Many moons ago, Pokémon Go introduced the Today View as an expansion of its Research feature. In fact, it kept on expanding and expanding and... it became rather loaded with its collection of sub-features by current times. As such, the development team decided to take on a rework of the feature, first testing it out for certain players (Trainers) before it was made available for everyone else. The latter had just in fact happened a couple of days ago, and now I'd like to discuss the changes that are involved in that effort.
Research as the "core" of Today View remains accessible by tapping the binoculars icon, but it is now within a single main tab on the right side. It does, however, contain sub-tabs for Field Research ("Today"), Timed Research ("Events"), and Special Research, organizing them in the process. The "Today" tab also still contains info of Pokémon put into different places (Gyms, Power Spots, and Showcases) and the two main streak progressions (capture and PokéStop spin); also, Special Research sets now have unique headings.
The left-side main tab, meanwhile, is now where Go Passes reside, an element that has now been made prominent. Their progressions and associated tasks are now effectively separated from Research proper, and in this way, they also don't interfere with Timed Research as they may have done before - especially if Deluxe track was purchased for any Go Pass, which gives a special interface background, otherwise it's the seasonal one. Needless to say, Research retains its characteristic "professor's table" background.
Game event-related information, most importantly, have been shoved onto a separate screen accessed from the main screen by tapping the calendar icon that also shows the date of the month. They cover the Daily Discoveries and other goings-on as usual, now with a "Learn More" button to show the events' news pages; community meetups are also indicated. While this does somewhat mean that a split has been involved, it also means that what is left as above on the screens is now able to show its relevance.
With the way that Today View has been around since its inception, it's quite natural for it to be restructured after all the additions that had been implemented within that time up to the present. So, that restructuring has happened, initially to test how it can ideally work for some, and now ideally for everyone else. Whether or not all of these still warrant the "Today View" name is up for debate, but there is no doubt that Trainers in Pokémon Go still need to get going each and every day, hopefully with its help.
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