Galaxy Watch 5 Pro and poor GPS Fix performance

[usertlOcykGzxn]

Watch seems to be plagued with problems resolving GPS fix when not tethered to a phone.   I went out for a run, without my phone and it took the watch close to 10 minutes to get a GPS Fix.  This severely limits the functionality of the "Outdoor/Fitness" aspect of the watch.

Is there a planned fix?

[userqmWKcuvgzu]

So...did a run and just had my watch. The elevation and map is missing. What gives?

Galaxy5 pro, galaxy s22+. All updates applied. Run was while playing music off watch and no phone.

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[userqmWKcuvgzu]

This is it

[cwinkler]

Looks like your GPS hadn't gotten its "fix". I've had that happen on my Active2 and Active4, but it's not an all the time thing. And I never take my phone with me when I'm going on my walks. I'm thinking it's how fast I get too far from my phone (where it disconnects) vs when my GPS fix has been obtained.

[userqmWKcuvgzu]

Yeah, seems to make sense, I'm guessing in rough terrain. Having the phone gps also assists. Does the watch inform you when it gets its fix ?

[cwinkler]

I don't usually bother to look at mine to verify, but others have said (there are other threads that are on this topic) that the 'teardrop' stops flashing and remains solid once it's gotten its fix. Not sure if the other threads are on the Watch5 or on previous releases.