Niantic has crippled your favorite Pokémon Go map apps

Pokémon Go players have noticed a number of changes to the game this weekend, thanks to some tweaks that Niantic, the game's developer, is making. Chief among the changes is the removal of the broken tracking feature that Niantic had been using to let players know monsters were nearby. Instead of fixing the feature, Niantic has simply removed it so it's very difficult to identify exactly where pokémon are "nearby" you.
That feature removal has angered and upset Pokémon Go fa