Garmin

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Badger Jan 2021 9:50pm, 2 Jan 2021 13,318 posts	Badger Not surprised, as that is talking about the watch having a set of ephemeris data for the week, much longer than
Badger Jan 2021 9:51pm, 2 Jan 2021 13,319 posts	Badger ...what’s transmitted from the satellites. Garmin have changed the post so it no longer suggests that will make the CPE appear current: UPDATED 1/2/2021: Please be aware that we are aware of the serious GPS issue that 2021 has brought upon the Fenix 6 series watches and we are investigating reports. The issue seems to be impacting not only Garmin but some of our competitors too. On your watch, if you go to System > About and CPE shows Expired, please give 5 full minutes outdoors with no movement before every Outdoor activity. This is a workaround while our engineers get the issue resolved. We hope to have this issue resolved as quickly as possible and this issue is our #1 highest priority.
Oranj Jan 2021 9:54pm, 2 Jan 2021 2,390 posts	Oranj DC Rainmaker suspects it's because 2020 had 53 weeks instead of 52. Kinda unusual problem! dcrainmaker.com
Nellers Jan 2021 9:56pm, 2 Jan 2021 37,884 posts	Nellers It felt like more than 53!
Keefy Yuletide Wreathy Jan 2021 10:05pm, 2 Jan 2021 9,491 posts	Keefy Yuletide Wreathy Left watch in garden for an hour. Didn't change.
Keefy Yuletide Wreathy Jan 2021 10:06pm, 2 Jan 2021 9,492 posts	Keefy Yuletide Wreathy Apt: google.com
Fragile Do Not Bend Jan 2021 10:11pm, 2 Jan 2021 7,601 posts	Fragile Do Not Bend I tested out the workaround of leaving it locked for a few minutes before starting the activity and the trace looked right that time. CPE stayed as expired - as expected from Badger’s post above.
Oranj Jan 2021 10:49pm, 2 Jan 2021 2,391 posts	Oranj The problem isn't Garmin's making though Keefy, it's the Sony chipset
Trinsel Jan 2021 10:59pm, 2 Jan 2021 3,000 posts	Trinsel I just wandered in here, and had a lightbulb moment My new Fenix 6s did a walkabout off route last week and I couldn't understand why, now I know!
SPR Jan 2021 11:13pm, 2 Jan 2021 32,805 posts	SPR I don't think this issue was happening last week.