Several Apple Watch owners who have updated to watchOS 7 are reporting a problem related to the lack of
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Multiple users of Apple smartwatchesare reporting an issue in the forums that was first noted in the Apple Support Community thread by a user who updated their iPhone XS Max to iOS 14 and Apple Watch Series 4 to watchOS 7.
Later I went for a walk.I used the Outdoor Walk option on my watch, but didn't bring my iPhone with me this time. When I returned and tried to upload the activity to Strava, I received a warning that there was no GPS/route data. I checked the Fitness and Health apps and saw that there was no route on the map — just a starting point.
I spoke to someone at Apple support andthey suggested that I disable/re-enable several related privacy settings. I've since tried another outdoor activity, without a phone, and the problem persists — no GPS/route data available.
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My wife tried the same thing tonight toomost, after updating your iPhone X and S4 Watch. She had the same results — that is, with the watch only, GPS/route information was not saved along with the activity.
There is currently a thread of discussion on thiswatchOS 7 issues is 16 pages long and includes several users reporting similar GPS tracking issues on Apple Watch Series 3, 4, and 5.
In most cases, users writeworkout on their watch, leaving their iPhone at home, but when they later look at the Activity app, it only shows the starting point of the workout on the GPS map and nothing else. Some users have also reported sync issues with Strava and issues with additional workout statistics, including heart rate information.
It's unclear what is causing the problems, but Apple is obviously aware of them, so hopefully a solution is in development in watchOS 7.1, which was released to developers in beta last week.