Before Harry Potter: Unite Wizards, before Pokemon Go, before Ingress … there was Field Trip. The first application published by Niantic Labs went online in September 2012, when Niantic was still part of Google. Field Trip has been removed from the Play Store earlier this year, but the app will stop working completely soon.

"Today, we announce that Field Trip will stop service later this year," wrote Niantic in a blog post. "In many ways, Field Trip was the first manifestation of our mission: to explore the world, make new friends, go out and do some exercise."

If you were still using the app, Niantic hinted that a new version might arrive in the future. "We need to prioritize our work so we can focus on amazing virtual reality experiences around the world, serving millions of players around the world, which could include a reimagined version of Field Trip."

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