"Travelers: Apple hasn't approved us yet. But let's kick this public beta off anyway! We're shipping a pre-Trading build to ALL Android travelers + 10,000 'private' iOS beta testers. Enjoy Nests, Handshakes, Silph Alerts, even a Silph Scope! Then this weekend the Trading Marketplace opens everywhere!"

#PokemonGO: It's been a week of all-nighters, and months of work for the Silph Road team and our ragtag crew of volunteers, travelers. But we're SO excited to be at this point with you all.[Yes, we missed the countdown timer by 1 hour this morning - I apologize. (Admittedly, those who've been here a while know I've had worse than that in these past 2 years on the Road! :| We hope you can forgive us. It's been a monumental effort - and there's a trail of empty Dr Pepper cans a mile long behind us!]Mobile App Party Time!As announced in the (300 character) title, we are not yet able to launch the Trading Marketplace feature into the iOS App Store - but that's not going to stop us from kicking things off today for you all!Over the next short while, a pre-trading beta build will be hitting the Android store in ALL regions. This build will feature new mobile TSR tools!The first mobile version of the Nest AtlasThe ability to see all Nests around youThe ability to report Nests around you (woot!)A 'Silph Alerts' News FeedYour Travelers CardThe ability to edit your Card (woot!)Handshakes (which also means you can check in at Silph League meetups with the app now!)A Silph Scope! (For use at Dortmund / Chicago. Stay tuned for more...)Then, This Weekend...The Silph Road's Trading Marketplace will launch on both iOS and Android simultaneously. :) Look sharp on Saturday - we'll be putting it in your hands as soon as we've got the all clear.Remember!The Silph Road app is in active development - and new features and upgrades are coming in hot and fast! We'll update this post once Android users can find the app in their store, and the iOS users will receive an email with an invite shortly thereafter!There will be bugs! There will be glitches! And we expect things to occasionally break down. But we've worked very hard and come to a point where it's going to be easier for our team to add features.We're excited to finally invite all our travelers to join us in our quest for a GO companion app worthy of the Silph Road.- The Executives -Update 12:25pm EDT: Android build submission is in process! Stand by on the Google Play store, travelers.... :D via /r/TheSilphRoad https://ift.tt/2N4Va2p