'Pokemon GO' News Updates: Google Captcha to Block 'Pokemon Go' Scanners and Bots Not Effective? Only Slows Down FastPokeMap and PokeAlert Apps?

Bad news for all "Pokemon Go" fans. Niantic had just placed an encryption to block all bots and scanners "Pokemon GO" players use to cheat the augmented reality game.

The good news is that not all "Pokemon GO" supplementary apps had been stopped. FastPokeMap and PokeAlert just slowed down.

Upon recognizing that the players are using a scanner or bot in playing "Pokemon Go," a new encryption, using Google Captcha, will pop out, according to i4u. An interface will pop out, which will track what the "Pokemon GO" players do with the captcha before, during and after to determine if you are a robot or not.

"Checking the box is just triggering a bunch of background checks on the Google servers determining if you are a legit user on a legit device," said the report. Magisk has stopped working and its developer believes he can bypass what Niantic has recently put up, Google's SafetyNet.

As Parent Herald reports PokeGod, a cheating app, was recently launched to help players catch Pokemon easily. The app will trick "Pokemon Go" into saying that you are the one who is walking and finding Pokemon. But the app is only available to iOS users.

While sitting comfortably at home or lying on the bed, the PokeGod app simulates a location and then will act as the "Pokemon Go" player. After which it will go to Pokestops and catch Pokemon for the "Pokemon GO" player, even if these are in restricted areas or these are in far away places.

FastPokeMap and PokeAlert did not seem to be stopped, as these were still "usable." They are slowed down but they still get the job done.

But the continuation of the FastPokeMap has cost a lot of money. Solving the reCaptcha is very costly and the app might soon stop working because of this.

Niantic has up their game with this one. They made sure that the thrid party scanners will have a hard time to continue what they are doing.