This afternoon, Google and the team at Niantic Labs pushed out a major update for their hit game, Ingress. Inside the update, version number 1.26, information on portal health and faction controls are placed in the inventory carousel, as well the much-needed addition of notifications for portal attacks, neutralization and @codename messages. 

If you still have yet to try out Ingress, make sure to head to their forums and request as it is still a closed beta application.

What’s New:

• Portal health and faction control info on Portal Keys in the Inventory carousel.
• Android Notifications for “Portal under attack,” “Portal neutralized,” and “@<codename>” messages.
• Support for Jarvis Virus and ADA Refactor objects.
• New Recharge visual animation.
• Bug fixes

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Ingress Receives Update to 1.26, Brings Added Notifications and Portal Info is a post from: Droid Life

This morning, Ingress, the newest application from Google and Niantic Labs, went live in Google Play. The game is being met with very high praises and they do seem to be justified. It is an open-world game, revolving around certain areas that produce a mysterious energy that could threaten humanity as we know it. There are two sides to join – the Resistance and the Enlightened. The resistance struggle to defend against the mind-controlling energy to protect humanity and the Enlightened who seek to embrace it. 

From the trailer and look of the app, Google spared no expense in its creation. Unfortunately, it is only in closed beta at the moment, but you can go request an invite down below. No telling how long it will take to be accepted though. Watch the trailer and let us know if you can get into a game like this.

Sign up for the beta here.

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Cheers Cory!

Google’s Niantic Labs Launches Ingress, An Open World Sci-Fi Thriller Game is a post from: Droid Life

Google-owned Niantic Labs has released an application called Field Trip that should be able to help you find new spots and places of interest near by. We as humans tend to get stuck in habits, but Field Trip seems like a nice way to break that repetition and find something new and exciting. The application runs in the background of your device, and when you’re walking around and doing your thing, the phone alerts you that there’s something close by that you should check out. 

In the beginning, you give the application details on things you already like which helps it make educated decisions on things it will show you. New restaurants, museums  and things of that nature are all a part of places you can discover whether you’re by yourself or with a group of friends. I tried it myself, but of course, I live in a suburb area of Portland and the app thinks there’s nothing cool by me, which is the truth.

Try it yourself and let us know how you like it.

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Google’s Niantic Labs Releases Field Trip, Go Explore the World Around You is a post from: Droid Life