Compass can’t access location service on new Apple Watch Series 5.

I can’t get the Compass app to access my location to display elevation and lat/long. I tried Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch. Tap Privacy > Location Services > Compass. And I tried selecting While Using App but I can’t select it. It just stays on the Never selection. Any help would be appreciated.

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Posted on Nov 23, 2019 12:53 PM

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Nov 24, 2019 8:01 AM in response to MZGr8Comm

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