Anyone know if the Pace is affected from this ?
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/01/gps-accuracy-impacting-devices.html
What I can say is that I'm facing "old gps data" error when start the activity. The watch is updated, connected to Wi-Fi and syncing correctly. Is there any app that could only download and replace the a-data file for gps fixing?
GPS fixes itself after 3-5 minutes when the activity has already started.
Garmin fixed the problem in a few days.
Luckely this didn't happen to the amazfit watches, it would take a few months before they fixed the isseu.
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So everytime I open Maps or Waze to help me navigate. It always keeps searching for gps, and it will not navigate without gps. Also , my location in both apps are completely wrong. I'm very sure that I've turned on gps in settings. Is it a software problem?
I have had the GPS problem from day one and have never found a solution; I have tried every suggestion located. It is extremely frustrating when I am trying to get somewhere and it has me driving circles: telling me to turn around, stating to turn early (or late), constantly recalculating, etc.
The map shows I am close to where I actually am, but it is off just enough to cause an issue. When I am in my home it shows I am actually up in some farmer's corn field rather than my subdivision. When I drive it shows I am driving through fields rather than on the road.
Im really upset because Ive had returned the mobile 2 times to the store because the GPS problem. Every damn Xperia XA ultra starts working great with the GPS and after 6 months or so it becomes to stop working. Ive used the app GPS test and it shows that the phone wouldn't connect to any Satellite signals. Then I try GPS test in my GF smartphone (Samsung J5 prime) and it connects to 20 or more satellites.
Did you find a solution?
Bought new Amazfit Bip recently to replace Pebble. Great watch with amazing battery life, but the Bluetooth connection to my phone (Nexus 6P) drops randomly dozens of times a day even when within close range (less than 2m with direct line of sight). Anybody had similar problems with this watch? If so then it's a real design issue. No similar issues with Pebble - always good up to 5m+.
Try to install amazfit watch app on your phone again. It's an error of this app, sometimes, it'll make your watch battery drain quickly.
Make sure you allowed the app that runs on phone to stay running in the background, give it permission to access notifications and remove it from battery saving configurations. If you still have problem, some people related issues with WiFi/Bluetooth signal conflict, you may want to test with WiFi off, or better yet airplane mode and only BT on. If it still doesn't work, test with another Bip, yours may have a hardware issue (my first pace had no GPS signal, and both WiFi and BT were very weak, constant connection drops when using a BT headset, for instance).
Hi guys!
I experience some problems with the GPS on my Nokia phone with Oreo 8.1. This is how it looks like in the GPS Test app:
https://img1.picload.org/image/dlori...803-201912.png
I tried the following
- turned off the 4G
- also turned on/off the WiFi
- tried changing the location mode from high accuracy to device only
- cleared the AGPS - again no signal, then updated the AGPS, same thing
- restarted the phone
- turned off the phone, waited for a while, turned it on again
- removed the SIM card, waited for a while, put it in again
Google maps finds my location, also Runtastic but it says that GPS signal is weak and tracking will not work. So something is obviously wrong here. This happened before as well, then the GPS worked perfectly for about a week, now I have the problem again.
Can anybody please help? Thanks!
Hi again,
So the GPS started working again yesterday for a while. It behaved perfectly with no issues and accuracy of 1 meter. Then when I started the app later, it could not get a fix again... Today it is working (for now). I even tested it home in a room and it has 21 satellites in view, 11 in use, with 3 meters accuracy. For comparison my other phone can only see 17 and uses 5.
So when the GPS decides to turn on, it works perfectly. But it also often happens that it cannot fix. Would you guys say that this is a hardware or software error? If it is the software I would be willing to wait for an update. If it is a hardware problem I still have 4 days left to return the phone, so please let me know. Thanks!
Did you ever find a fix?
All three of my stinking Androids are having this issue since updating to Oreo and Pie. I drive hours a day and NEVER had this issue until I updated and it started occurring right after the update. I even bought a brand new Pixel XL an it's doing the same thing.
Hi All.
I recently got an Amazfit Stratos and I am having a horrible time trying to gps track my outdoor cycle.
I have tried twice, and both times, the GPS just either:
*Intermittently records data
or
*stops recording gps data altogether.
Basic questions?
Urban areas and Woods... same issue
Urban areas are residential.. no high tall building
Weather was good on both occasions
Yes I am waiting for GPS lock
Heart rate and time measurement continue flawlessly (shows data for the entire ride). It's just GPS tracking that is totally weird.
P.S. It's not "drifting" or inaccurate.. it seems to only switch on the gps sporadically... recording "every now and then"...
No errors or issues reported during the activity.
Latest Firmware (Although last nights a new firmware popped up, haven't tried the activity with last night's firmware.)
Both previous activities was on latest firmware at the time. (Yesterday and the day before)
And the REAL issue for me really, is that my wife's Pace records perfectly on the exact same routes where my Stratos just can't get anything usable going...
I have logged "feedback" request with logs using the app, but have not had any response other than, thanks.. we may use your feedback in the future...
From my own conclusions, the gps works.. because when it tracks... the location where it tracks is accurate.. it just doesn't track constantly. See my attached screenshot of my last ride. (Where my wife and her Amazfit pace tracked perfectly)
Any Ideas?
Cant add the image due to post count... How do I add it to this post?
Have you tried factory reset of the watch? Procedure is to unpair it from the app, it will reset itself, start fresh clean and ask for a pairing.
After pairing it will load last 7 days of your work, while all other old data will remain in the app, on your Mi account cloud. What you will have to add separately are only the 3rd party watchfaces, if you have installed them before.
Strongly suggest you try this first, it takes 5 minutes of your time, and you will lose no data.
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Thanks Nidza. I will surely try this. I have not yet as the watch is brand new. Upon receiving it It upgraded firmware 3 times from out of the box, and then I started using it.
I will give it a try, surely cant hurt.
Well what do you know. That factory reset seems to have done the trick!
Thanks!
Some points worth noting:
from the factory settings, a few watch settings did not pull through from the sync back to the app after factory reset.
Time format: My previous time format was 24h (Doubt that makes a difference)
Auto Sync: After factory reset, auto sync is off (I had it "on" before). Can't say if this actually causes any bugs to pop up? Maybe the watch tried to sync which interfered with gps functions? I used it yesterday with auto sync off and it worked well. I will investigate if auto sync on causes the GPS issue again.
Thanks again.
Hi guys, is it normal, that my Stratos's Gps show me the speed to much delayed. I checked it with my car, and the gps gets to the same speed as my phone's one, but maybe 10 seconds later. By skiing it can mean worse maximum speed measurement. It is like that with all the Amazefit Startos watches or I have a wrong one? Thanks for the answers!
It's not the same sampling frequency for a car as it is for a walking man. Watch gps do not need to detect non-human speeds, so there is a lower sampling. (Slower).
Same issue again FW version 4.2.8.0:
stops recording gps data altogether after a few minutes.
I've reset and unpaired the clock twice but the issue remains.
Any advice?
Hello there,
for some months now I have an occasional problem with Google Maps. When I start the App, it won't find my location, even though permissions are set. Wiping the cache does not solve the problem. Restarting the phone helps for some days up to a week, but the problem keeps occuring.
Original stock ROM is running, everything is up to date.
Anyone else experiencing such a problem?
Is it possible it's tied to your location? Like spotty GPS reception in the area you keep your phone in when you open maps for the first time in a while? Will the restart fix it while you are in the same location where it didn't work before?
If it doesn't find your location, will placing it on a window ledge or somewhere else where the sky is unobstructed, result in a location fix?
No, it isn't. I usually get a GPS fix quickly even indoors. The last time the problem occurred, it was in the car. When the error shows up, I generally don't get a fix at all, no matter where I am and how long I've had Maps open. A reboot fixes the problem immediately and it then doesn't occur again for days.
I have had this since I got the pixel 6. Could never get gps to lock
Spoke to the Google support team, they said wait for the next update
Next update came and I still have major issues with gps
I would guess it's a hardware issue - submit a warranty claim