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The best tips for saving battery power while playing Pokémon GO

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated May 2, 2019

Without a doubt, many who are reading this post right now are huge Pokémon GO fans. The game took the mobile device market by storm and it became an instant hit, topping the application stores on two of the largest competitors on the market today: iOS and Android.

One of the things that can't be avoided while playing Pokémon GO is the battery drain you're going to suffer, and this is because it's a GPS-based game, but there are still some pointers you can follow to help reduce battery drain so you can play as long as possible.

Laugh.ly, Yearly, Habitify and other apps to check out this weekend

Cody Lee ∙ Updated October 16, 2018

The Apps of the Week post is iDB's weekly roundup of apps and games we feel are worth checking out over the weekend. This week's edition features some great selections such as a new streaming service for stand-up comedy, a beautiful calendar app, a habit-tracking app with an interesting twist, and as usual, we've included two awesome new games for you to try.

Go Radar tracks Pokémon locations in real time

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated May 2, 2019

Pokémon GO is all the hype right now, and lots of people are enjoying playing it, but there is a substantially high number of people who are upset with the removal of the Footsteps feature in the game, and even more-so game developer Niantic's decision to start shutting down real-time Pokémon trackers.

If you're having trouble finding the Pokémon you want after the update that removed Footsteps, you might consider trying a crowdsourced Pokémon tracker app instead of one that relies on Niantic's servers to feed information.

How to change your player name in Pokémon GO

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated March 29, 2019

One of the new features that shipped with the Pokémon GO 1.3.0 update this week was the ability to change your player name in the game. This is the name that everybody sees when you compete in gyms, so if you accidentally chose a name you didn't want, now is your chance to switch it out.

In this tutorial, we'll show you the steps to take to change your name in Pokémon GO.

Tip: quickly measure your Netflix streaming speed with this iPhone app

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 10, 2016

Netflix yesterday announced a brand new iPhone app on the App Store which it designed to let you quickly measure how fast your broadband downlink is by testing the connection to Netflix’s servers. The goal of the free app, aptly named Fast, is to give Netflix subscribers a better understanding of the streaming quality they can expect from the service on their Internet connection. It's not a replacement for SpeedTest or similar software and does not measure the uplink speed because it has little effect on streaming quality.

Pokémon GO update fixes Pokéball throws, re-adds battery saver, and more

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 9, 2016

Game developer Niantic has launched an updated version of Pokémon GO for iOS and Android users on Monday that resolves a lot of bugs that were introduced in the previous update and improves the game in various aspects.

Of course, it wouldn't be a Pokémon GO update without adding something tedious, as it would seem.

SketchPlus, Foresee, VOX Free Music, and other apps to check out this weekend

Cody Lee ∙ Updated May 1, 2018

In this week's edition of iDB's Apps of the Week roundup, we have selected some great apps for you to check out this weekend. We have a new photo editor with some great sketch filters, a weather app that can help you schedule outdoor activities, an app for discovering music, and two great new games you won't want to miss.

Square Enix releases free-to-play Mobius Final Fantasy on App Store

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 4, 2016

Developer Square Enix yesterday announced availability of Mobius Final Fantasy, its new free-to-play role-playing game set in the Final Fantasy universe and created by producer Yoshinori Kitase and writer Kazushige Kojima, who are both known for their work on the Final Fantasy VII and the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake.

The iPhone, iPad and iPod touch game is available on a free-to-play basis with optional In-App Purchases and can be played with just one hand as it was “custom-tailored for mobile platforms”.

Dropbox Paper enters public beta, iPhone and iPad app now available

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 3, 2016

As of today, Dropbox Paper, a collaborative document editor akin to Google Docs and Apple's iWork for iCloud suite (only better!) is in public beta after spending about a year in private beta, the cloud storage startup announced.

In addition, the mobile Paper app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch launched today, too, so you can immediately download it at no charge from the App Store.

Pokémon GO responds to criticism over removal of footsteps feature

Anthony Bouchard ∙ August 2, 2016

Pokémon GO has become the top free game in the App Store and Google Play stores in such a short time. It's undoubtedly popular among players around the world, even though it's not yet available in all countries.

Nevertheless, a recent update removed the footsteps Pokémon tracking feature from the game and left many users upset, and now the game developers have released an official response to the criticism they've received.

All-new Apple TV Remote app with Siri and tilt gaming support hits the App Store

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 1, 2016

The new Apple TV Remote app with Siri features and support for controlling games on the fourth-generation Apple TV via tilt controls on your iPhone is now available for download on the App Store. Formally announced at WWDC in June 2016, the app used to be available as a developer-only preview, but now everyone can download it from the App Store. The new app doesn't replace the old one, which is still available on the App Store.

Both apps support the second, third and fourth-generation Apple TV, but only the new one packs in full support for Siri and tilt-based gaming on the new Apple TV.

Were you “forced” to start over after this weekend’s Pokémon GO update? Here’s the fix

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated March 29, 2019

Following this weekend's Pokémon GO game update from Niantic, many players who used their Google accounts to play have claimed that the update deleted their account data and forced them to start over by making a new account to play with.

If you were one of these people, this is a troubleshooting tutorial you'll want to read, as your account data is probably still there and you may have made a new account by mistake after following the on-screen instructions.