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Pokémon GO players through Xiaomi phones (Redmi 5) are facing a rare situation: widespread bans for no reason. That is, notices that tell them that they are violating the game's terms of service and for which they are banned from playing for up to 30 days The worst is that, in some cases, these bans are permanent, ruining the accounts and all the work invested by the coaches in them. But what is causing these problems and how to fix it.We'll tell you then.
The problem has found its way into the Reddit forums, where many Xiaomi mobile users have indicated that they receive these calls for attention in Pokémon GO. The worst thing is that most of them have not circumvented the game's terms of use That is, they have not used tools like iSpoofer to lie about their real location and capture Regional Pokémon, or open Pokémon eggs without leaving home, for example. They just play normally and without circumventing the security measures proposed by Niantic, creators of the game.
How to avoid it
Comments on Reddit continue around the same topic: MIUI Xiaomi's Android customization layer seems to be interfering with Pokémon GO and its systems to detect potential cheaters or players using cheats.Something that is practically beyond the control of the mobile user, although there are things that could be done to avoid these problems.
First of all, it is best to do not update to version 10.3.2 of MIUI It seems that the users who have the most problems and The bans are reporting that they are owners of a Xiaomi Redmi 5 that have updated their software to this version. It is then that they have started to receive problems and vetoes.
In addition, there is talk of the extra functions for players that MIUI includes. Specifically of the game boosters or game enhancers Tools that manage the resources of the terminal to try to give solvency and fluidity to the games. And that could be causing false positives in the Pokémon GO anti-cheat tools.
So avoid playing Pokémon GO by powering it up with Game Booster. Exclude the game from this function from the security settings of your Xiaomi mobile. Also, go through the settings for this feature and turn off anything that has to do with game booster May not provide full protection against Niantic banning or banning , but many users point in this direction after receiving the warning or pen alty from the game.
No news from Niantic
The problem with all this is that Niantic has not yet reported this problem through its social networks and official channels Despite to be affecting a good number of players around the world. Most likely, they are studying the case, but for the moment it has been the gaming community that has started collecting errors, phone data and software versions to find the key to the issue.
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As there is no official announcement, it is not confirmed that MIUI 10.3.2 or game booster is the real cause of all this commotion. But not updating the mobile software and avoiding the use of the included game enhancer seem to be the only viable solutions at the moment. Without actually (officially) being the cause of the ban in Pokémon GO
We will update this article as soon as we have official details of the problem.
