On some phones you can switch this off manually and that will stop you playing the game. If you see a signal that says "GPS signal not found" all the time, check that your phone has "location" switched on. It tracks your movement for hatching eggs (although you can also use Adventure Sync for that) as well as keeping you in the right place on the map. GPS is needed to tell the Pokemon Go app where you are.
Or you might find the app becomes unresponsive and it crashes, as above in point 1, so restart the app again. You can either wait - sometimes it will only be a few seconds - and then start playing again. The demand on the servers due to the game's popularity can be really high following updates, and server connection issues account for most of the problems with Pokemon Go, although has now mostly been resolved. If you keep seeing a spinning symbol in the top left of your screen, that means that your phone is trying to connect to the Pokemon Go servers. This reduces the work that your phone has to do and can speed the experience up.ģ. When you go to catch a Pokemon, tap the toggle switch in the top right-hand corner. A top tip here is to turn off the AR side of things. It could also be the demand on your phone. Firstly, a poor server connection can cause this, and that's likely to be because of your data connection. Now, if your game isn't running as slick and fast as you'd like, there's a couple of things that could be going on. This was a problem with early version of the game, but were ironed out in updates to Pokemon Go through 2016. If the menu doesn't open, the app has crashed.Ĭlose the app and restart it. Firstly, tap the Poke Ball at the bottom of the screen to access the menu. You might be playing the game and notice your Trainer is just walking on the spot and nothing seems to be happening. Here's a run-down of some of the common problems with Pokemon Go and what you might be able to do about it.