Slow (very slow) GPS response on new acitivty

[A Former User]

@matthinsh not a generic issue AFAIK… works fine/fast for me

[Brad_Olwin]

@matthinsh Make sure under Settings/About on the watch you have a current AGPS file. It sounds as if the AGPS is not there or is old.

[matthinsh]

@Brad_Olwin yeah I do that, all up to date. I think it’s a HW problem, all good thanks

[bumberclart]

I have a similar issue. Updates on the Assisted GPS, but any time I am within the vicinity of a building, or not completely outdoors, I am lucky if I manage to get GPS acquisition at all. Is this a known issue? I only received the watch in December 2023, but at present, my 5 year old Garmin Forerunner 235 is more effective in gaining a GPS lock. It is extremely frustrating.

[terrain]

@bumberclart said in Slow (very slow) GPS response on new acitivty:

I have a similar issue. Updates on the Assisted GPS, but any time I am within the vicinity of a building, or not completely outdoors, I am lucky if I manage to get GPS acquisition at all. Is this a known issue? I only received the watch in December 2023, but at present, my 5 year old Garmin Forerunner 235 is more effective in gaining a GPS lock. It is extremely frustrating.

When you connect to the gps, are you moving? I can get the gps quickly when I stop moving.

[Mff73]

@bumberclart
Maybe a fix is coming that may help (as far as I understand this https://forum.suunto.com/post/139702)

[mikel]

@Mff73 said in Slow (very slow) GPS response on new acitivty:

@bumberclart
Maybe a fix is coming that may help (as far as I understand this https://forum.suunto.com/post/139702)

Nice, I have the same. Hope it will be fixed in the next update.

https://forum.suunto.com/topic/9495/s9pp-gps-precision/19?_=1711111133426

[The_77]

Me too this week, been awful, takes minutes.

[mikel]

@Mff73 so the new software update did not improve the gps issue on my s9pp

[Mff73]

@mikel
If everything is checked on software side, then it could be hardware, and then, only suunto support could help.
GPS is also hardware linked.

[mikel]

@Mff73 I hope not. Is my 4th 9 peak pro. Every Watch was broken after short time with different failures