This will be one step closer to having Pokemon trainers’ dreams come true!
[dropcap size=small]E[/dropcap]arlier this week, the Pokemon GO development team posted on their website that trainers in the U.S. can sign up for the Pokemon GO beta program. They are asking for volunteers, who qualify, to download the Pokemon GO beta app on their iOS or Android phone. There are some requirements when signing up and they are listed below. Read them before attempting to sign up.
- Confidentiality: To have an element of surprise for our users at public launch, we ask that all field testers refrain from sharing the content of the field test with others through social networks, blogs, video networks and/or other media. Please treat all information as confidential.
- Requirements:
- Users residing in the United States, Australia or New Zealand. Android & iOS devices only.
- Compatibility:
- Android: Version 4.3 and above is required. We currently do not support Intel Atom-based Android devices.
- iPhone: iPhone 5 with iOS 8 and above is required.
- Playability is not guaranteed on all devices.
- You need to agree to the privacy policy before signing up.
- If you are selected to participate in the field test, you will need to review and accept the Pokémon GO Terms of Service which is integrated into the Pokémon GO mobile app.
- The field test sign-up period may end without prior notice.
- Field testers will be selected based on a variety of factors which may include OS-types, experience in real world games and an element of luck. Selected participants will receive an email with detailed instructions and requirements.
- Confirmation of successful registration will not be re-issued under any circumstances, including the following: you provided the wrong email address, you inadvertently deleted it, or you lost it after it was processed as a spam mail. Please make sure that you enter a valid email address correctly.
- Test player accounts and game data will not be transferred to the release version. Game progression and data will be wiped multiple times during the course of the field test. Due to the nature of this field test, game data can be erased inadvertently at any time.
- Field testers will receive no premiums or monetary rewards, nor will they be reimbursed for any data usage. Please consider the actual improvement of game as the reward for participating the program.
- Please pay attention to your surroundings and play safely. Niantic disclaims all liabilities for any property damage or personal injury that may occur during your participation in the field test.
- The testing registration and account are personal and are not transferable to any other person. Field testers are prohibited from gifting, lending or exchanging the account.
Since the games first came out, our entire staff has spent a great deal of time imagining going outside and catching our favorite Pokemon. One of the best feelings in my childhood was catching a rare Pokemon that took hours to find/catch that I really wanted. And now, after 20+ years, that is finally going to be a reality!
