Help with activating VPS

Hello! I have a newbie question on wayfarer and I would appreciate any advice given :slightly_smiling_face: Regarding activating VPS, just 3 questions.

  1. do I have to follow the requirements stated here ? i.e. 5 scans between 8am-3pm? I appreciate any advice on how to plan my scans so i can activate an existing VPS.

  2. I uploaded 1 scan at 11:40am but it doesnt show 1/10 scans for activation - could this be due to the wayspot i nominated is still in review?

  3. How long does it normally take to successfully activate a VPS?

Hello hanzofian,

  1. For initial activation, locations must have at least 10 viable scans. For reactivations, you need at least 5. Regarding the timeframe, you do not need to submit scans for every circle in each time slot, but please be sure to have some scans at least 5 hours apart (for example, take one scan at 10am and another at 3pm or later on that same day). Please note that sufficient lighting is required for quality scans, so please avoid nighttime scanning/scanning when it’s too dark.
  2. Did you select your location first and then scan as laid out in our documentation? Also, did the scan disappear from your Wayfarer app Logbook? (this indicates that it was uploaded successfully). You are still able to submit scans to locations that are still pending, although there have been times when there is a bit of delay before they are properly reflected.
  3. Locations normally complete the VPS activation process same day, typically within 4 hours after request. That being said, Niantic has implemented limits on how many VPS activations are processed daily. If the limit has been reached, you will get an ‘Error: Unable to request VPS activation’ message when you try to activate. When this happens, we recommend trying again at a later time. However, if you urgently need a specific location activated for an app you’re working on, you can email us the title and coordinates for us to see if we can activate it sooner.

And what about not at all activation of any wayspots solve the error issue first? No one is able to activate vps anymore