Niantic Campfire

This app is a clunky behemoth. It is not as huge as PoGo, but they both force updates usually within a day after any minor release. That is very annoying! "Chat" interface is rudimentary and awkard. Knocking off stars: it is impossible to search for a group. Getting a list of groups that are farther away is close to impossible. Even when you join the group, it is not shown if the group badges do not fit across the screen. No way to access those groups.

As of a recent update, the app now apparently requires you to enable WiFi scanning to find a location. The only reason this would be a requirement is if Niantic/Scopely are also getting this information. There is no reasonable functional requirement for this, it's just Niantic/Scopely trying to get more data without paying for it or offering anything in return. The app is broken and non-functional for me now.

This app is ment to help you connect with other players, but the message system is so buggy it basicly wont work. I've turned notifications on and off a dozen times. I have never once been notified. So in order to use the app you basicly have to open amd close the app constantly to watch for replies inevitably give up only to then receive a reply but you have moved on to the next thing and never actualy meet up with other players. The only reason I keep it is for the raid map.