Activity GPS issues after watchOS 7 and iOS 14 updates

UPDATE

I updated my phone to iOS 14.2 Public Beta 3 and updated my watch to watchOS 7.0.2 and that FINALLY fixed it for me. I hope this helps you all!!

Updated to iOS 14.2 map gps data now being recorded. I have still lost all previous gps data going back years, not good enough Apple.

Upgraded overnight to 14.2 and all maps back and showing route, back to where the problem started.

thank god this has been sorted

hope the battery issue has been sorted too

🎉🎉🎉

Installed 14.2 last night and I once again have mapping. Finally.

I reply to myself. Restarted the Watch today and the next outdoor walk was recorded with map. I hope this remains and is not just a random feature.

After updated to iSO 14.2 my mapping issue problem been solved. Glad I didn't wipe off my devices else I might loose all my previous workout activity history.

Problem solved now focus on workout.

I have this problem, iwatch6, iPhone XS, but with the latest 14.2 iOS release and iWatch 7.1 fixed the issue now it is logging location now.

14.2 fixed the issue for me. Historical workout data now appears in the Fitness app, although the routes are missing prior to Oct. 20.

Update to IOS 14.2. that fixes it. Apparently it was an IOS issue , not a watchOS issue

I had the same issue. Try don’t lock and don’t pause your watch during the workout. Usually in this case I have GPS data.

iPhone XR + watch series 4 : both upgraded to iOS 14 and watch os 7 respectively.

No gps route is getting recorded in fitness app either when carrying the watch alone or with watch+ iPhone.

All route info from previous workouts is gone in the fitness app, dating more than a year back. Strangely, Strava app on the watch is able to record the route info fine!

I got the issue as soon as updated to iOS 14. No need to update to watchOS 7, it fails already with iOS 14.

My advice is to use the Nike run app directly on your watch until Apple updates iOS and fixes the bug

Here is an update (I've done the unpair/reset/restore/pair workaround). Situation is as follows:

• Health.app > Summary > Workouts > Show all workout routes (scroll down near the end) displays only routes recorded with iOS 14 (i.e. no routes from old workouts, before upgrading to iOS 14 - other workout information is properly shown). Before restoring only Strava recorded workouts have their routes displayed here; after restoring both Strava and Watch Workouts routes are being displayed here.
• Watch recorded workouts show their route when viewed in iOS Fitness app. Strava recorded workouts don't display the route (but they get displayed as workouts).
• Strava records and shows properly the route when recorded through the watch Strava app.
• All health information was properly restored from iCloud backup (same when I upgraded from iPhone 7 to 11 Pro). Have no idea though if routes had been recorded and backed up previously and lost during restoring.

I would suggest that those who have not yet restored their iPhones wait for a proper fix, based on my loss of route information of previous workouts. Maybe they get restored with a future upgrade, maybe not. Since I did restore my phone though I've lost the data that might have been saved locally, and not properly synced, if that was the case. Now I can only hope that iCloud health data do include the route information (but it didn't get restored for some reason) and that it might be restored in the future.

TL;DR. Reset/restore only partially corrects the problem, and only for new workouts. Better to wait for an official fix (and avoid the hassle of restoring from large capacity iPhones)

I talked with Apple this afternoon about this and they had me un-pair from my X (14.0.1) and then re-pair my S5 (7.0.1) watch. After that I went for a walk to see if things changed and it actually tracked my route. First time since Wednesday that a route was visible.

Just did a full data wipe and reload from icloud (on iPhone 11 Pro, S4 Watch). The activity that I'd recorded since updating to 11.01 and 7.01 now shows GPS. All GPS data is still missing from previous runs, including the week or so before the update when I had iOS 11 and 7. It simply shows the starting point like we are all seeing. Weird. And bummer.