To ensure fair play for online games and services, companies routinely ban users who they deem problematic, which includes violating terms of service, community guidelines, or cheating. However, it seems that some players of Pokémon Go game are being banned for something far less conventional — using a Xiaomi smartphone.
If the reports on Reddit are to be believed, then Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go game, is banning users with Xiaomi devices even though they have done nothing wrong. Some users are speculating that anti-cheating measures built into Pokémon Go are misidentifying an app or system process which is unique to Xiaomi phones.
The players are getting banned with a 30-day suspension to permanent account closures. From the report, it seems that the ban issue may only affect certain devices from Xiaomi, running MIUI 10.3.2 but it has not been confirmed if that’s the only culprit. Niantic has not yet responded to this matter.
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Pokémon Go is an augmented reality (AR) game by developed by Niantic in collaboration with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for Android and iOS devices. It uses the mobile device GPS to locate, capture, battle, and train virtual ‘Pokémon’, which appear as if they are in the player’s real-world location. It uses freemium business model and supports in-app purchases for additional in-game items.
Launched in 2016, the game was one of the most used and profitable mobile apps of 2016. By early 2019, the game had crossed over 1 billion downloads worldwide, grossing over $3 billion in revenue. The game, which now has over 480 Pokémon, had over 147 million monthly active users as of May 2018.
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