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    S9 Baro takes very long to find GPS signal before a move

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      stokje Bronze Member
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      I have this problem too for a few weeks.
      Looked at the GPS date, it was old, did soft reset, GPS date ok now,
      still having problems. Finding GPS takes minutes.
      Nothing chaged on the watch. Using suuntolink with 9,
      no intentions using SA

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        zvonejan Bronze Member
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        Uaau, I thought I was the only one. I did soft reset, hard reset. AGPS date is ok. I have this problem for 2 weeks. Disconnect from moveslink, connected to SA and problem is still there. 3-5 minutes is needed or even more to find satellites. Recently I lost reception on the road for 3 minutes, breadcrumbs just disspapeared. I never had this problem with Spartan. And yes, I have this problem for about 2-3 weeks

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          Shrek3k @zvonejan
          last edited by

          @zvonejan Sounds similar to my issue, once more.

          BTW - using the GPS-GLONASS combination even in a mostly rather heavily built up area (Brussels, downtown) has been really disappointing - really not so good track.

          using a Suunto Vertical & Suunto Wings; mostly running (AKA stomping around) and cycling mostly through the northern german "wilderness"
          OS - Android 15/Pixel Pro 7

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          • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
            Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager
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            Hey new FW is out. Lets test that! (in terms of time etc)

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              Shrek3k
              last edited by Shrek3k

              Looking forward to the update … this friday 😭
              … until then reading the comments rather enviously.

              using a Suunto Vertical & Suunto Wings; mostly running (AKA stomping around) and cycling mostly through the northern german "wilderness"
              OS - Android 15/Pixel Pro 7

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                Mff73 @Shrek3k
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                @Shrek3k
                FW zip files for manual upgrade are available in the 2.8.24 😉

                Suunto Spartan Ultra (since 2016) FW: 2.8.24 (retired)
                Suunto Vertical all black
                Wife : S9PP
                SA: Always the latest beta :)
                Android 13, Galaxy S205G

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                  Shrek3k @Mff73
                  last edited by

                  @Mff73 said in S9 Baro takes very long to find GPS signal before a move:

                  @Shrek3k
                  FW zip files for manual upgrade are available in the 2.8.24 😉

                  Thanks … but I have no access to PC/notebook during the week (of course in the office, but …), as I do not need it / have no time to use it … the smartphone with DEX is more than good enough for me… usually … of course not this week 😋

                  using a Suunto Vertical & Suunto Wings; mostly running (AKA stomping around) and cycling mostly through the northern german "wilderness"
                  OS - Android 15/Pixel Pro 7

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                    stokje Bronze Member
                    last edited by

                    Hi all,
                    still having problems with the GPS after update to the latest firmware.
                    baro 9 en MA.
                    This was never an issue, but the last months I’m struggling…

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                    • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                      Brad_Olwin Moderator @stokje
                      last edited by

                      @stokje Check the AGPS file, if it is current then I am not clear why this is happening and it could be a hardware issue. Mine has found GPS very quickly, within seconds unless the AGPS file is missing, which can happen.

                      Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

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                        stokje Bronze Member
                        last edited by

                        @Brad_Olwin
                        The AGPS file is old, a few days ago…
                        When I soft reset, the file will update to a resent date, but
                        then again the watch refuses to update this file.
                        and so on…

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                        • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                          Brad_Olwin Moderator @stokje
                          last edited by

                          @stokje said in S9 Baro takes very long to find GPS signal before a move:

                          @Brad_Olwin
                          The AGPS file is old, a few days ago…
                          When I soft reset, the file will update to a resent date, but
                          then again the watch refuses to update this file.
                          and so on…

                          So there is a problem with how you are updating it. Suuntolink, Movescount or SA?

                          Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

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                          • Fatih KaleF Offline
                            Fatih Kale
                            last edited by

                            I had a similar problem today. At the beginning of run watch was on performance mode and no issues it found gps in seconds but when I climbed a uphill which was not covered by any trees or any building etc. It lost the gps and I had to wait for 10 20 minutes to find it back. I can’t understand how it happens. I had to stop the activity, start a new one etc. It was frustrating. Second time it found the GPS there was no issue until end of the run.

                            BTW any recommendation when to use GLONASS or GALILEO?

                            Suunto 9 Baro

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                              stokje Bronze Member @Brad_Olwin
                              last edited by

                              @Brad_Olwin

                              I use suuntolink with movescount, I’m a long time Suunto user, this never was an issue before…
                              No intention to use SA until forced:)

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                                A Former User
                                last edited by

                                This issue keeps plaguing my Suunto 9. From time to time it just stops updating AGPS, and the time it takes to find satellites starts to increasingly get worse. Then at some point I reboot the watch by pressing the upper button for 12 second and re-sync, and it gets the new AGPS, and everything is fine for a week or so. Then everything repeats again. That isn’t what I’d call a good experience.

                                Is Suunto doing anything about this?

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                                  Jessica Monk Bronze Member
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                                  @silentvoyager said in S9 Baro takes very long to find GPS signal before a move:

                                  This issue keeps plaguing my Suunto 9. From time to time it just stops updating AGPS, and the time it takes to find satellites starts to increasingly get worse. Then at some point I reboot the watch by pressing the upper button for 12 second and re-sync, and it gets the new AGPS, and everything is fine for a week or so.

                                  I am experiencing this as well. For me at least, seems to be only recently (past 2 weeks or so). Prior to that I would get GPS consistently within 5 seconds, even while I was indoors.

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                                  • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                                    Brad_Olwin Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    I am not experiencing this and I am typically syncing an S9 baro with MC app. I will check on this and keep updating all of you.

                                    Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

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                                      Brad_Olwin Moderator @stokje
                                      last edited by

                                      @stokje Try MC app and see what happens

                                      Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

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                                      • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                                        Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @Guest
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                                        @silentvoyager No afaik Suunto is not doing something about this so far.

                                        So just to understand you sync with the Suunto app and then you have no AGPS and after waiting for a few for the watch to process them? (Up to 10 minutes?)

                                        Or AGPS is not updated (old date) .

                                        One small thing here. MC app is not the focus here so lets please leave that aside.

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                                        • pilleusP Offline
                                          pilleus
                                          last edited by

                                          I use Suunto app to sync my S9. The syncing process sometimes takes up to 3 Minutes!? But it works fine. Starting an activity the GPS fix is done after 3 to 5 seconds. SA is the latest beta, firmware of S9 is also the latest.

                                          https://www.instagram.com/moves.are.life/
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                                          Suunto 9 Peak Pro Black
                                          Suunto Spartan Ultra Stealth Titanium

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                                            A Former User @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
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                                            @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos said in S9 Baro takes very long to find GPS signal before a move:

                                            @silentvoyager No afaik Suunto is not doing something about this so far.

                                            So just to understand you sync with the Suunto app and then you have no AGPS and after waiting for a few for the watch to process them? (Up to 10 minutes?)

                                            Or AGPS is not updated (old date) .

                                            One small thing here. MC app is not the focus here so lets please leave that aside.

                                            AGPS date isn’t updated. When initial sattelite acquisition becomes slow I check AGPS date and find it to be two weeks old. That is despite syncing almost daily. I sync only with MC app. I am not ready to switch to SA.

                                            When you say MC app is not the focus here, does it mean that the issue isn’t relevant to MC app? Or does it mean that the issue won’t be addressed in MC?

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