Pokémon Go received a friendly new feature and Niantic didn’t tell anyone

Making friends in Pokémon Go just got much easier thanks to a sneaky update pushed into the game by Niantic.

Pokémon Go players were surprised to recently notice that upon partaking in in-person Raids of any type, they’d receive a notification from the game providing them with the option to receive friend requests from those they were in the Raid lobby with. This feature has not previously been available in the mobile title, though all players can now toggle it on or off through the in-game settings.