number of connected gps satellites

Former Member over 5 years ago

The Dozenrun app shows there's a connection to 4 gps satellites. Is there a possibility to connect to more than 4 satellites to increase accuracy? Or is this intentionally limited to save battery life?

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Dr Phil over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member +1 suggested

Ask the app developer if the app is able to show more.
sis651 over 5 years ago +1

The watch doesn't report the number of fixed satellites. It just gives a hint about the quality of the GPS fix by displaying values between 0 and 4. We don't know any more detail about the GPS status.…

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0 Former Member over 5 years ago

The number remains unchanged whether I choose single gps or gps in combination with glonass or galileio

0 Volker over 5 years ago

Isn’t only the gps signal quality shown (5/4/3/2/1/0)?

„GPS uses same indicator as iPhone for GPS signal. 5=full, 4=usable, 3=poor, 2=unused, 1= last location & 0 = no GPS“

0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to Volker

even in completely open sky it will stay at 4. what do you have to do to get full?

+1 Dr Phil over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

Ask the app developer if the app is able to show more.

0 Volker over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

Cannot tell you, because I do not know the app. Contact the app developer or wait for some other users, who know the app...

0 jim_m_58 over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

Have you tried in a different location - Maybe a place where the sky is more open?

0-5 is the quality/accuracy - not the number of sats.

0 sis651 over 5 years ago

The watch doesn't report the number of fixed satellites. It just gives a hint about the quality of the GPS fix by displaying values between 0 and 4. We don't know any more detail about the GPS status.

However, older Fenix watches like the first two version had this feature as I know. I'm just wishing Garmin puts the same in their newer watches but no move since Fenix 3, yet. But that's definitely some exciting data...

0 Former Member over 5 years ago

I just tried Garmin's default GPS datafield (under Other Fields), and got 5 bars (indoors in wooden house).