Amazfit GTR GPS not accruate - Amazfit

Hello,
I made my first Cycling yesterday but was very disapointed with GPS tracking. After my run the track was about 50 m out off the real road.
Sometimes it is ok sometimes not.
if i stop moving the watch still detect movement and indicates a speedsometimes. Stratos did not have this pb (so sad the HR sensor died)
Do you have same issue?

Hi,
I've the same issue in my GTR.
Very disappointed.
I hope Huami solve this in future firmware update
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Same issue with my GTR. I do hope they plan to improve it in a future firmware. I just sent a tweet to them to ask about the GPS issue I will let you know if I get a response.

Same here, tried to update agps without success

The GPS isn't good at all in general (I have a verge). The accuracy of the distance is really bad. Compared to a GPS bicycle computer (I have compared it to wahoo, garmin and lezyne) the distance recorded with the watch is always too less. It differs 2-5% of the real distance.

I have the same issue with my GTR It looks like off the road/streets by 20meter, sometimes on one side sometimes on the other so it is just very inaccurate... My pace worked much better (until I went inside the pool with it), I regret I didn't buy a Stratos to replace instead of the GTR. Also if you are used to a allways-on-display it is hard to downgrade to AMOLED, pity the transflective LCDs seems to be abandoned.

Yes i really hope they will be able to fix that because the watch is unusable in this configuration for sport tracking... again they've released their product too early without finishing to develop it...
My Stratos was really good for GPS tracking but HR sensor died...
Bought this GTR thinking it could be better as it is their latest product (and hope it would be more reliable)
Lets hope for a good update

I send a email to Huami support and they demand examples to check.
Please, feel free to do the same.

Hello,
i've sent email to support also here is what they've just answered to me:
Hello There ，
Thank you for contacting Amazfit Customer Support. We apologize if the products caused you any inconvenience.
As for the GPS issue, our developer team has located the issue and are working on it. And we will release an update to optimize it soon. Hope you understand.
Should you have any further questions, please contact us with opening a new ticket or just reply to this ticket and it will automatically reopen in our system. We are more than happy to help!
Sincerely ,
Alice
Amazfit Support
we just have to wait...

winni21 said:
Hello,
I made my first Cycling yesterday but was very disapointed with GPS tracking. After my run the track was about 50 m out off the real road.
Sometimes it is ok sometimes not.
if i stop moving the watch still detect movement and indicates a speedsometimes. Stratos did not have this pb (so sad the HR sensor died)
Do you have same issue?
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Same....

Friday I received the new firmware and after going for a couple of runs I can confirm that it didn't fix the accurancy. The only improvement I see is that it fixes satellites very fast now (before it would take a minute)

With amazfit app and with GTR... I could not be more disappointed.

kulaki0 said:
Friday I received the new firmware and after going for a couple of runs I can confirm that it didn't fix the accurancy. The only improvement I see is that it fixes satellites very fast now (before it would take a minute)
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very fast? you are lucky then... It's true that sometimes it fixes them faster, but other times dosen't fix any at all.
I will try to return it back to the seller.

The gps tracking with GTR and the Amazfit app
https://ibb.co/MN44Twx
https://ibb.co/WfmP60q

I'm having the same problem. Last night the A-GPS was updated, but it didn't seem to improve at all. Does anyone has any news regarding this problem?

just wait for Amazfit update (according to Amazfit and Gearbest...)

The shop offered a full refund and I decided to return mine. Will buy the Stratos 3 instead.

kulaki0 said:
The shop offered a full refund and I decided to return mine. Will buy the Stratos 3 instead.
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Why do you think it will be netter?

My Pace was pretty good and from what I read the Stratos is also fine. The Stratos 3 support more GPS satellites than the GTR so at least is not the same hardware

After reading all the bad news about the GPS accuracy, I tried a 6 km run yesterday for the first time with my new GTR (aluminium). I was really surprised that the track it recorded was actually correct and pretty accurate. I think there many factors that influence the performance of the GPS.

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[Q] Xperia Go for outdoor GPS sports tracking ?

Hi all,
I've recently ordered a Xperia Go. Now I read that this phone has problems with GPS, Is this phone good enough for outdoor GPS tracking ? I use Runkeeper as tracker app.
I hope to receive some usefull replies. Thanks !
Someone ?
The GPS @Go is working perfectly fine - no problems.
I bought mine last week... I bought my XGO for running and biking.. but it locks gps position way too long (almost not usable, more or less 20 minutes). I tought I just need to update to ICS inorder for the gps locking to improve. After updating and tested it in different location (no obstacles, standing still) it still lock position too long (I looked like a callboy standing in the street rofl
May be I am just unlucky with my phone or just got a unit with gps issues
I already sold my xperia go in less than a week, but somebody on the internet told me that his XGO is working fine. Maybe this weekend, I will check his phone and test its GPS signal... if it is really fast.. then I will ask him that I will buy it ^_^
XGO side is just enough for me.. not too big and not too small for any outdoor activity
no no NO!! BIG NO!!!
michielc said:
Hi all,
I've recently ordered a Xperia Go. Now I read that this phone has problems with GPS, Is this phone good enough for outdoor GPS tracking ? I use Runkeeper as tracker app.
I hope to receive some usefull replies. Thanks !
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I hope I am not to late with my answer...
but dont buy the XPERIA GO if you wish to use an accurate GPS.
I have bought mine because I wanted to track my rides.
but it is way to inaccurate and non-useful:
it takes more then an hour to get a fix,
even when stationairy under an unblocked sky.. it gives me 13 km in half an hour.. with a mx speed 137 km/h.
it loses track all the time
I 've sent it back to sony TWICE!!! nothing changed.
I ve the latest version (build 6.1.1.B.1.54) ... only slightly better.
do I need to say more? do not buy this phone for its GPS functionality!
my 3 year old HTC legend performes better!
(btw: .. the watertightness is fabulous )

Amazfit BIP GPS route zig-zaging after A-GPS update

Hey guys.
I made five runs on the same route with my new Amazfit Bip - all of them showing around 3,6 km.
Yesterday I had A-GPS update (triggered out of nowehere) which I think might be the issue of my last ran that was off by 2 km.
Since I can´t show you the link as I am new on this forum I will describe the route to you.
The shape of it is almost the same but is seems as if I was running from left to right constantly. There is not a single straight line, despite my route being somewhat a square.
There is zig-zaging wich makes 3,6 run a 5 km run.
I am sorry if I broke any rules of this forum and also please excuse my editing. I am not used to using this as I can almost always solve the problem on my own, but I am honestly lost here.

Amazfit GTR international version and bluetooth 5.0 questions

Gearbest is selling the GTR international version that supports English. I'm in the US and I was wondering if I buy the international version now, will it be 100% the same as the US version of the GTR when available?
Another question. Is a phone with bluetooth 4.2 compatible with the new Amazfit GTR bluetooth 5.0?
Usually there are only two versions :Chinese and International, there was never an US only version of BIP, Pace, Stratos or Verge...
jsteelio said:
Another question. Is a phone with bluetooth 4.2 compatible with the new Amazfit GTR bluetooth 5.0?
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This is text from Xiaomi Today: "Being the smartwatch, the Amazfit GTR concludes multiple connectivity options for better performance. It comes with jam-packed features like Bluetooth 5.0v for wireless connectivity". It doesn't matter which operating system running in yours device, bluetooth technology in all devices is just bluetooth. So if is written 5th version, that's mean must be 5th version and it's doesn't matter iPhone or Samsung, Xiaomi, Sony, Huawei and ect. android or Apple's software.
I can't quite follow what Xiaomi Today is saying in your quoted text. Will my phone need Bluetooth 5.0 for it to work with the GTR? Or will 4.2 be compatible?
jsteelio said:
I can't quite follow what Xiaomi Today is saying in your quoted text. Will my phone need Bluetooth 5.0 for it to work with the GTR? Or will 4.2 be compatible?
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With a quick google search I found that the watch has Bluetooth 5.0 or 4.2 LE (and there where shops naming both -.-), it may be the different released versions... Sorry for the comment but... Chinese being Chinese...
Anyway back to the question, I found an article pointing out that Bluetooth v5.0 is backwards compatible with v4 and also improves the connection, hence, it should work.
I guess the confusion is that the articles I have seen only mention that phones with Bluetooth v5.0 will work with accessories (speakers,watches,etc) that only have Bluetooth v4+ and not the other way around. Do accessories with Bluetooth v5.0 work with phones with only Bluetooth 4+?
any news about tha pairing issue? its still happening or they fixed the problem?
rambogancs said:
any news about tha pairing issue? its still happening or they fixed the problem?
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I'm not aware of a pairing issue. Where are you hearing this?
I read under some YouTube comments. But back to the first question it will work correctly with 4.2 Bluetooth system or we need 5.0 on our phone. Any experience? (I talked some people but all of them used Bluetooth 5.0 so now I don't have correct info about working with older sys). I want to buy this watch but I have a xiaomi mi a2 lite and now I don't want to change the phone
rambogancs said:
I read under some YouTube comments. But back to the first question it will work correctly with 4.2 Bluetooth system or we need 5.0 on our phone. Any experience? (I talked some people but all of them used Bluetooth 5.0 so now I don't have correct info about working with older sys). I want to buy this watch but I have a xiaomi mi a2 lite and now I don't want to change the phone
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I'm still waiting to receive my GTR so I can't answer whether a 4.2 bluetooth phone will work with it. Being that only a few high end phones with bluetooth 5.0 are available at this time, I would think we'd be hearing complaints about the GTR not working on older phones (4.x). So I'm leaning toward it will work fine. I will come back to this post to confirm the 4.2 question when I receive my GTR.
What do people think the outlook is like in terms of updates to this watch, new faces etc?
jsteelio said:
I'm still waiting to receive my GTR so I can't answer whether a 4.2 bluetooth phone will work with it. Being that only a few high end phones with bluetooth 5.0 are available at this time, I would think we'd be hearing complaints about the GTR not working on older phones (4.x). So I'm leaning toward it will work fine. I will come back to this post to confirm the 4.2 question when I receive my GTR.
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Amazfit ensures that GTR paring works fine starting from Android 5.0, and there were no Bluetooth 5.0 devices at the time it was released. That's why I assume that a 4.2 Bluetooth phone will have no pairing issues.
jsteelio said:
I'm still waiting to receive my GTR so I can't answer whether a 4.2 bluetooth phone will work with it. Being that only a few high end phones with bluetooth 5.0 are available at this time, I would think we'd be hearing complaints about the GTR not working on older phones (4.x). So I'm leaning toward it will work fine. I will come back to this post to confirm the 4.2 question when I receive my GTR.
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Hi. Are you still waiting?
Guys one question . GTR supports Greek? I dont mean Greek menu but reading for example Greek SMS messages , Greek tweets etc
zerosumz said:
What do people think the outlook is like in terms of updates to this watch, new faces etc?
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Xiaomi devices are known for their popularity in the developer community, I expect the same to continue with this device. The Mi Band 4 was recently released and there are already over a thousand watch faces for that bad boy, and it has already gotten a few firmware updates.
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rambogancs said:
Hi. Are you still waiting?
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Yes, tracking shows FedEx is in possession with a scheduled delivery of Monday 8/19.
Hello,
I just received the beautiful Amazfit GTR 47mm aluminum version. I made all the updates of the watch, the font, the A-GPS... but the GPS can't be found / detected in France! I stay more than 3 minutes in the same place, in a clear place where there are no or very few buildings, but the GPS doesn't work...
I compared with my Amazfit Pace... which finds the GPS signal in less than 15 seconds! Look : i.ibb.co/8z5rwzZ/pace-vs-gtr-fr.jpg
By the way, I already reset the Amazfit GTR, I restarted the watch several times, I did the calibration to the compass. Nothing works
Someone had the same problem?
aftercem said:
Hello,
I just received the beautiful Amazfit GTR 47mm aluminum version. I made all the updates of the watch, the font, the A-GPS... but the GPS can't be found / detected in France! I stay more than 3 minutes in the same place, in a clear place where there are no or very few buildings, but the GPS doesn't work...
I compared with my Amazfit Pace... which finds the GPS signal in less than 15 seconds! Look : i.ibb.co/8z5rwzZ/pace-vs-gtr-fr.jpg
By the way, I already reset the Amazfit GTR, I restarted the watch several times, I did the calibration to the compass. Nothing works
Someone had the same problem?
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For me everything work ok on GTR Global version...
For Compass did u make this (∞) motion?
One more thing, this ceramic bezel is very soft, I already have a micro scratch! I didn’t drop it, I take it off at night ...
I can confirm, that GTR (international) pairs with my iPhone7 (bt 4.2) no problem. Battery life seems very good 4% battery used on the first day and night (with all the initial tinkering with a new toy ) without continuous HR and gps.
aftercem said:
Hello,
I just received the beautiful Amazfit GTR 47mm aluminum version. I made all the updates of the watch, the font, the A-GPS... but the GPS can't be found / detected in France! I stay more than 3 minutes in the same place, in a clear place where there are no or very few buildings, but the GPS doesn't work...
I compared with my Amazfit Pace... which finds the GPS signal in less than 15 seconds! Look : i.ibb.co/8z5rwzZ/pace-vs-gtr-fr.jpg
By the way, I already reset the Amazfit GTR, I restarted the watch several times, I did the calibration to the compass. Nothing works
Someone had the same problem?
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Hello i have a similar problem. GPS fixing is very very slow and GPS isnt working until A-GPS data is updated. But i can't find anywhere in Amazfit app where i can manually update A-GPS data. Do you know is there any option in Amazfit app to update A-GPS manually? Also have alluminium Aloy version.

Is the GPS inaccuracy for the GTR a hardware issue?

I don't know Chinese but I have been using Google Translate to read comments on the official Huami forum GTR discussion group. It appears some are saying that that the GPS hardware is the same in both the GTR and GTS and the inaccuracy in tracking is a hardware issue so it can not be fixed with firmware. Can anyone confirm?
If it is hardware then I will be returning my watch for a refund.
Huami forum
they did update today on gtr and the gps is fixed
Yes there was an update today, but the GPS was not improved yet.
Most probably it is a hardware issue, since it wasn't fixed yet and GTS suffers for the same issue (basically the same hardware and OS, just square and a AppleWatch wannabe).
snoofaki said:
they did update today on gtr and the gps is fixed
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Joke or naive?
No gps accuracy improvement, hope in next update.
dukynko said:
Joke or naive?
No gps accuracy improvement, hope in next update.
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i choose the second option, naive
i had answer based on https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80192742&postcount=35

Brand new Stratos 3 impossible won’t pair with iPhone 11.

Hey guys!
Bought myself a Stratos 3 early this summer which was replaced under warranty because the battery was drained in a few hours, GPS unable to locate etc.
However, I could pair it with the (then) Amazfit App on my iPhone 11.
Last week I got my brand new replacement device which is impossible to pair with the (new) Zepp app. I’ve tried a million tips found online but it just won’t pair with my phone. I’ve scanned the QR code about 5000 times without success.
Tried with a friend’s Samsung model whatever and managed to link the device to my account. Then the watch is “unlocked”.
However, when trying to open the settings I keep getting the message “Unfortunately settings has stopped”. It still won’t sync with the iPhone and when resetting the device to factory settings I’m back at square one, unable to pair with iPhone.
Latest firmware in place according to the device when it’s “working”.
I’ve already contacted the company I’ve bought it from and I will return it the coming Monday.
However, I do like the looks of it and functions (when it’s working) so I thought I’d check with you guys if there are any ideas to get it working properly.
Thanks in advance!
Just update thé watch to latest Fw (search New Fw from the watch connected in WiFi) the app is unable to find it.
How do I do that when the watch says it has the latest fw?
Connect the watch to the WiFi then check update from the watch
So, i did pair it again with the Android, updated the device to latest fw.
It still won’t sync with my iPhone
Wonder if it’s something wrong with the Zepp app?
Anyway, I’ve had it with Amazfit. I’m returning it tomorrow.
I’m sorry to hear that, hope you approached [email protected]
I did the same thing, made a video and shared it with them selling hello. Eventually with a lot of issues. I gave up on the Stratos 3 Watch.
Now I don’t have to worry.
Plppppppppp
I haven’t reached out to their support, I cannot really see that they could help me out with this.
Anyway, fed up with trying to get it to work with me so it’s being sent back.
Might get an Honor Magicwatch 2 instead, they seem quite similar both in appearance and function.
Are you sure?? Does it work with iPhone as in iOS
As a last resort sort of try, I reached out to their support but to say the least, their support sucks a*s!
Haven’t sent it back yet, but will any day now.
Can anyone confirm that their Stratos 3 works fine with the iOS Zepp app? Particularly, Stratos 3 and an iOS iPhone 11? The fact that the watch works fine with Samsung Android devices but not with my (or anyone else’s iOS) device suggests that it’s their iOS Zepp app that’s corrupt!
Thanks!
Here many problems with iOS an Stratos 3. But same problems with both Zepp and Amazfit
New Zepp update for iOS released today
They’ve released numerous app updates during the past weeks/months but none of them has cured my problem
I’m traveling today but will check when I get home, fingers crossed.
Nope, doesn’t work.
With this I give up on any Amazfit/Huami watches (and all other products).
When clearly pointing out that Stratos 3 and the iOS Zepp app doesn’t work, total silence from the Amazfit support.
Never have I had a worser customer experience but I guess that I shouldn’t expect more..

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