Activity GPS issues after watchOS 7 and iOS 14 updates

This is insane and frustrating...same issue here, Apple 3 watch, using Apple’s fitness tracker... missing first 7km gps data of a 21km run (even though the full 21km records and stats look fine as you are running). Checked all the message boards, updated watch software, unpaired and repaired watch fresh...seemed ok for short runs this week and now it has done it again on a long run. I think I’ll try another app, such as Strava directly on the watch. Otherwise I’m going to Garmin and suggesting the rest of the world does the same because Apple obviously isn’t concerned about this issue with no solution YET!!!

I use MapMyWalk for my walk and cycle workouts after Apple losing some of my workouts when updating from 13.7 which was perfect to 14.0 which was a total BOS.

I backup my workouts using RunGap which gives me access to lap times etc.

I have Watch 5 and am happy with MapMyWalk and RunGap apps, will never use the Fitness app in case losing workouts again. Also Fitness very limited in workouts data compared to MapMyWalk

in my case this bug is intermittent, AW2 has recorded most activities and normally does not interfere with previous activities, the last time I had this problem the route appeared the following day in an unexpected way, I did nothing, just check one more time and it was there. now I have the same problem again, only the starting point is shown, i've done everything but repair (this takes too long for my taste). come on, apple, please solve this issue, it is very frustrating to do your best in a physical activity and not have that effort registered correctly.

Exact same issue with my Apple Watch (watchOS 7.3.3) and iPhone XS (IOS 14.4.2).

actually, I have the problem only with outdoor bike, not with running exercise.

sometimes, the route data is empty, only the starting point.

i have always my iPhone with me.

Another thing that is strange, always since iOS 14, when I take a photo, I select the photo in the photo app, and the place under the map is not the good or is not precise but the GPS point is the good one.

i don’t know if it is related to the first bug bug it seems to be around the GPS ....

Apple Watch Series 6 44mm watchOS 7.5; $399

iPhone 12 Pro iOS 14.6; $999

$1398 worth of the newest Apple gear, and yet same issue.

Apple Support collected diagnostics and advised me that they are "aware of the problem and working on it.

I advised Apple Support that Apple should at least do something for the hundreds of people with this same issue until they get it fixed, as this is effectively a case of false advertising on their behalf because the technology does not do what they say it will.

I mean, the least they could do is pay you minimum wage for your time to voluntarily supply them with data for their product that does not function correctly. This is one of those cases where "I understand your frustration" just doesn't cut it.

Had a couple of more open swim workouts and I it’s a bit of a hit or miss. HealthFit ALWAYS shows the correct data, but the fitness app does not. Your experience reinforces my theory that the data is captured correctly but not incorrectly displayed at least in the fitness app. If not, where else is HealthFit picking up the correct information from?

I have my watch face to always on, so the watch face never is completely off during workouts. It always shows time elapsed, distance, splits etc. Nevertheless, try it out and see if it solves the problem.

That being said, I haven’t seen any problems when doing non swimming workouts (I.e. iPhone is with me). So I am tempted to deduce that maybe the problem is not in the phone but the watch. But then again, as I have stated before, HealthFit shows all the relevant GPS data in all scenarios, while the fitness app does not, which leads me to suspect that all the data is being captured but for some reason not displayed in the fitness app.

sjoerd81 wrote:

Oh yes I have ! I have no solution yet but to wait for an update.

Report your issue to Apple if you haven't already.

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just track your activities with Strava. You’ll get all the info plus the gps tracking data

New Apple Watch Gen 5 with WatchOS 6.x. No GPS Data on iPhone 8 with iOS14. It is not a problem of Watch OS but a problem of iOS.

I unpaired my watch, backed up my phone, reset all settings, then paired my watch and set it up as new. Still doesn’t track gps!

Same with Series 5 watch and iPhone 11, I’ve talked to a lot of people in Apple and they keep just telling me to un-pair and re-pair

Maybe try Nike Run Club or Strava for your marathon. Good luck.

Wos 7.0.2 did not fix mine. I did the unpair, erase, restore, re-pair, which has worked for 4 days so far.

So you are on Beta-Programm, then report a bug to apple.