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(Resolved) - GPS Issues Starting January 1st, 2021

UPDATED 1/5/2021:

This issue was resolved over the weekend and should no longer be impacting users.

For more information on this, please view our FAQ - The Activity GPS Track From My Garmin Watch Is Inaccurate

  • Oh, my problem is solved now. I had a track log on January 2 and the first 15-minute part was shifted more than 500 metres away.

  • Update: I have recorded about 3 activities today for ~ 1 hour each. At the end of the 3rd activity the CPE is now displaying current

  • Update: I have recorded about 3 activities today for ~ 1 hour each. At the end of the 3rd activity the CPE is now displaying current

  • I have Instinct solar, two walking activities were fine 1.1. but 2.1. the activities were already 600 m further from the point of switching on. GPS searches for a signal for a very long time. I have GPS set up, I try GPS + Glonas, I use it in the mountains, it's much more accurate than just GPS. The girlfriend has Vivoactive 4S and she has inaccuracies since 1.1. We started from the same place and she started 500 m elsewhere, the routes met up to 1 km! I also have an expired CPE.

  • 3/1/2021 Update -  the issue seems to be gone... 

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 4 years ago

    Looking forward to an update after which gps wil work perfectly again on my instinct solar!

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 4 years ago

    On my device it sais the CPE is Current but the complete route of my run is about 100m of on the map...

  • Not for me. Have just finished a run with FR45s. CPE was ‘current’ before the run and had been waiting a few minutes to get a fix. Recorded path is scrambled and the total distance is off by ~10% compared to Apple Watch and FR645m 

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to LeslieSnipes

    Thanks, that's good to know. After I do a 1+ hr activity, mine shows current too, but by the next morning, it's expired again...not helpful to have a current CPE after an activityRolling eyes I also deleted the remoteSW file yesterday, and resync'd to garmin express, but that didn't help. So, as I just now finished a 2hr activity, it's "current".. But will likely be expired tomorrow. Thanks for the info!

  • Seems to affect the Instinct Solar as well. Took me over 15min to acquire GPS this afternoon...