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Versa 2 - strange GPS behaviour connected to Samsung

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A few month ago I bought my Versa 2 and connected it to my old (now sold) Galaxy S8+. Since I "always" had used RunKeeper I wanted to keep it that way, but still wanted to have all the Fitbit badges etc. So I tracked the route with both Fitbit and RunKeeper. Since Versa 2 don't have GPS it uses the connected phone GPS. With my S8+ the Fitbit route was _always_ ~10% shorter than the RunKeeper even that they share the same GPS location. Ok, the phone was old and I sold it, I thought it may be broken or something. During a couple of months I had two different phones from OnePlus. With those phones the routes in both applications were showing exactly the same distance, it was perfect. Now I'm back to Samsung and bought a Galaxy S20+ and once AGAIN the distance is in my Fitbit-app is 10% shorter than the RunKeeper! How come? It's a bit frustrating. They share the same GPS-signal and it worked flawess with OnePlus. What's the deal with Fitbit and Samsung?

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Been having the same issue. Ran with both Versa2, UA MapMyFitness and Nike RunClub apps. Apps gave me a 2.14 mile reading while Versa2 gave me 2.01. Has been happening the past month 

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