"Niantic is upping the scan refresh rate to break 3rd party scanners. It also breaks a part of the game."

#PokemonGO: A few hours ago Niantic increased the scan refresh time on their API from 5 seconds to 10 seconds, doubling the time required to scan for new Pokemon in the area. This slows down 3rd party tracking apps, and breaks any that do not update to this new standard (the apps miss Pokemon if they scan on a smaller timescale).THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT THIS DELAY IS LONG ENOUGH TO BEGIN EFFECTING THOSE WHO RIDE BIKES. Even at moderate biking speeds, 10 second refreshes have the potential to entirely miss Pokemon located towards the outer half of your "detection circle."Now, if you bike and hope to catch Pokemon, you will catch fewer.UPDATE: A guide for those who like to move. Using speeds, a 10 second update time, and a 70m distance for detecting Pokemon. Not doing the whole circular geometry thing, just giving approximate guidelines.1 m/s = Average human walking speed. Game updates every 10 meters. At this speed you only risk missing Pokemon who spawn or have already spawned more than 60 meters to your left, right, or behind you. Straight ahead is fine.3.35 m/s = Running at an 8-minute mile pace. Game updates every 33.5 meters. At this speed you can miss Pokemon that are more than 35 meters to your left, right, or back.5.55 m/s = Easy cycling speed on a bicycle. Game updates every 55.5 meters. Good luck catching anything that's not directly in front of you.Anything faster than cycling makes it extremely unlikely to encounter wild Pokemon. via /r/pokemongo http://ift.tt/2aykOIS