Fix for serious iOS 15 Health app reporting lag times
Hi all,
I nearly blew my top after updating to iOS 15 upon discovery that the Health app updates new activity at intervals of 10 minutes–when're-it-******-well-gets-around-to-it: up to TWO hours for me.
I walk early every morning and rely on getting—to the 0.01 mi.—how far I have walked with every-minute updates. Image my displeasure on my first walk after updating—no matter what I changed in Settings, Health updated every10–32 minutes that first walk. My walk was 0.6 mi. off as a result of not being able to get information. GRRRR!
Sure, I wrote Apple with my annoyance, but… I really wanted to be able to know exactly how far I'd walked that minute.
A mistaken launching of the Maps app while I was walking this morning led to this discovery:
- Open the Maps app;
- Tap the location icon. if needed. or just wait for it to figure out where you are. When the upper left-hand location arrowhead becomes a black outline;
- Immediately switch to the Health app and VOILA! all new activity (distance, steps, speed, etc.) is updated.
It is not elegant and I wish to **** that Apple did not make me work so hard today for something that worked perfectly Tuesday morning before I updated to iOS 15, but this does work if you've given Location Services permission to use Maps and Health while using the apps.
Hope this saves someone else the utter aggravation of having of being ±10% off on a cherished walk/run because iOS Health updates when it danged well feels like doing so.
Cheers,
Terre
iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 15
