• IBTimes, Wednesday, September 21, 2016 9:05 AM

Apparently, there’s more to Pokémon Go Plus than just using it to detect nearby Pokémon or PokéStops. The Bluetooth peripheral is said to have two hidden features that were not advertised by Niantic Labs and The Pokémon Company. Gravis Ludus has learned that Pokémon Go Plus can also be used to track egg hatching steps. “Pokémon Go” players know that eggs have distance requirements before they hatch. Before, this would mean turning on the display of the device so that every km is counted for an egg to hatch. Since the wearable is tracking distance, gamers can now rely on Pokémon Go Plus in order for the GPS to remain working in the background though their smartphones are locked.

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