li><li>28 Dec: 10 Ultra Strikes</li><li>29 Dec: 9 Rare Heat Sinks</li><li>30 Dec: 2 ITO EN-</li><li>31 Dec: 2 Niantic Beacons</li><li>1 Jan: 2 Rare Battle Beacons</li><li>2 Jan: 2 ITO EN+</li></ul><p>As always, please remember to be aware of your surroundings. We encourage players to follow local health and safety guidelines when playing Ingress (such as wearing masks and maintaining at least six feet/two meters of distance from other people). For the latest on in-game events and feature updates, be sure to check COMM &gt; NEWS.</p><p>— The Ingress Team</p>]]>
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        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/17432/soon-tm-update-to-wayspot-submission-related-emails</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2021 03:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>NianticThia</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hi Agents -</p><p>The Wayfarer (WF) team is making updates this week that will change the branding (look) of the emails we receive with regards to our Wayspot (Portal) submissions. They will no longer be Ingress-branded and will instead be Wayfarer-branded.</p><p>More information on the update in general can be found here: <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com%2Fdiscussion%2F26286%2Fupcoming-wayfarer-features-and-updates" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/26286/upcoming-wayfarer-features-and-updates</a></p><p>Specifically the last paragraph relates to this update:</p><div><div><p>Also this week, we’ll be launching our new and improved Wayfarer emails! We’re super excited about the fresh new look and updates to the emails you get about the status of your edits, reports, and nominations. New Explorers also receive an email inviting them to join the community once they reach eligibility in Pokémon GO or Ingress. They’ll now be coming from <a href="mailto:notices@wayfarer.nianticlabs.com" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">notices@wayfarer.nianticlabs.com</a> so please make sure you keep an eye out for it in your spam if you’re not seeing them in your main inbox.</p></div></div><p>For those of us who do frequent submissions, I recommend adding that email to your contacts or whatever folks do to help keep email from ending up in spam.</p><p>Questions should be posted on the WF thread linked above. I'll post a quick update here once I've heard the update has rolled out.</p>]]>
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        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/17179/ingress-year-nine-persistence</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2021 02:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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<p>Agents,</p><p>Monday, 15 November 2021 marks the 9th Anniversary of our research on XM together. <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/17181/favorite-addition-ingressyear9" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">Amongst all new investigation technologies delivered in the past 12 months, which one is your favorite</a>?</p><ul><li><strong>Scanner News Feed</strong> - access latest intel and announcements on features, events, and community highlights</li><li><strong>Portal History</strong> - display unique Portal visits, captures, and Scout Controlled Portals via both the Intel Map and Scanner Map Layers</li><li><strong>C.O.R.E. Subscription</strong> - standing for Community, Offers, Recognition, and Expansion, is an optional monthly subscription service for Ingress Agents</li><li><strong>Hackstreak</strong> - obtain bonus items and AP through hacking Portals every day, with an even larger bonus for hacking 7 days in a row</li><li><strong>Dronenet Layer </strong>- display other Agents’ Drones on Portals</li><li><strong>Mission Day Second Sunday</strong> - awards a Mission Day achievement count to Agents fulfilling respective Ingress Mission completion requirement</li><li><strong>Key Locker Expansion</strong> - increases number of Key Lockers an Agent can use to a permanent cap of 6</li><li><strong>NL-1331X US Summer Tour</strong> - the Mobile Research Unit hit the road again during August to #MeetYouOutThere and met with hundreds of Agents</li><li><strong>Adventure Sync</strong> - improved distance tracking for Trekker and Kinetic Capsule Programs, even when the Scanner isn’t open</li><li><strong>Portal Scan Meshing</strong> - leverages Niantic Lightship Real-Time Mapping to better show Agents on newer devices what has and hasn’t been scanned</li></ul><p>Going forward, we continue working to deliver exciting features to your Scanner. Second Sunday has been great in encouraging exploration and we would like to explore new ways to achieve this same goal. In-person events have always been on our mind. We have already started reaching out to Ingress Mission Days that were proposed for 2020, in preparation for accepting new applications as the world becomes ready in 2022.</p><p>To commemorate #IngressYear9, the following bonuses will be in effect between <strong>15 November 2021 17:00 UTC and 29 November 2021 17:00 UTC</strong>:</p><ul><li>2X AP for all actions</li><li>2X deploy L8 Resonators</li><li>Drone cooldown reduced to 9 mins </li><li>2X hack output of building gear (Resonators, Power Cubes) from friendly Portals</li><li>2X hack output of attack gear (XMP, Ultrastrike) from enemy Portals</li><li>Temporary boost of Inventory Cap to 2,180 for non-C.O.R.E Subscribers (15 Nov 17:00 UTC to 29 Nov 17:00 UTC), and double Loadout at C.O.R.E. Subscription and Renewal in the next 30 days (15 Nov 17:00 UTC to 15 Dec 17:00 UTC)</li></ul><p>The Persistence Year 9 medal will be awarded to all Agents who’ve earned more than 0 AP from the Year 8 Anniversary (15 November 2020) through the end of Year 9 Anniversary celebrations (29 November 2021).</p><p>Medal distribution will take place some time after the Bonus period ends on Monday, 29 November (PST) and follows the same Medal tiers as Year 8:</p><ul><li>Bronze: Level 3</li><li>Silver: Level 9</li><li>Gold: Level 13</li><li>Platinum: Level 15</li><li>Onyx: Level16 </li></ul><p>Recursed Agents will receive Onyx Medals.</p><p>In the Store, we have prepared the following:</p><ul><li>Free Persistence Bundle (0 CMU; single redeem; for accounts older than 30 days) <ul><li>Fracker (1)</li><li>ITO EN Transmuter - (1)</li><li>ITO EN Transmuter + (1)</li></ul></li><li>Celebrating Persistence Bundle (1,000 CMU; max 10 purchases per account)<ul><li>Fracker (1)</li></ul></li><li>2021 NL-1331 Digital Kit (19,000 CMU; single purchase); Note: The Digital Kit will be available to all Agents regardless if you have the NL-1331 2020 medal or not. Please double-check you do not have this medal before purchasing.</li></ul><div data-embedjson="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/WHmIPQ1RBOCD7IMxRwDoH3fgTUXmKpcjzp1fEi5XnrqXU8F2XyT6PB-B_9E56DxZFPDT1naHxJIVcqecAoFMoMv09XpfQ6QD5ebkju7j9njj6uOKdFUfe2QxzLpo9w4-0fF9vSAq&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;“NL-1331 2020” Medal&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;unknown&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;width&quot;:320,&quot;height&quot;:180,&quot;displaySize&quot;:&quot;small&quot;,&quot;float&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;embedType&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}">
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<p>The 2021 NL-1331 Digital Kit includes:</p><ul><li>“NL-1331 2020” Medal</li><li>Power Cube (40)</li><li>XMP Burster (40)</li><li>Resonator (40)</li><li>Aegis Shield (2)</li><li>Very Rare Multi-hack (8)</li><li>Very Rare Portal Shield (8)</li><li>Very Rare Heat Sink (8)</li><li>SoftBank Ultra Link (2)</li><li>Quantum Capsule (2)</li><li>Jarvis Virus (2)</li><li>ADA Refactor (2)</li></ul><p>Thank you to all Agents for being a part of our global Ingress community. Stay tuned for Year 9 statistics and messages from the Ingress Team! Do share your stories and SITREPs of your favorites ops, events, and Portals on social with the #IngressYear9 hashtag.</p><p>As always, please remember to be aware of your surroundings. We encourage players to follow local health and safety guidelines when playing Ingress (such as wearing masks and maintaining at least six feet/two meters of distance from other people). For the latest on in-game events and feature updates, be sure to check COMM &gt; NEWS.</p><p>— Ingress Team</p>]]>
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        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/17218/breaking-news-new-xm-construct</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2021 23:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>News</category>
        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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<p>Breaking News: A new type of XM Construct surfaced itself via Portals of special interest as Septicycle 2021.44 switched in. Report sightings with #Ingress2S #BattleBeacon now.</p>]]>
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        <title>Request Your Agent Name As Your Niantic ID Today</title>
        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/17123/request-your-agent-name-as-your-niantic-id-today</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 23:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>News</category>
        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Agents, </p><p>We are excited to begin the Niantic ID username request process. Your Niantic ID is your primary, unique, and public username identity across your Niantic Account. Niantic ID replaces your Niantic Profile, which is linked from your Ingress Agent Profile. If you’d like to use your Ingress Agent name as your Niantic ID username, you can make your request at <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fnianticlabs.com%2Freserve-nianticid" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">https://nianticlabs.com/reserve-nianticid</a>  </p><p>Please note that the Niantic ID username request process is first come, first served. If another player uses your username in a different Niantic game, then they may be able to request this as their Niantic ID username. You are not guaranteed your Ingress Agent name as your Niantic ID username.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>About Niantic ID</strong></p><p>You must select one of your existing Niantic game usernames as your Niantic ID username; you cannot suggest or create a new Niantic ID username with free text input. Your Ingress Agent name as well as all of your other Niantic game usernames will not change. In the future, your Niantic Profile username will be updated to your selected Niantic ID username.</p><p>Check out the <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fnianticlabs.com%2Fblog%2F" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">Niantic blog</a> for more information on Niantic ID. </p><p>— The Niantic Identity, Trust, and Support Team</p>]]>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2021 18:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>News</category>
        <dc:creator>NianticThia</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Supported Devices for Live Meshing in 2.91</p><p>iPhones</p><ul><li>iPhone 8 to iPhone 13</li><li>iOS 13 or higher</li></ul><p>Android</p><ul><li>Phones with these graphic cards: Adreno 630, Adreno 640, Adreno 650, Adreno 660, Mali G-72, Mali G-76, Mali G-77, Mali G-78P</li><li>Pixel phones with supported graphics cards are no longer excluded</li></ul>]]>
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        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/17094/nia-sanctioned-cross-links</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 17:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>News</category>
        <dc:creator>NianticThia</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>NIA Section 14 has received top level clearance from NIA Intelligence to create cross-links when dealing with unsanctioned actions. While out researching XM, any Agent who runs across cross-links may be witnessing NIA Section 14 in action and should not be alarmed.</p>]]>
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        <title>iOS 15 Compatibility</title>
        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/16751/ios-15-compatibility</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 23:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>News</category>
        <dc:creator>NianticThia</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hi Agents, </p><p>iOS 15 is supported with Ingress 2.80.1. If you haven't already upgraded Ingress to the latest version, please visit the App Store to do so prior to updating to iOS 15.</p>]]>
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        <title>Celebrating Hyperion, God of the Sun and Father of Eos and Helios</title>
        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/16395/celebrating-hyperion-god-of-the-sun-and-father-of-eos-and-helios</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2021 15:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>News</category>
        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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<p>It’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere and we’re celebrating the God of the Sun, <em>Hyperion</em>, with a new summer-themed Medal for your Scanner.  Available for purchase for 2500 CMU from <strong>Friday, 13 August 1600 UTC to Monday, 30 August 1600 UTC</strong>.</p><p>We hope you are enjoying the varieties of Medals and we’re looking forward to more opportunities to add some fun to your Scanner profile. We appreciate all of the feedback and suggestions you’ve shared and continue to share in the Ingress Community Forum.</p><p>— Ingress Team</p>]]>
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        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/16200/it-remains-max-key-lockers-is-now-6</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 17:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>NianticThia</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hi Agents, </p><p>Based on feedback, the team has decided the <strong>maximum number of Key Lockers will remain at 6</strong>! If you missed your chance during the event that just ended, you’re in luck and the Onyx Key Locker remains in the Store as well as the 6-pack bundle.</p><p>In light of this, I will re-open the <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/16100/c-o-r-e-subscribers-and-the-onyx-key-locker-closes-2-august" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">form to request a Key Locker</a> (<a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/16100/c-o-r-e-subscribers-and-the-onyx-key-locker-closes-2-august" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">thread</a> | <a href="https://community.ingress.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&amp;target=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FvGX8oTgTBw7xRfhcA" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">form</a>) be deleted and extend that opportunity for another week. (<em>Again, the deleting of a Key Locker is only for C.O.R.E. subscribers and, while you can request a Key Locker be deleted if you are not at the max, the intention is so that you can have one deleted to purchase the Onyx one IF YOU WANT TO. If you are under the max, the Onyx Locker shows up for purchase whether you are C.O.R.E. or not!</em>)</p>]]>
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        <title>Moved: Announcing the NL-1331X US Summer Tour Schedule - #MeetYouOutThere</title>
        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/16046/moved-announcing-the-nl-1331x-us-summer-tour-schedule-meetyououtthere</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2021 22:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>News</category>
        <dc:creator>NianticThia</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[This discussion has been <a rel="nofollow" href="https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/15607/announcing-the-nl-1331x-us-summer-tour-schedule-meetyououtthere">moved</a>.]]>
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        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/15277/celebrate-lgbtq-pride-month-with-rainbow-xm</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2021 22:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>News</category>
        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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<p>To raise awareness and show support of the LGBTQ+ community, we are temporarily enabling Rainbow XM on the Ingress Scanner through June 30. Share your rainbow XM! #IngressPride</p>]]>
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        <link>https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/14849/view-faction-drones-with-dronenet-layer</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 18:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>News</category>
        <dc:creator>NianticOfficial</dc:creator>
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<p>The addition of the '<strong>Dronenet</strong>' Layer brings a new look to your Dronenet, now with a distinct appearance to show your Faction.  </p><p>After enabling the Dronenet Layer and moving your Drone, Agents can also view other Agent's Drone on Portals, with each Portal accommodating a maximum of 8 Drones. If a Drone attempts to move to a Portal with 8 Drones, the action will not be completed and an error message will display. </p><p>With the addition of Dronenet Layer,  a new five tier achievement medal, ‘<strong>Maverick</strong>’ will be added. The 'Maverick' medal will contribute to level-up requirements. The medal will increment by 1 for each Drone hack made; for example, if you hack the same Portal twice the medal will increment by 2. The increment will be retroactive and the number of hacks under All Time &gt; Resource Gathering &gt; Drone Hacks will be applied to your Maverick medal. </p><ul><li><strong>Bronze</strong>: 250 hacks</li><li><strong>Silver</strong>: 1,000 hacks</li><li><strong>Gold</strong>: 2,000 hacks</li><li><strong>Platinum</strong>: 5,000 hacks</li><li><strong>Onyx</strong>: 10,000 hacks</li></ul><p>The Agent stats will also have a new addition of <code spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">Drones Returned</code> metric, indicating the number of Drones you have sent back to Agents, including your own Faction. When a Dronenet is returned to the Agent, they will be notified in COMM. </p><p>As always, please remember to be aware of your surroundings. We encourage players to follow local health and safety guidelines when playing Ingress (such as wearing masks and maintaining at least 2 meters/6 feet of distance from other people). </p><p>— The Ingress Team</p>]]>
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