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Cannot get GPS lock after 10min: reboot required (and crash loop too...)

This was a first...reminded me of the old days with my FR210...

up until now, i get GPS lock in just a few seconds (5-10?). but today, for some odd reason, for my usual work run, it wouldn't lock. i checked the map and it showed me at my last location (home) which is about 15miles away. i patiently waited, did some extended stretching and nothing. so i finally rebooted it.

of course, in rebooting, then as fate would have it, when i hit the start button to get to Run, it got itself into the restart loop which i was able to end the 2nd time by hitting the light button on the 3rd time it restarted.

i hit Run, and again, it took a while to lock. getting impatient after about 30 seconds, i changed from my typical All Satellites to Multiband and boom, it locked very quickly. i then switched back to All Satellites and it it showed a green GPS lock after 1-2 seconds.

the run then proceeded without a hitch but this was certainly a surprise experience as i've had the watch since early june and done many runs without having had this issue crop up. (i did have one incident early on where it failed to reacquire GPS lock (for GPS only mode which i have since abandoned) after hitting pause at traffic light...but since then, its been stable in this regard)

  • Thinking something is going on with the satellites or something. I also have had trouble today getting GPS signal. I locked on for a bit at lunch and it took at least 5 minutes. Went and walked at break and it never locked on and that was about 15 minutes. Before today it’s been as yours, 5-10 seconds. I also restarted watch but that seemed to do no good for me. 

    Edit: It’s been about an hour since I last tried. Will try again when going to the truck after work to see if it works. 

    SA

  • Same. Today for the first time the GPS lock wasn't quick. Every other day has been 5 seconds max, today took 10 minutes (run), 5 minutes (bike), and 3 minutes (bike). Absolutely clear beautiful skies

    I didn't try multi-band or a reset

  • I had long GPS find, but I'm guess that was because I got 11.12, and did the 15s power button reset to avoid problems after software update that I kind of have used to do as part of software update process. But it did find it and no problems.

  • I was one of the early receivers of the firmware, and over the past week using it there haven't been any GPS lock issues. So I don't think it's directly firmware related 

  • Same for me today. Usually I get a fix within seconds. Today it took about 3-5 minutes every time to get a gps lock (morning bike, lunch run, evening bike). Synced with garmin express in the morning. Hopefully it works better tomorrow. 

  • Definitely not related to the new update, I’m still on 10.10. 
    SA

  • Same for me today. But it measured distance,  pace correctly and only track wasn't drawed on map until GPS acquired.

  • Same for me this morning. GPS locked after 8 minutes, running in open fields. 

  • thanks for all of the confirmation. misery loves company...

    i'm still awaiting the new firmware and am on 10.10. so as suggested, this is apparently some GPS issue unrelated to firmware. i wonder if its affecting other platforms (chipsets, watches, brands, etc.)...

  • Not totally for the problems OP is telling, but longer GPS lock in first activity after the update is not something I can imagine happening. So some reporting longer GPS lock might be that.