El augmented reality development kit Apple's ARKit has caused a sensation among developers, although interest has decreased in the latest statistics. Niantic was interested from WWDC last year. Over time we have seen small improvements in Pokémon GO, but the big update last month was the inclusion of much more interesting news based on ARKit.
From Niantic they have confirmed this morning that those devices that are not compatible with iOS 11 they will not have access to the application in the next version that will be released on February 28. The reason? These devices do not have enough power to run the game smoothly.
IPhone 5 and iPhone 5C say goodbye to Pokémon GO
In the statement published this morning by Niantic, it is announced that Pokémon GO will stop working on devices that cannot update to iOS 11These include the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation iPads, the 1st generation iPad Mini and the iPhone 5 and 5c (and earlier). In this way, only those users who have any of the following devices will be able to play:
- iPhone 5S
- iPhone SE
- iPhone 6 / 6 Plus
- iPhone 6S / 6 Plus
- iPhone 7 / 7 Plus
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro (1st generation)
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro (2st generation)
- 9.7-inch iPad Pro
- 10.5-inch iPad Pro
- XNUMXth generation iPad
- iPad Air 2
- iPad Air
- iPad mini 4
- iPad mini 3
- iPad mini 2
- iPod Touch (6th generation)
Below you can see what were the words used by Niantic to restrict access to the application. The next update will take place on 28 February and incompatible devices will access and inform them that a compatible device is required:
In an upcoming Pokémon GO update, we are ending support for Apple devices that cannot update to iOS 11, such as the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c. This change is a result of improvements to Pokémon GO that go beyond the capabilities of operating systems on such devices. This change will take effect on February 28, 2018. After that date, users who are using the affected devices will no longer be able to access their Pokémon accounts or use their PokéCoins or other items from their bags. They will need to switch to a compatible device to continue playing Pokémon GO.
Pokémon GO aims to advance much further in the ARKit era and for that reason, the devices must be able to be updated to iOS 11 since all the architecture of the development kit is in this version of iOS. In the next few weeks we will see new functions of the application with which we can enjoy much more hunting pokémons.