Resources

This page will list commonly used resources that will help you get the best out of Ingress! If you have a suggestion for this list join the Ingress.Plus chat on Telegram or edit this site via GitHub and create a pull request!

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Websites

• Ingress.Plus
  • The very website you are already on :)
• Ingress
  • The official Websites of Ingress, includes
    • News & Events
      • The main place to get game news
    • Intel Map
      • Use the Intel map to see the status of Portals, Links and Fields globally
    • Support
      • Read through the knowledge base or open a support ticket
    • Mission Creator
      • Create Missions that Agents can play once they have been approved
    • YouTube
      • YouTube Channel which receives new videos from time to time
• Niantic Wayfarer
  • Review and edit your Portal Submission before they go into voting
  • Review other submissions and earn points towards your Recon medal in Ingress
• IITC-CE
  • Script to allow plugins for the Intel Map
  • Works for Desktop, Android and iOS
• Bannergress
  • Lists and searches through Mission banners submitted by Agents
  • Map can also be used to see which banners are around you
• OpenBanners
  • Alternative, open-source front-end for Bannergress's back-end
• FevGames
  • News site that covers Ingress from time to time
  • Mainly known for organizing the Ingress First Saturday events
• Ingress Biocards
  • Database of Biocards and Swag, both official and unofficial
  • Also has a handy guide to check which Biocard gives what medal
• Mission Banner Cropper
  • Crops and splits images so that they can be used as a banner
  • Defacto successor of this Mission Banner Cropper as it hasn't been updated in a while
• Unofficial Wayfarer Tools
  • A collection of tools designed to make Wayfarer better

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Telegram

Ingress.Plus

You can find the Telegram channels and group for our own site here!

• Ingress.Plus - @Ingress_Plus
  • Our main news channel about the Ingress.Plus site
• Ingress.Plus chat
  • Group chat where you can talk to other members or ask questions about the site
• Mediagress - @Mediagress
  • Seperate news channel specifically about Mediagress
• Mediagress chat
  • Group chat specifically about Mediagress

News channels

This section lists channels that you can follow to receive news and updates about Ingress.

• Ingress - @NianticOfficial
  • Official Ingress Telegram channel
• NianticThia Adventures
  • Personal channel of Community Operations NianticThia
  • Posts about some things the official Ingress channel might not
• Ingress Updates [ENG] - @IUENG
  • Crossfaction
  • 13.5k members
  • General Ingress news such as events and updates about the Scanner and Anomalies
• Enlightened Today - @IEToday
  • ENL focused
  • 6.5k members
  • Focus on news about ENL operations, swag, events
• RGNNticker - @RGNNticker
  • RES focused
  • 8.9k members
  • Focus on news about RES operations, swag, events as well as general news

Groups

This section lists crossfaction groups with different purposes that you can join.

• Discussions - Ingress Updates [ENG]
  • 2.5k members
  • Discussion group connected to the Ingress Updates [ENG] channel, but is used as a general Ingress chat among Agents
• Operation: Essex
  • 600 members
  • Focused on the storyline and lore of Ingress, speaking “in character” as if Ingress were real (no 4th wall break)
• SwagAnon XF Global
  • 1.1k members
  • Group for discussion about official and unofficial Ingress Swag as well as a place to find someone that sells their stuff
• Mission Banners, Oh My! (Global XFAC [ENG])
  • 1.4k members
  • Use and share designs for Mission Banners with other Agents
• [Global] #MissionProject
  • 1.8k members

Other channels

This section is for channels on Telegram that don't fall under news directly.

• Passcodes Ingress PRIME✳️ - @PasscodesIngress
  • Posts Passcodes for the Scanner that can be redeemed for items

Bots

This section lists Telegram bots that are great to have in your repertoire.

Note: “Inline” bots can be used in any chat by typing the username of the bot at the beginning of the message. Some bots work inline only.

• Ingress Drone Reminder
  • Reminds you to move your drone after an hour (or whatever the current cooldown during an event is)
• Bannergress Bot
  • Can be used to search through the database or show you banners near your location
• IngressProfileBot - @IngressProfileBot - Inline only
  • Type an Agents name and instantly share a link to their profile in the chat