Nearby tracker doesn't refresh
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but it is a little old and had no effective answers, so I hope this acceptable.
My GPS and internet connection (I've tried both on wifi and mobile data) are working fine, also the game works fine, I already have some pokémons, but my problem is that the "Nearby Tracker" doesn't automatically refresh, so getting pokemon is a very 'random' and hard process.
In pratice, I can walk a lot and the pokemons showing up on the list remain unchanged. I then close the game and re-open it to find that the list is completely new, like if it was frozen before.
I've noticed that my friend's phones show up a white-spinning loading pokemon on the top left quite frequently and I believe this signs that the game is connecting with the servers. In my phone, this loading ball shows up one time and then disappears forever.
I should mention that I downloaded an APK before the release in my country, so this could have something to do with it.
So, how can I make my nearby tracker refresh/load?
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Best Answer
The nearby tracker refreshes every time the game checks in with the servers. Since you played on an illegal APK, Niantic softbanned many users that did that. I've heard of many different forms of softbanning, from never seeing stops, to not being able to catch pokemon. Sounds like your softban is not being able to update the tracker... not that bad considering it doesn't work well for anyone anyway.
Contact Niantic support about the issue and see if you can get it worked out now that the game is out for your region and you are playing it "correctly"
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The Nearby Tracker is currently broken (as of Aug 4). It wasn't calculating distance to Pokemon properly, so Niantic took it down partially in the last patch. Until they bring it up, Pokemon hunting will require actual hunting instead of assisted stalking. Enjoy! :)
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