Niantic Discontinuing ‘Pokémon Go’ Support On Apple Watch Ahead Of Series 5 Launch

"Pokemon Go" developer Niantic confirmed that it’ll stop supporting the app on Apple Watches by July. However, the next Apple Watch Series 5 is expected to have some new information this coming Worldwide Developers Conference 2019 (WWDC 2019.) Here’s what we know about this Apple Watch discontinuation.

According to the official Niantic site, the company has announced that “Pokemon Go” cannot be played on Apple Watches anymore. As of now, players who play on two devices such as iPhones and Apple Watch on the same time would experience some issues using the Adventure Sync feature.”Pokemon Go” Apple Watch support will end on July 1, 2019.

While not yet officially confirmed, many Apple fans are expecting an announcement about the Apple Watch Series 5 soon. The new information is expected on the upcoming WWDC 2019 this June.

The Adventure Sync feature is an optional mode which allows users to use a single device to track their “Pokemon Go” progress. Niantic said that they want to focus on building and improving the Adventure Sync feature to successfully sync up their progress on different devices. Normally, users can link their account on multiple devices but will have separate progression.

The Adventure Sync feature will also be compatible with fitness apps on mobile phones. Normally, most fitness apps can also be found on Apple Watches. “Pokemon Go’s” sync feature will definitely be able to reward players with active lifestyles.

Overall, the Adventure Sync feature is a mode in “Pokemon Go” to strive for fitness goals. The mode offers weekly rewards where players are rewarded with in-game items if successful. The mode also tracks hatched Eggs, steps, found Rare Candies, and calories burned as the player continues with the Adventure Sync.

Aside from the Apple Watch, Android Kitkat 4 will also stop getting support soon too. Android users who can update it to a later version can prevent this.

In the future, new "Pokemon GO Plus+" and "Pokemon Sleep" would also be introduced soon. The "Pokemon GO Plus+" is a bracelet device worn to help send "Pokemon Sleep" data to your phone. In a way, "Pokemon Sleep" is more like "Pokemon Go’s" introverted relative as it tracks sleeping patterns instead of exercise data. For now, "Pokemon Go" might be saying goodbye to other compatibilities while introducing new ones in the process.