This story hits close to home - I have the exact same problem as the blogger. I own a Nexus 4, run the latest CyanogenMod 13, played Pokémon GO for a while, and

This story hits close to home - I have the exact same problem as the blogger. I own a Nexus 4, run the latest CyanogenMod 13, played Pokémon GO for a while, and was blocked in the September update. I never used the root features of my phone, and tried some attempts to remove the root without success. Shame on Niantic for being so heavy-handed on its users.