Why is Maps/GPS data not being registered on my Apple Watch?

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I have been getting this more often lately.

Use the running app on my SW 10 and when I finish I upload it to Strava.

Strava will get all info from the Fitness app on the iPhone and if the map / gps data is not there, it will not show up anywhere.

the “funny” thing is that most of the other data points are well registered: pace, hr, distance, speed, etc.

today happened again 14km distance but the map / gps records only about 1mile / 1,5k.

this is not nice during a workout but would be terrible if it would be race day.

I’ve seen online similar problems a few years back with advice to check privacy and location settings but this is not helpful and not recent.

also I would not know if this is watch related or the fitness having issues.

hope someone in the community can assist please

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Posted on Mar 29, 2025 4:07 AM

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Answer 1

Level 1

4 points

I do not know how to edit this.

I have made progress on this topic and hopefully this will help someone understand the problem:

> This happened to me 3 times in the last 2 months.

> I run average 3 times per week and setup a running training in the AW’s running app (e.g.: 10m. Warm up then 1 min run + 1 min recovery x 15)

> The map data / gps signal / what so ever, has stopped working exactly when the training went from warm up to the actual training.

I would use the Strava app but then I cannot setup the speed/ hr/ etc.

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