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(Known Issue) Vivoactive 4 GPS accuracy

I did a live track today walking 5 miles. When sharing my link the location was 12 miles from where I was. Still trying to figure this out but GPS is way off.

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seilogramp over 3 years ago +5 verified

Not impacting everyone, but it is a system-wide issue impacting multiple device types, not only Garmin devices.

From Garmin's support site - The Activity GPS Track From My Garmin Watch Is Inaccura…
5050922 over 3 years ago +2 suggested

And how finaly you solved the issue? I experienced right now very big drift with my va4, ( I was using it since Jan 20, without troubles, however since 2 days ago it is disaster) thanx for help
DrTaxus over 3 years ago +1

I'm having the same problem. There are already two threads on reddit about this problem, with dozens of people (with different models) complaining about the same problem.

In my case, the whole route…

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0 5050922 over 3 years ago

GPS drift vivoactive 4s , suddenly start to have big drift with gps!!!

I'm using VA4s since Jan 20, without troubles but since 2 days gps drift is huge, I tried to reset, to calibrate compast, do activity in clear areas, nothing works. Thanx for help.

0 4180958 over 3 years ago

https://mightygadget.co.uk/garmin-gps-accuracy-issue-caused-by-expired-cpe-january-2021/

Other brands are having the same issue.

0 ovekvam over 3 years ago

Did a sync by Wifi this morning, and now CPE is current. Maybe the issue is fixed?

0 Darryl over 3 years ago

I have experienced significant GPS accuracy issues over the last few days on my Vivoactive 4. It has always been very accurate but over the last 3 days, 2 activities have been about 1km off course and today over 8kms off course and not tracking distance or circuit accurately.
the photo on the right is the course I run, the one on the right is what it’s now tracking! What can I do to fix this?

0 Susannah over 3 years ago

Hi there, I have been having the exact same issue with my Venu over the last 2 days. Small parts of it will be accurate but most are way off course and doesn’t remotely resemble what route I’ve actually taken. Is doing this across different activities of walking, running and cycling. Hope someone can help shed some light

0 3501955 over 3 years ago in reply to ovekvam

Same here. Icy morning here in Dublin so won't be running until this afternoon to test it.

0 Tania_June over 3 years ago in reply to Susannah

I'm having the same issue up till today my Fenix 6 Pro has been very accurate but today it's way off course. The GPS seems to be missing ? Hope Garmin can shed some light on this issue.

0 ovekvam over 3 years ago in reply to ovekvam

I shut the watch off, restarted it, verified that it still has current CPE, and went for a 2 km walk outside. Got GPS connected quickly, and no significant deviations from the path.

0 Tania_June over 3 years ago in reply to Tania_June

Just found this on Garmin site

Garmin was aware of an issue that may cause your Garmin watch to log GPS tracks on the incorrect streets for a large duration of your outdoor activity. This issue has been resolved. Your watch will automatically download the latest satellite data to your watch over the next 24 hours.

To immediately update the satellite data on your watch, perform one of the following:

Sync your watch via Wi-Fi
Sync your watch via Garmin Express
Power your watch off and then on, wait a minimum of two hours, and then manually sync via the Garmin Connect app

0 DaveInWatford over 3 years ago

If, like me, you've found you're not getting Strava segments, or you've looked at the map of your run or cycle and found that while it follows the shape of your route, it's some way off (about 100m) where you went (so elevation corrections may be out too), here's a helpful article. I've had two runs like this (it started in 2021), and I hope my Vivoactive 4 has the right data now.