Charge 6 - Map not showing up after run

[SaraBlues]

When I run (with GPS on), the map isn't showing up after I'm done. It only displays the stats. I'm pretty sure all permissions are allowed so I'm not sure why the map isn't there. Thanks in advance!

Moderator Edit: Clarified subject

[CmdrChris]

EXACT same problem, Sara, and earlier this week it was only showing a partial map of the run while being completely GPS connected with the phone and location permission set to all the time.

Looks like the new app has yet more surprises in store for us!

[Triletics]

@CmdrChris partial map means it disconnected and never reconnected. Charge 6 does that a lot.

@SaraBlues no map means GPS never connected (otherwise you'd have at least partial map).

Using built-in and dynamic GPS is rather pointless. These two modes just don't work. I started using 'Phone' but this is also quite tricky and may fail. GPS connection is probably the worst feature of Charge 6. On my yesterday run, I gave a go to Dynamic mode again and failed as expected:

It failed 5km in and never recovered. It tracked whole distance (although wrong but this is another thing about Charge 6 that never works) because it used steps for it. Using 'Phone' GPS mode works best but that depends on phone and BT connection which often is unstable. I haven't found any solution to that. Charge 6 GPS implementation is just horribly bad 🤷

[JEGL]

In the Charge 6 there are additional settings. When you select Run scroll down and enable GPS. I had this same problem and this will fix that. It also applies to Walk.

In general settings you need to choose how you want the GPS tracking to work. I set mine to phone since I always have the phone with me during workouts and it is very accurate this way. If you use the GPS in the Charge 6, it will drain your battery and it is not as accurate. This was an issue in the Charge 5 and it appears that Google did not improve this feature

[Salex1028]

JEGL,

Thanks for sharing I will take your advice and change my GPS settings.

Thank you!

[Cnnthorp]

Is this only when you set to track your run on your phone? I’ve used my watch to record my run and the map hasn’t shown up. I’ve checked all necessary GPS and all the above but it’s still not tracking. Any help please?