Activity GPS issues after watchOS 7 and iOS 14 updates

Just did a 1 hour Outdoor Walk after unpairing and re-pairing the watch and this seems to have done the trick - GPS map and everything else recorded fine. However, I did have my phone with me at the time, so will check on my next Outdoor Run (without the phone) and confirm it is also OK to sync all details once I get back home.

I’m having exactly the same issue with my iPhone X and Apple Watch 4 (GPS)I just went for a short hike followed by a run and no gps data is loaded in the Apple Watch health app. Definitely something to do with io14, I went for a run on Friday and that was ok.

Exactly the same for me with my Apple Watch 5 & IPhone 8 Plus. All route data from previous workouts has disappeared & the workouts from the last 2 days are only showing a starting point on the map

I just want to add some info for people that are afraid to loose/already lost data: I am using the free app HealthFit which gets all your Apple Health data and can export it to Strava/iCloud Drive/Google Drive automatically when new data comes in. That way you can have backups of all your data on iCloud/Google Drive including gpx files and tabular spreadsheet exports. Maybe interesting for some of you.

I really hope the data is not lost though, i would imagine Apple syncs it to icloud as well.

I unpaired/paired my watch 4 and iPhone 11Pro last night, and it’s fixed the problem. Been out on my bike this morning (without the phone) and the Apple outdoor ride workout tracked just fine with full GPS map. Uploaded to Strava OK too. Seems to be the cure.

Luckily I hadn’t lost any data on previous workouts from before the WatchOS upgrade. The two ‘faulty’ workouts I did before unpairing are still missing the map data but I can’t see how that will be fixed (and can live with it anyway).

Back in July I did delete a lot of my own data by accident when I deleted some ‘device data’ that I thought was from previous software versions and weren’t needed anymore but turns out they were.

Same problem here, Apple Watch Series 6 (watchOS 7), iPhone 11 Pro (iOS 14).

I can confirm resetting the fitness calibration data from the Watch app (aka outdoor walk workout for 20+ minutes) does not resolve this problem.

And it’s ironic: Outdoor walk does not show up in the Fitness app, but is taken into account on my rings progress.

Also the same issues as a lot of you: outdoor cycling only shows start GPS location, but no route in Fitness app. And a 40+ km. cycling workout does not show up at all.

Finally: unpairing my previous Apple Watch 2 nor unpairing and pairing my new Apple Watch series 6 did the trick: still no correct workout data or GPS routes in the Fitness app.

Same here. iPhone 11 Pro and Watch S4. Phone seems to be running warm and draining battery faster now. GPS not transferring. Resting heart rate has jumped by about 10. Autosleep app says I’m only sleeping less than 2 hours yet Apple Sleep says 8 hrs (which is correct). Unpairing and repairing hasn’t fixed it. Note this post: http://autosleep.tantsissa.com/ios14hrbug

Same problem here; My watch is recording my cycle rides but the data is no longer transferring to the fitness app on my iPhone 7+since updating to iOS 14.

Everything worked fine before the update.

I should have expected this and waited a while before updating as I have always experienced problems with Apple software updates.

I have turned off both the watch and phone but restarts have not solved the problem as yet.

Same here.

GPS worked fine on the watch when it was on WatchOS 6 and the iPhone on iOS14, data was gathered and synced to Activities on the phone. Since updating to WatchOS 7 no GPS data!

Pretty big feature for a smart watch, this one shouldn’t have slipped through the net.

I had the same thing. I took AppleWatch Series 5 and iPhone SE2020 on my run, like I do every workout. It’s like they have completely lost the ability to record GPS and route data since iOS 14 upgrade. Workouts recorded on outdoor run feature on the watch, saved at the end and then imported to Strava....all as usual but then Strava starts telling me no GPS/route data to upload. It’s all a bit odd and very frustrating as I am in the middle of several challenges on Strava and training for a virtual event. I’ve checked settings for everything and all seems to be as it should be. Pleeeeaaasseee, Apple, collaborate with Strava to get it sorted as soon as possible. Thanks.

At the time of writing this I see 360 ‘me too’. I just had the same issue using iPhone 8-os14 with AW5 os7. All other data was there, but no recorded route witch means I won’t get credit for over 3700 feet of cycling / climbing in the Sept. Strava climbing challenge! This sucks!! I deem those feet/meters!! 😩

Just went for an Outdoor Walk without my phone and all data including the GPS route updated fine to the phone once I got home. Battery and everything else in the Fitness app seem OK. It seems that so far the unpairing/re-pairing has worked for me, so definitely worth a try, although it doesn't seem to be working for everyone. Be nice if Apple acknowledged the problem and issued a fix asap.

iPhone 11 Pro (iOS14) and Apple Watch 5 (WatchOS 7)