Activity GPS issues after watchOS 7 and iOS 14 updates

On 11th of Feb this is still an issue. And a pretty big one at that.

Both my wife's and my son's AW3 with WatchOS 7.3 are tracking workouts incorrectly (or are not tracking at all).

It's not very helpful to have half of workout tracked and the other half not.

One AW3 is paired with iPhone X, other with iPhone SE 2016.

My AW6 (paired with iPhone 12 Pro) seem not to be affected so far.

It seems there are more and more errors affecting AW3 - first the random restarts after upgrading to WOS7, now this...

I hope it gets fixed soon (although seeing this post is from September 2020 does not give me much hope).

Exactly the same problem using Runkeeper as a stand alone app on a cellular Apple Watch recording the starting point of the run but no map tracking, all other run related data is accurate, i.e time, distance, heart rate, interval management etc etc.

Reset the watch went through all the settings usually flagged as potential resolutions such as location & privacy. Mapped by first run post the reset, then failed to map the 2nd run.

Maybe should have bought a Garmin.......

Clearly it doesn't just work.

Apple Watch SE cellular, OS 7.3.2, iPhone XR OS 14.4.1

So if the watch face turns off, does the go’s also turn off? That is what it looks like to me anyway when logging a track via GAIA GPS using the Watch App (Series 6).

I should add that my iPhone (12 Pro) is ON and in the top of my pack. It is connected via BT to a Bad Elf GPS and the Watch.

The recorded tracks seem to show the watch stops “dropping bread crumbs” and then starts again…as indicated by straight lines (GAIA), or gaps (Workout App). Leads me to believe it shuts off to conserve power after a certain interval. If I check stats frequently, there are no gaps.

I have had the watch face set to “ON when raised” instead of Always ON. So I’ll try it the other way.

Never an issue recording tracks with the iPhone.

same here, unpair, restore iphone, pair. the Workout route start showing for new workout. but all my old workout route (4 years data) gone

I had to erase, simple un-pair/Re-pair failed for me.

I had that problem with Strava. Have you tried deleting and re-installing it? Is your source switched on in Health in the workouts section?

The same issue here with iPhone 11 Pro and Watch Series 5 after updating to iOS14 and WatchOS 7. All data (distance, splits, HR etc) transferred across OK after a run this morning - apart from the GPS map and weather conditions. Maps from older runs don't seem to be affected and still show routes. Have just unpaired/re-paired and will go for a walk to see if this works, but hope a fix will be released soon.

I’m having exactly the same issue with my iPhone X and Apple Watch 4 (GPS)I just went for a short hike followed by a run and no gps data is loaded in the Apple Watch health app. Definitely something to do with io14, I went for a run on Friday and that was ok.

I just want to add some info for people that are afraid to loose/already lost data: I am using the free app HealthFit which gets all your Apple Health data and can export it to Strava/iCloud Drive/Google Drive automatically when new data comes in. That way you can have backups of all your data on iCloud/Google Drive including gpx files and tabular spreadsheet exports. Maybe interesting for some of you.

I really hope the data is not lost though, i would imagine Apple syncs it to icloud as well.

Same here. iPhone 11 Pro and Watch S4. Phone seems to be running warm and draining battery faster now. GPS not transferring. Resting heart rate has jumped by about 10. Autosleep app says I’m only sleeping less than 2 hours yet Apple Sleep says 8 hrs (which is correct). Unpairing and repairing hasn’t fixed it. Note this post: http://autosleep.tantsissa.com/ios14hrbug

Exact same problem. I have iPhone 11 Pro (iOS 14), apple watch series 3 (watch os7). Problem started immediately after upgrading to ios14 and watch os 7. I have the same symptoms that most mention: ie. single pin of start location but no route info on map, sync of activity time, distance and elevation IS working, all previous workouts also no longer show route information. This problem exists both when I have my iPhone with me and/or when I only have the watch during the walk/cycling workout.

Some have said that unpairing and repairing (with restore from backup) fixed their problem. Others say this does not fix the problem. For me unpairing/repairing and restoring from backup did NOT help.

I share other's concerns that the data (dating back to 2017) may all be lost. I guess we will see.

I am surprised that this issue is not getting more attention. To me this is a critical issue.

Same problem to me and my husband with iPhone 11Plus and AppleWatch 4 AFTER the latest iOS Updates 14/7.

I started run and walk activities with the Apple TrainingsApp on the watch with no GPS-Data at the end - only

the starting point is shown.

Furthermore, the battery life of my watch disappears rapidly (20% in one hour even without an activity!) since

the update...

I decoupled the watch and paired it newly but it did not help.

Hoping the Apple Support will fix the bugs soonest!!!

Can confirm the GPS issue has been escalated as been on and off all day.

All the 'health' related data they're still gathering diagnostics etc so worth giving them a call if you are having any health related issues.

I'll give you all an update: I called Apple Support again today. They could not find this bug reported to engineering. All previous solutions from you guys (force shutdown, unpair/pair Watch, restore Watch from backup, etc.) did not work for me.

I helped friendly Apple Support with submitting the bug report. Including diagnostics and screenshot from my Apple Watch series 6 (watchOS 7, with correct rings, graphs and workouts) and diagnostics, log reports and screenshots from my iPhone 11 Pro (iOS 14, correct rings, incorrect graphs, missing (but not all) workouts and missing routes/just a pin). Routes from my Watch 2 (not updated to watchOS 7, of course) from last week are also missing, so this must be an iOS 14 bug.

Let's keep out fingers crossed for a fast bug fix and update of iOS 14.

I’m having the same issue on Apple Watch S3 and iPhone XR. I can’t see routes for any workouts since the update. My walking and running workouts are also missing the min and max ‘Elevation’ info, although ‘Elevation gain’ is still there. And I’m also missing the time for the final incomplete km in ‘Splits’ - for example, if I go for a 3.6 km walk, I’ll only get info for the 3km and not the remaining 600m. Hope these issues are resolved soon..