Real drones and TOS
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Hi... is it against the tos to use Helicopters or drones??? There are Portals that are not public accessable.
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Hi... is it against the tos to use Helicopters or drones??? There are Portals that are not public accessable.
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not allowed. rent a boat maybe?
Helicopters, yes it's been done,
Drones, not unless the scanner is still in your hands :) - how big is your Drone?
I’ve played a couple times from a helicopter, unrelated to ingress, but I couldn’t help myself, hahah.
But as mentioned above, phone should be in your hand.
As KarM3L and ZeroHecksGiven said, you have to have your phone with you. There's an old Ingress Report video where a phone was attached to a drone, but that was back in the early days and is now considered to be against the TOS.
Helicopters - No, not against TOS.
You are in the helicopter, holding the phone, so you are there.
Drones - Yes, completely against TOS.
Essentially the test of legitimacy is whether you are holding your phone. Putting your phone on a drone and remotely controlling the phone from a distant point is considered a mechanical spoofing method. Putting a Wifi Hotspot on a drone to get a signal, while you hold your phone, is acceptable.
What "hotspot" could do that for Android?
There are cellular wifi hotspot devices that have internal batteries. You can get them from your cell carrier.
These work for iPhone, android, computers, etc since at that point its just a wifi signal.
Or balloons to lift hotspot :)
Any independent hotspot? Literally thats what they are. Often named a 'wifi puck'.