The game is everywhere right now, and for every person rolling their eyes at folks dashing into oncoming traffic to snatch up Pikachu, there are those applauding how the game made physical fitness appealing to folks who might otherwise just be hanging out playing video games and arguing over who is superior, Superman or Batman. Or maybe that’s just me? Moving on.
That said, this newest hack by Pokémon GO users to hatch Pokémon GO eggs without walking around (you know, the point of the game) is total genius.
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Someone discovered that if you place your vibrating sexy toy on top of your phone, you trick the Pokémon GO app into believing that you are actually walking.
Though this trick does work, it’s not really that effective. It takes 10 minutes of phone vibing to con your device into thinking you’ve walked just 400 meters. At that rate, it can take up to three hours to hatch an egg.
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I mean, that’s handy if you’ve got the flu or a particularly cruel boss who does not believe in Pokémon GO breaks, but by and large, you’ll hatch more eggs faster by actually getting up and walking around as the game intended.
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I know, it makes me sad too. The silver lining is that this may be your ultimate multitasking trick.