Agents on iOS have been having issues with Ingress randomly and rapidly flashing and flickering during gameplay. After Brian has acknowledged the issue a few days back on Reddit it seems like the team is now testing a potential fix supplied by Unity, which may or may not work. From this post however we can also see that the fix either didn't make it into the next update or the next update is still a few weeks out.

https://bsky.app/profile/ingress.com/post/3mbs4nffh7s2m

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The medal designs for the +Gamma Season medal were revealed!

https://ingress.com/news/2026-plusgamma

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Gamma: A Hint at Something Bigger?

The latest anomaly series introduces a medal named Gamma, and its meaning may go beyond a simple noscript. Based on its design, the name likely references gamma rays—the most powerful form of radiation in the universe.

The medal also resembles astronomical depictions of TON 618, one of the largest known black holes, supporting a possible space-related theme. This aligns with Niantic Spatial’s announcement that this year’s anomalies will be space-influenced.

At the same time, Gamma fits into a familiar pattern. Earlier 2025 anomaly series—Delta, Theta, Alpha, and Beta—all reference brainwaves. Gamma waves, the highest-frequency brainwaves, are linked to peak focus and heightened awareness, suggesting Gamma could mark both a conclusion and a transition into something new.

In space science, gamma-ray bursts are the brightest and most powerful explosions ever observed. Could this be hinting at stronger anomaly effects—or even the introduction of an entirely new in-game weapon?

👀 What do you think Gamma really represents?

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Niantic Spatial has released Update 3.2.1 for Ingress!

Dispatch Campaigns are now sorted to the top when there is a Bounty you can claim from them. Additionally, you can now also see which option you're choosing when holding the Hack button in the Portal details. Additionally, the inventory now shows you a hint that C.A.R.G.O. is available when you're near or at your inventory capacity and the Ingress app icon for Android has been fixed.

As far as we can tell, fixes for the Portal Nomination bugs have not made it into this release. Going by the recent post from the Ingress account on Bluesky, the fix for the screen flickering on iOS has not made it yet either, although we were not able to confirm this yet.

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An anonymous Agent has sent us some information they found in the newest Ingress update regarding a potential new feature in development: the Bounty Pass.

⚠️ Before we dive into it, we want to stress that this is a feature that is still in development. It may be changed or abandoned altogether before Niantic Spatial decides to release it. All conclusions we are driving from the information we have gotten are also just speculations as we don't have insight into how exactly the code works.

The Bounty Pass seems to be a paid item that allows you to complete additional Daily Bounties over the normal limit of 4 per day. The Pass can seemingly expire after a certain amount of time, making it a timed purchase just like C.O.R.E. and C.A.R.G.O., and a Banner advertising the Pass will be present in the Dispatch screen. In addition to a check for if the feature itself is enabled at all there is also a check to see if there are Extra Daily Bounties available.

The exact duration and the amount of extra Bounties is not set in the code and is most likely controlled by the server, so we cannot speculate on these values. The idea of this item was explored in the Survey the Ingress team sent out in December, where it asked Agents about their opinion about "A way to earn more rewards via Daily Bounties". This Pass seems to build on the feedback the team received.

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Is Ingress technically part of the Fortnite Extended Universe now?

With the recent announcement that the Virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI is joining the world of Fortnite, some sharp-eyed Agents have pointed out an interesting connection regarding the game's lore.

For those who remember the release of the Ingress Anime, the character ADA conducted a collaboration interview with Kizuna AI, who subsequently made a cameo appearance within the Anime itself.

By applying the transitive property of brand collaborations, we can therefore conclude:

1. Kizuna AI is in Fortnite.
2. Kizuna AI is canon in the Ingress Anime.
3. Therefore, Ingress is now technically part of the Fortnite Extended Universe.

We are currently awaiting confirmation on whether XMP Bursters will be added as loot drops in Tilted Towers or if the next Anomaly will feature a Battle Royale mode.

Kizuna AI in Fortnite: https://xcancel.com/FNFestival/status/2010018953138188731
Kizuna AI in the Ingress Anime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9haexylSEg

(this post should not be taken that seriously)

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As some people have taken this a bit to seriously:

This post is a joke.

Ingress is not collaborating with Fortnite in any way. The post above was meant as a not-so-serious joke about Ingress and Fortnite now being part of the same universe through the Fortnite X KizunaAI collab.

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The First Saturday tick for January 2026 is getting pushed as we speak! In addition to the IFS badge tick Agents can also expect 2500 +Gamma Tokens (and with it, the Bronze tier of the +Gamma Season medal) shortly, which will seemingly be pushed a bit later than the IFS ticks!

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The tokens are now being distributed! Do give it a few hours for the rollout to be completed before complaining about potential missing credit.

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Want NL-1331 in your city?

Show us your community, tag #Ingress and #NL1331, and call the van.

The Virtual NL New Year Tour 2026 begins 23 Jan.

Read more: https://ingress.com/news/2026-virtualnl1331

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13 cycles have passed since the last extinction event, and right on time Agents all around the world are reporting that Machina has once again stopped linking and is decaying. Once all Machina portals are gone and after a short period of reprieve, it'll again start to spread for the next 13 cycles.

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NiaS has released Update 3.3.1 which is currently being distributed in the App and Play Store!

After some Agents noted that the C.A.R.G.O. banner in the inventory is hard to close the X button has been adjusted so that it is now easier to hit. On iOS, a fix has been added that should fix the screen flickering and freezes that have plagued the Scanner for a while.

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Agents, the +Gamma season is on its way. Now is the time to reinforce your commitment and support the network. Secure your +Gamma Supporter Medal today!

#Ingress #PlusGamma

It is now possible to open and work with multiple Support tickets in the Scanner! Previously you could only have one ticket open until Niantic Spatial closed it, but you can now open multiple tickets in parallel.

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With Version 3.3.1 it is currently not possible for some Agents to upload new Portal Nominations, Portal Scans or Portal Reports with pictures via the Upload Later function, with them being stuck at 0%. We assume adding new Portal Pictures is also impacted, but we didn't have the chance to test this. If you are planning to submit any one of these, do not update Ingress for the time being.

Simple Title and Denoscription edits as well as Portal Reports without pictures continue to work.

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Brian has posted on Reddit that the issues regarding the Upload Later contributions have been fixed and that the update has been submitted to Google for review. Update 3.3.2, which fixes these issues, should therefore release as soon as Google has finished their review.

If you still have contributions saved, do not delete them or reinstall Ingress, once you update to 3.3.2 they should be able to be uploaded like normal.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ingress/s/U74v8a3VBc

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The update has been approved and should now be available for everyone on Google Play. This update is not available on the App Store as the issues on iOS were able to be fixed via a server side update, so if you use an Apple device uploading contributions should also now work again without any action needed from you.

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The IFS attendance for January and the resulting +Gamma Points for each Faction has been posted.

https://ingress.com/news/2026-plusgamma-results

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The Virtual NL-1331 New Year Tour events starts tomorrow and it is now visible in the Dispatch screen! With it we also see a graphic which might be the design for the new Virtual NL-1331 2026 badge which you can get after buying and completing a special Premium Campaign!

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