GPS Problem for Running

1158913 7 days ago

Following the latest update, I'm experiencing a major GPS problem. At the start of my activity, it seems fine, but then at 1.5km, my watch vibrates and it jumps to 9km... with a pace of 2:45/km instead of 5:30/km. Sometimes I only run 500m and the watch vibrates and adds 2km to my total. I just completed a 10km run, and the watch shows 19.5km with a pace of 2:45/km (the activity has been deleted).

The GPS is set to multi-band.
Please help!

0 1158913 7 days ago

I tried a reset but it didn't change anything.

0 nowster 7 days ago

Are you anywhere where there is the possibility of GPS jamming going on at the moment? (eg. parts of Eastern Europe)

0 1158913 7 days ago in reply to nowster

Hello, I'm in France, and I've Friends and any problems on their side

0 nowster 7 days ago in reply to 1158913

That's weird! I've had a previous watch (vivoactive3) crash part way through a run, completely lose GPS lock, then do a "straight line" 1km jump giving me an impossible time.

Did the GPS trace show any unusual off-course spikes?

0 1158913 7 days ago in reply to nowster

I'll double-check next time because I'm deleting my run right away... But from memory, it's OK. I saw that 3D distance and 3D speed could cause problems, so I disabled them.

0 Garmin - CF 4 days ago

Hi, for GPS issues I would recommend checking out this article for troubleshooting tips. If the issue persists please respond back to this thread before deleting the activity. With that activity we can investigate further.