Activity GPS issues after watchOS 7 and iOS 14 updates

I have the same issue and more with Apple Watch Series 3. Since upgrade I am just getting the starting point in a map and older data are missing maps altogether, but also workouts going back 3 months or more is not showing Heart Rate data and Average Heart Rate is listed as1... This is happening whether I have my phone with on the workout or not.

On a brighter not, when comparing distances to my Garmin watch (in cycling as well as running and walking, so not using stride length) they are much closer than previous OS versions, which suggests that the GPS is working fine (or better), just not recording or, more likely, not transferring the GPS track.

Yes, exact same issue here! I’m in a steps challenge right now, so this really sucks. I might lose the money I put into the challenge if I can’t get the correct reading for my steps. Apple Watch says I’ve walked 10,561, but my Apple Health app only registers 6,092. I’ve got my steps done for the day and I’m tired. Apple please fix this soon!! 🙏🏻

Exactly the same issue running Iphone 8Plus + Series 5 AW

Also the recorded steps from my apple watch are different to the fitness/activity app reading.

I have manually tried adding in the differences over the last few days but it does not record the additional inputted data.

Tried all the settings on both devices but cannot resolve the steps issue.

I have noticed that active kcal and resting kcal also don’t calculate. Active kcal doesn’t even agree to move kcal. I unpaired, paired and did all the suggestions, still doesn’t work as before. It is frustrating as ****. I use different apps, e.g. sleep watch, also stopped receiving data and myfitnesspal stopped receiving workouts from the watch. I see the workout on the watch, but nothing in the iphone fitness app. I have an iphone x on ios 14 and watch series 5 on watch os 7.

I got the issue as soon as updated to iOS 14. No need to update to watchOS 7, it fails already with iOS 14...

The watch isn't the culprit, the bad iOS 14 that was prematurely released without quality assurance is!

I also have the same problem with the fitness app, another issue is that my apple watch is unpaired after trying to add additional watch through apple watch app. Now I can't connect it back to my iPhone because the app freezes after trying to set up a watch.

I’ve had the exact same issue I always use the app which then uploads it to strava and was gutted when I’d noticed I walk and run everyday and love seeing my routes especially getting the local hero(bellend) crown🤣 x I’ve seen on the running groups I’m on it’s an issue so hoping it gets sorted quickly I’m resorting to going old school and using my phone to record to strava.

I also have similar issues. Updated my phone to iOS14 and found that steps were not the same in the phones fitness app and Apple health as they were on my watch. Now since updating my watch os, the fitness app on their has the same issue!

yesterday I did 20k steps according to my watch but Apple health only has 12.5k, seems likes it’s not recording steps done whilst using the workout app on the watch. Also appears the workouts are not being passed to Apple health correctly as a third part app I use to pay for my watch didn’t pick up on the activity. Means I could now be having to pay for my watch despite doing enough activity to avoid this!

there also appears to be more issues in the fitness app where the graphs for move, exercise and stand do not show as expected. The activity I did yesterday does not show on the chart but does show in the summary for minutes exercise and calories burnt!

fore restarts and re-pairing have now effect for me

I too have been having the same issue but conclude it’s related to iOS 14 as was seeing Fitness not syncing most workouts, missing heart rate data, steps and only tracking the origination gps coordinates for the workout but not the route. Had issue since public beta 8 prior to GM. Upgraded Watch OS hoping would correct the issue but didn’t help.

I re-paired AppleWatch with iOS which didn’t improve things.

Also notice considerable lag (like a good minute) syncing workouts when they do actually come across to iPhone.

Really hope this can be fixed as soon as possible.

I know that some folks have reported that Apple is aware - honestly how can’t they be, but when I called yesterday the woman said it’s the first she’d heard of it. Only suggestion was to recalibrate my watch, which #1 isn’t the problem and #2 I won’t do because I’m wrapping up a fitness challenge and will lose all data. Everyone please call and let them know.

Series 5 Watch with SE2020 phone.

Just to let folk know that I found something that has helped - following a tip I read earlier in the thread. In the activity app, the maps in my workouts now seem to be ok (past and present) and Strava is no longer telling me ‘no GPS’ and has imported workouts properly yesterday and today (2 runs and a walk).

Having tried unpairing and repairing unsuccessfully after the faults caused by updating the phone to iOS14 and the Watch to OS7.....I followed the tip to hard reset the Watch by pressing and holding the crown and side button simultaneously. It seemed to have sorted things out and in the Activity App data (inc routes) appears to have been ‘found’ for the workouts that Strava thought there was no data for....so I am now going to attempt to reload those to Strava.

Hope that’s helpful.

I gave up on the Apple apps for this now. My workaround - record all my rides/runs/walks in the Strava app on my watch. That still works to get my map tracking. I'm really annoyed with Apple on this one. I've been unable to get any actual help from Apple Tech support. Waited on hold for almost an hour yesterday, but had to bail for a work call.

Apple really screwed this release badly

I wound up having to reset both my iPhone and Watch to restore GPS tracks in workouts. Luckily, not all my history was lost but a few workouts from before the watchOS 7 upgrade are missing tracks. tl;dr: The nuclear option works.

Same problem as above, I get a pin at the start of my activity but no GPS map. Also I am in a wheelchair and even though that option is still on after the upgrade in the Activity app Roll has now changed back to Stand and I previously needed to charge my watch every two days and now I need to charge twice in one day. I am very unimpressed

I can’t afford to reset everything. Have too many years data invested in Health app to go nuclear! This is the first major issue I’ve had with Activity/Fitness app over years of use so hopefully an obvious problem.

Anyone had a chance to test in iOS 14.2 Public Beta?