So apparently Niantic made a change to part of the coding of the game, so the remaining scanner apps (namely the Pokémon Live desktop app) don't work anymore
I really hate this company, they take their sweet time fixing game breaking bugs, yet are ON IT to remove the workarounds players come up with to make the game playable. Don't they get that catching pidgeys and rattatas all day, while seeing that one dratini on your nearby list which never seems to get any closer no matter which direction you run in is NOT fun
This business model, on a lesser franchise, would be a MAJOR flop.