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Elevation on Apple Watch not working

The elevation on my Apple Watch 6 stopped working. There are three dashes where the reading should be. I’ve tried restarting my watch, doing a hard reset, and I tried calibrating my watch (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204516). The software is up to date. Nothing has worked and I’m completely stumped.

Apple Watch Series 6, watchOS 8

Posted on Nov 4, 2021 4:37 PM

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Posted on Nov 4, 2021 6:47 PM

I unpaired and then paired again and thought at first that it didn’t fix it, but the elevation started working after a few minutes. Thank you!!

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Nov 4, 2021 4:43 PM in response to Bookworm-123

Note: Compass won’t display elevation or coordinates if Location Services is turned off. To turn Location Services on or off, open the Settings app  on your Apple Watch, tap Privacy, then tap Location Services.

To use true north rather than magnetic north, open the Settings app  on your Apple Watch, tap Compass, then turn on Use True North.

Note: Compass can be affected by magnetic materials in some watch bands. See the Apple Support article Use the compass on Apple Watch.

Elevation on Apple Watch not working

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