Activity GPS issues after watchOS 7 and iOS 14 updates

After iOS 14 upgrade I was still generating VO2 (not sure if it was consistent or sporadic).

I did the support doc restore on 9/28.

I ran on:

10/2: no VO2

10/3: no VO2

10/5: no VO2

10/6: new VO2 (yay).

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I usually go for a workout which lasts roughly 1hr 30min, my watch just goes down 10%. However I don't need my watch 'Always On' so I have that switched off which means that my watch will only show me my progress if I lift my hand to look at the watch. I used to have it set to 'Always on' and it did make a big difference to battery charge.

The only issue I have is that I don't have the maps, I have the heart rate graph of my workout so I'm lucky in that regard.

I have no intention of going through Apple's advice re wiping phone and watch and setting up both from a backup.

Many have reported following this procedure with mixed results. Some have lost years of workouts which they required for their Doctor so I'm not going down that route.

Apple messed up and should fix it.

For the last few IOS versions they have been very buggy taking nearly a year to sort out.

IOS 13 was just becoming good at version 13.7.

Next year I'm waiting until at least 15.5 before updating, I've take off automatic updates.

Lesson learned, sadly Apple now only concentrating on profit whereas in past it was about have great software, now they are happy to push out any old rubbish copying features I've had on my Android phones for past 10 years. It was a bad day that Steve Jobs RIP left the company, they've lost their way.

Making $billions selling Airpods after getting rid of headphone jack. Next to go will be charging port I have no doubt and they'll have it set up that you will need 'the best ever Apple wireless charger for $200 and lots will buy into it. Sad but true

It seems like we are alone in that case : https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/cant-get-vo2-max-readings.2256264/

Hope this issue will be fixed with next update !

Anyway, that long list of bug is totally unacceptable from Apple !

It’s too frustrating and here too same problem. No GPS data for new and old work outs. Stand goals gone mad. Sync issues between health and activity app. Please Apple have to fix at the earliest as I am already in thought of going to Garmin.

fix fix fix soon.

too many Apple Watch sources why is it? See below

see stand stats below

also No heart rate in activity app although chart available in watch

VO2 max jumped almost from 42 to 46 after the 6K normal outdoor run.

AM wrote:

"The biggest disappointment for me is not the bug. Software developers know that things can terribly go wrong.

It is the lack of helpful information from Apple. Just a ridicolous „Erase all“ solution.

Nothing about a fix, a release date."

Couldn't agree more!! This isn't the Apple I have known. And absolutely not the Apple I want to see in the future!

/Ulf

Yes, Apple have lost their way since Steve Job died.

If Steve were alive he'd have sacked all involved in this debacle and wouldn't have launched until it was fixed.

Now it takes nearly a full year after launch for Apple to get rid of the majority of bugs.

They had 10+ years of watching Android Widgets and couldn't even get that right

Now it's big news if they add a few emoji's FFS it's very annoying

Lets hope they sort out this in the near future but I'm not holding my breath

@MayoTom you do realize that the first iPhone was not even ready to be de led on stage when Steve Jobs presente it and they have several models on standby as the software was not ready either. Complaining here will not fix anything

Did a long run this evening and used the Strava app. Didn’t record my run properly at all. Absolutely fuming and very fed up now... think it’s going to have to be a Garmin purchase ! 🤬 it’s ridiculous how they’re not fixing this !

I tried that but it didn’t resolve the issue (this was on a S6 with iPhone X). Can I ask?, When you repaired did you set the watch up as a new watch or restore from backup? I did a restore and as mentioned, it didn’t work. Wondering if repairing as a new watch makes a difference?

The picture in my mind of the Apple engineers responsible for the fitness app is the complete opposite to the person who actually uses the fitness app and all its features and how it interacts with the Apple Watch, otherwise if they actually had completed some activities they would know they have crippled the app for most uses. A very disappointed Apple customer.

I am having the same issue. First it started off as whenever I did a work out, if my battery was 50% 10 mins in my watch would be dead. I unpaired and repaired with no fix and now even though I have done a workout my move, exercise and stand rings have not moved.

This issue needs to be fixed asap. This is why I don't update usually

This problem has gone on way too long. This is the time of year many people try to get points from a workplace health app so they can get $$ for their HSA accounts. I can't get my normal points to earn my $$ because my workouts are not recording properly. In addition, I'm trying some new meds for my insomnia and I'd like to get data from Autosleep that I can show my doctor but that is not working either. I have tried everything suggested and all that did was waste my time. Apple, you have failed.

I am having the same problem. My AW will nit sync with my iPhone. This started after the update in both devices. I noticed the app is now Fitness on iPhone but Activity on watch. Don’t know if it matters. Apple please resolve this issue ASAP.

Mines been doing same for about 2 weeks now I spoke to someone at Apple and they basically made out they didn’t have clue what was going on and to bring it into an Apple shop, but by looks we are all in same boat , so annoying only had watch 4 weeks upgraded from 1 to 5 so back to square one 😂🤦🏼‍♀️ No gps ...

Reviewers very quiet about all these problems, must all be couch potatoes not into workouts.

Amazing that no one in Apple development teams took this on a workout either

Apple gone to the dogs lately with their buggy software