GPS recording breaks when using IQ widgets

So I just did a walk to test out stuff. I have 2 IQ data fields in my activity.

1. Got my GPS fix pressed start, walked a while, then I used the back button to go to my watch face.

2. At this point the watch face changes to stock (I know this behavior from the F6, I was only a little surprised)

3. Then I started to go into glances and opened up a 3rd party widget in fullscreen (Accuweather), at this moment my activity stopped according to the map I checked after I was done.

4. I continued walking, none of this was recorded anymore but the activity was still active when I switched back after a minute

5. Leaving glances I could now suddenly see my 3rd party watch face again

6. Back in the activities I lost one of my 2 IQ data fields, just displaying the IQ graphic, I stopped the activity, stored it, and wondered why it stopped recording.

Overall, not impressed, a step back from the F6 that could handle this.

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0 MaxR6 over 2 years ago

KrapfenKringel said:
1. Got my GPS fix pressed start, walked a while, then I used the back button to go to my watch face.

KrapfenKringel said:
2. At this point the watch face changes to stock (I know this behavior from the F6, I was only a little surprised)

Very interesting.
I had the problem with my F6 too (the change to stock instead of my set up IQ design) and GARMIN told me that can not be possible.
Now I finally know that I am not the only one.

0 KrapfenKringel over 2 years ago

Just tested again, using a stock widget (body battery) first, that worked. Watch face remained stock after going back and activity kept recording my track.

Then 3rd party widget, same behavior, back to my 3rd party watch face, IQ fields down, no track when I was in that widget, but with auto pause it resumed afterwards.

0 keiw72 over 2 years ago in reply to KrapfenKringel

I had exactly the same problem on Saturday.
I ran to Parkrun. After running Parkrun, I pressed Pause and went into glances and opened widgets "parkrun barcode".
Later I resumed run and I did not notice that the GPS was not working because I had a Stryd.
On the map you can see that the GPS after Parkrun was not working anymore:
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/8240286162

Same as @KrapfenKringel I have: 3rd party watch face, 2 IQ fields (Stryd, Combo Running Power) 3rd party widgets.

0 KrapfenKringel over 2 years ago

I also noticed neither stock nor 3rd party widget time out after 2 minutes during an activity (not that this is a bad thing, I would prefer it that way, but its not how its supposed to work according to the documentation).

0 Jan502 over 2 years ago

Do we have steps to reproduce this issue?

0 KrapfenKringel over 2 years ago in reply to Jan502

I think so, test it if you have the time.

0 Rich D over 2 years ago

I’m having similar things happen. Third party watch face stops scrolling selected data. Either restart the watch face or enter and exit an activity to get it working again. I also had the watch reboot itself a few times with an activity running. I’ve been emailing with the watch face developer but this problem is not his issue.

0 Rich D over 2 years ago in reply to Rich D

I opened a support chat session on this has anyone else reported it besides here?

0 KrapfenKringel over 2 years ago in reply to Rich D

I did by mail.

0 oswald808 over 1 year ago

I’ve had a similar issue. GPS stops if the hydration widget prompts me to record drinking some water and I select launch. If I cancel GPS works fine.