Tech Specs - what is the button in the palm for?

the button is the main communication channel for you and your poken. the poken lets you know if it has successfully pokened with another poken through the different lights glowing (cf. what do the different lights in the poken hand mean? faq section). additionally, you ‘communicate’ with the poken device through clicking the button:

click the button once if you want to stop it from glowing red/green, so you can continue pokening right away

click the button twice to put your poken into ‘ghost mode’ (cf. what if i'm not sure i really want to poken with someone, but i don't want to deal with the awkwardness of refusing to poken? & how to…ghost someone? faq sections)

press the button for a couple of seconds to enjoy the colourful ‘light show’ and ensure yourself that the battery and diodes are still working.