Activity GPS issues after watchOS 7 and iOS 14 updates

Thanks for posting this, however, Apple should be embarrassed that this is the answer. Reset all your stuff... What a waste and loss of confidence in future “upgrades”.

To be honest, I’ve had some bugs recently with iMessage and stuff, and this is starting to become the answer. Let’s not solve the problem. Just create back-ups and restore every single device. It’ll work great!!

Yesterday I followed the recommendation by Apple to fix the issue. Today my steps on my Apple Watch are finally being represented in the Health app. Ever since the update they have been off by thousands, so I’m hoping this is working. I don’t know if the gps is working yet, so we shall see. I am irritated I had to search out how to fix the issue and that Apple expects me to do all of this. Why didn’t Apple contact me and tell me there is a glitch? For the past decade+ most of my tech is under the Apple platform and it’s the first time I’ve ever wondered if I’m making the right choice.

Did the Apple approved process step by step, no change. No maps (only the starting point), calories and activity data still badly off, logs workouts inconsistently. This is super disappointing. I've gone from claiming the Apple Watch plus iPhone is the best Fitness tracking combo available to telling people not to upgrade or risk losing critical functionality.

Been watching this thread for a while and commented a couple of times. This issue from Apple is beyond shameful. I would assume most of us with this issue are those who actually use the watch seriously for sport, not just a bit of Yoga and watching your steps. Unlike, it seems, the Apple developers, who either are not allowed out of their bunkers or wore running shoes for a decade or two, so missed a major bug in a watch sold as a “fitness accessory”. In my case I actually sold a Garmin Fenix to move full time to AW after having a 2 for a while that fell by the wayside. In the main the 4 and then the 5 worked well, battery life not withstanding that dropped badly after long rides or runs over 10 miles. So we are now left with a watch that only actually maps anything anymore using the Strava app, just about the worst app integrated into the device ever. Only developers slower with decent features is Twitter. I have a Titanium 6 on order that I’ll cancel if this is not sorted soon and move back to the latest Garmin, the Fenix 6x Pro. Not as integrated, but works. I’ll give works over scribbling text messages on a 1/2” screen. Given we have an update due Wed the ball is well and truly in Apples court. Hopefully they wont hit back with another lemon. Expecting us to wipe and restore devices from the cloud, on our time, is a little akin to us “holding the phone the wrong way”. Piddle poor.

Just about sums it up. Apple response has been crap. Let's hope it's sorted out, you have to wonder about Apple developers of late. Couch potatoes one and all it would appear.

No "reviewers" on YouTube etc haven't mentioned these bugs. Emoji and widgets are only things that excite them......where did it all go wrong?

Thanks werfree. That’s interesting, I specifically reached out to Apple Support about https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211865 and the focus on iCloud Backup and Restore. They said that local, encrypted backups on my Mac would yield the same results. Now, I am really on the fence whether to proceed as I’d now need a higher tier storage plan on iCloud.

APPLE HAVE YOU FIXED THIS YET???????????

3 workouts today

3 on the watch

1 on the phone

8 Hrs on the phone

13 Hrs on the watch

This makes no sense... I have reset and restored and did all that stuff... All these advanced features that just don't work!!!!

Mariutz, did you upgrade to iOS 14.0 and then to 14.0.1, or straight to 14.0.1? That’s something the Apple Support asked me yesterday, and I have to ask now given all my maps prior to backup/restore drama are starting point only (all the way back to 2017).

I just called Apple Support and they refuse to offer any icloud storage and say you have to pay for it in order to fix the issue. What a scam. They are aware that backing up and restoring to computer does not solve the problem and that it has to be done to icloud and if you don't have enough space you need to buy more.

As one who came within 48 hours of updating to 14.0 from 13.7, I have been holding off upgrading iPhone 11+AWS 3 until this issue is resolved. I see that iOS 14.1 is out and along Apple Watch 7.0.2, I will be watching even more intently to see if anyone is able to upgrade from 13.7 and 6.2.8 and completely avoid these issues (or upgrade from 14 to 14.1). Or, 14.2 is out in beta so, perhaps, I need to wait for that release.

Well, if this big fat Apple fail couldn’t get worse, I upgraded to 7.02 and now no activities are syncing to Health or the Fitness app.

Did an outdoor ride in the hopes of the GPS route returning and and an indoor ride and neither have appeared. Rebooted both devices. Nothing.

Syncing is happening because my move and exercise are reflected correctly on the phone.

For now it’s time to retire the Apple Watch and head back to Garmin till they can fix this mess!!

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Almost a month has gone by since this thread was started.

Based on the comments, people are really upset and concerned that Apple won't provide a working solution to this problem.

I am the only one in my running group that wears an Apple watch, the rest of the runners use Garmin or Sunto.

Does anyone have experience moving from Apple to Garmin/Sunto? What was your experience? Is Garmin a better watch?

I'd love to stay with Apple, but this is ridiculous.

It’s a shame and the unpaired/resetting doesn’t work for some of you guys as mine work as normal and I still have all my old workouts data as it was. Only those gps data routes were missing during the watch 7 updates before I resets all.

sure hope apple will come with a fix soon as now I am not updating to the latest os now that my AW5 working normally. Fingers crossed

Today was the first time in many years I have gone out without wearing my AW, after achieving all my goals first!! I can’t not do the goal thing. But seriously it has been a been a month since the update which basically stuffed it all. Their software engineers must never use the watch in a way the majority of users do, dah for activities and GPS tracking. I’m hoping ios7.1 due next week will fix it. No way am I erasing and doing a complete install just because of their software engineers stuff up. Get active you guys and use your own product like us in the real world then you might notice you stuffed a good app. Overweight pizza eaters drowning in sugary soft drinks, that’s how I picture these engineers in my head.