Pokemon Go changes spark anger among users

Pokemon Go players have reacted angrily to the first update for the hugely popular mobile app, with many arguing it has been made much harder to catch the digital creatures as a result.

Developer, Niantic, has issued an update which added some much-anticipated features - including the ability to re-customise the appearance of your character and the re-balancing of some Pokemon characters’ powers in order to make the game more competitive.

However, many users have taken to social media to express their frustration that the app’s Pokemon tracking tool has been completely removed, after it failed in the first days of the app’s launch. The three-step counter gave an indication of how close Pokemon were by showing between one and three footprints beneath each creature’s icon - more steps indicating a greater distance away.