Activity GPS issues after watchOS 7 and iOS 14 updates

Exact same problem. Records all normal data, including cadence, speed, distance, altitude gain etc except the route. All of them just show the initial start point and nothing else. Has happened on runs and hikes. Resetting, re-pairing etc has done nothing to solve it.

mroush wrote:

Just finished a discussion with support. They’ve got no idea what is going on. Finally gave them the link to this thread so the can see it’s an issue. Totally ridiculous.

Yikes. I was afraid something like this would come up. We can only hope they read thru this thread now.

mroush wrote:

Just finished a discussion with support. They’ve got no idea what is going on. Finally gave them the link to this thread so the can see it’s an issue. Totally ridiculous.

At least two other people have reported speaking to Apple about this. One said that Apple contacted them for data. First line customer service people may not have access to all the current bug reports and investigations.

I really hope this gets resolved very soon. This is the reason I own the Apple Watch, to map out my runs and bike rides. This is why i usually wait on upgrades until kinks are ironed out. I’m kicking myself...is there a way to revert back to watch os6 until this gets resolved?

I have experienced the same issue with my original Apple Watch with version 4.3.2.

Not only does the GPS info and map not record, but also none of the splits on my walks or cycles are visible.

used to give me 1km split times - all very useful and now since upgrading my iPhone XS to IOS 14 the Workout data is not recorded in the detail that it was previous. As my watch cannot run Version 7, this suggest that the issue is definitely an IOS 14 one.

And all the historical data of the splits and the routes is also no longer visible.

Sadly a serious glitch that should get some careful attention please.

thanks

KB

Yup, got this too. iPhone XR on ios14 with Apple Watch 5 on watch os7. Walks, Hiit, and Cross training do not sync. The exercise and move data go to the phone, but not the activity. Runs sync, but only the start point on the map. Stand hours not working correctly.

i have unpaired and repaired, and still these issues persist. I expect more from you apple...

This is not just a Watch bug. The Activities app in iPhone OS 14.0 is not showing any map data for any previous run, bike ride or walk etc.! Is the data still there or has it vanished for good?

This is really beta software. Numerous things have not worked as expected with these updates (Siri Shortcut app on phone, bike routes for Maps etc.).

Same issue here. XS Max on iOS14 and series 5 on watchOS 7. Not only does my watch no longer track GPS data but ALL my routes are gone from the past few years and are no longer visible in the workouts/health app. I’ve unpaired and repaired the watch, reset fitness calibration, toggled privacy settings, the whole shebang. Definitely a VERY frustrating bug in iOS 14/watchOS 7 that I hope apple fixes ASAP. Quite disappointed this somehow made it through into the public release.

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..

Unfortunately, i think we’ll all just have to get comfortable with the fact that this update resulted in data loss for a lot of us.

This is the first time i’ve had this bad an experience with Apple. And it doesn’t look like iCloud can even help. Looks to be a design flaw. If they say something about it, it would allay a lot of concern but we’re even getting clouded information that Apple support even knows this problem exists.

Same issue iPhone 7 Plus +Watch series 2. Just a start point on the map. When upload to Strava gives a warning about the absence of GPS data and all the distance and timing info get transferred incorrectly.

Mine reported GPS for my outdoor cycle on 9/20, my walk yesterday 9/21, but not for my outdoor cycle today. It reports the distance and the min and max elevation but no route on the map.

Updated to Watch 7 when it came out.

Feeling like it’s a ios14 issue since all the health data seems to be missing from the health app. Asked at the Apple store today and they hadn’t heard of this issue. They did find this thread but didn’t have any input. I’m also missing 3 months of data and now my runs won’t import into Strava - just says missing data. It has to be there because my runs are accurate in watch and have elevation and other stats that need GPS. Seems like the GPS data doesn’t get saved in iOS 14. Really frustrating.

I am having the exact same issue. The only workaround I have for now is to run using the Strava app on my watch. I prefer Apple’s native app, but the GPS detail of my run is important. I hope this bug is squished quickly.

I updated to ios14 and my phone started to overheat as well which I didn't hear many people mention in this thread. I called support. They had me back up my phone on itunes and restore it and that resolved the overheating and draining my battery on my phone. I still have issues with my watch syncing with the FitnessApp though.