Amazfit GTR can't fix GPS

[Stex802]

Hi, after an update my Amazfit wasn't able anymore to synchronise data with Zepp. Last update didn't help, I've tried repairing, without success. Now I'm not even able anymore to change the watchfaces, which was possible before. Anybody solved it? This watch is absolute rubbish..

 

[MiPiMok]

What a joke, The last update is worse than the previous ones and as already said for months, the problem is not software but hardware. The GPS chip is of very poor quality, and with the swing of the arm during a race, the signal is deteriorated...
The signal is less worse by bike ...
Im on the last update and this is the result
The top image is the watch signal, the bottom image is my phone signal.

 

[dersie]

What a joke, The last update is worse than the previous ones and as already said for months, the problem is not software but hardware. The GPS chip is of very poor quality, and with the swing of the arm during a race, the signal is deteriorated...
The signal is less worse by bike ...
Im on the last update and this is the result
The top image is the watch signal, the bottom image is my phone signal.

MDR

Amazfit is synonym of "Bad GPS", we read same thing for almost all Amazfit devices.

I have the very new Amazfit-X and GPS is also bad. All users cry

On my Stratos is a little bad but not totally

 

[winni21]

MDR

Amazfit is synonym of "Bad GPS", we read same thing for almost all Amazfit devices.

I have the very new Amazfit-X and GPS is also bad. All users cry

On my Stratos is a little bad but not totally

On stratos 3 it's good for me very accurate

 

[sailangkham]

As an experiment, I took my old BIP out of the drawer it has been in for the past couple of years. (It was replaced by a Stratos) It wouldn't start as the battery was dead so it went on charge for 15 minutes. Zepp has been removed from my phone so there was no AGPS available, which I recall was available with the BIP. From cold it achieved a lock in 33 seconds in a reasonably clear location. In that same location the Huawei GT2 takes between 5 and 8 seconds to achieve lock.
The BIP produced more accurate tracks than did the GTR, but neither gets near the GT2. I am amazed that, with all the evidence from the GTR, Amazfit continue, as reported here, to produce devices with what is effectively a non-functioning GPS.

 

[JeeHaa]

Maybe I'm lucky, but my Bip has been a reliable workhorse GPS-wise (not so much with HR).
Also had a GT2 and Magic Watch 2 but could not get used to the software and some limitations of the watch config.

After having tries GPR and GTS, I was really looking forward to a GTR 2 until I saw this first proper review (Teaser: still bad GPS):
https://www.androidauthority.com/huami-amazfit-gts-2-review-1172250/

I'm going to wait for a couple of more reviews, but it does not look very promising.

BTW: It seems to be available here for us EU users:
https://www.powerplanetonline.com/xiaomi-amazfit-gtr-2-smartwatch

 

[arnold444]

I had amazfit bip with no gps problem. So my area is not issue.

hi Dukynko,

finally I got my first 2 fails with my gps....I was using it since 2 monthes without problem, but know that winter comes, the sky is more cloudy. My first fail was in holland with a very cloudy sky....then back in my country(belgium) where I had no problem so far....and again a very cloud day......

arnold444

 

[marcinj6]

Hey, I have a question, did someone manage to fix the gps in this watch? I have a corrected version, but the trail is drawn far from the road. maybe there is some way to add an additional antenna? someone tried?

 

[marcinj6]

No need to solder anything, if it is the right connector and the problem is the antenna (and it seems so) you can simply add a piece of aluminum foil to increase the signal reception. S5 mini has a similar problem the the GPS antenna is badly connected and adding a small piece of aluminum foil connected to the GPS connector helps a lot...

where to add this piece of aluminum foil?

 

[TRISH00W]

Hello guys,
I'm undecided between the GTR or the Huawei GT 1, both around the same price. I really like the GTR looks, more watchfaces, BT 5.0, sync with Strava but all of this is worthless if the GPS does not work. I do runs and mountain biking. What do you guys suggest? Is the GPS better?
Thanks um advance.

 

[dukynko]

My father has Huawei gt and gps is really accurate.

 

[TRISH00W]

My father has Huawei gt and gps is really accurate.

Cool, nice to know, thanks!
So, my dillema is either between picking the GTR with ability to sync to strava but with ****ty GPS, or get the Huawei gt1 with good GPS but without ability to sync with strava (at least not with workarounds).
Hard to choose Im so confused :S

 

[dbagy]

Cool, nice to know, thanks!
So, my dillema is either between picking the GTR with ability to sync to strava but with ****ty GPS, or get the Huawei gt1 with good GPS but without ability to sync with strava (at least not with workarounds).
Hard to choose Im so confused :S

Bro, go for huawei. GTR gps is useless even for amateurs. Got one and will never buy huami or amazfit.

 

[dukynko]

ability to sync to strava but with ****ty GPS

That's the point. ****ty gps = ****ty strava

 

[TRISH00W]

That's the point. ****ty gps = ****ty strava

Yeah thats true, I could always use my phone GPS but I dont think its fair to pay for a smartwatch with announced GPS and then barely use it because its ****. For pure aesthetic I would rather buy a normal watch... So the last updates didn't solve the GPS issue? Because I see some reviews saying it helped a lot, others saying it didn't, I dont know what to think. You have any idea if the GTS have bad GPS aswell? I like the Huawei GT 1 and everyone talks good about it, but the missing strava sync gives me second thoughts.

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Bro, go for huawei. GTR gps is useless even for amateurs. Got one and will never buy huami or amazfit.

Even after the last updates? Because I saw some reviews saying it helped a lot, others saying it keeps ****... Do you know if the GTS have those GPS accuracy problems aswell? I like the Huawei GT 1 a lot, but Im having second thoughts because of no sync with strava. By the way, do you know if the bluetooth being not the last generation (4.2) is such a difference from the 5.0 that I will notice it?
Thanks

 

[sailangkham]

You cannot make a slik purse out of a sow's ear. The GPS performance of the GTR is awful and will remain that way; any suggestion that Amazfit will be able to recitfy this with a firmware update is just rubbish. If you buy a GTR and wish to use Strava, you will need to carry your phone with you to provide the GPS.

 

[dukynko]

So the last updates didn't solve the GPS issue?

It's hw issue, sw fix is placebo.

 

[TRISH00W]

It's hw issue, sw fix is placebo.

And they keep doing sw updates to pretend they're trying and not admit that GTR users bought a product with a feature (GPS) that comes with "defect"? ?

 

[marcinj6]

people, and what is your GTR production date? I have one from July 2020 and I do not complain about GPS so much. fixa catches max 30 seconds and can draw a trace exactly. it is best to update the a-gps before starting training, calibrate the compass and take off and catch the fix and if you catch it, let it find all available and start training. let's face it, watches with perfect GPS cost a lot more. I also tested various huaweii watches and they can also show nonsense. some people do not know that there are structures or devices in their area jamming the signal and any gps device will go crazy.

 

[sailangkham]

The way Amazfit have behaved is shameful. They have produced a watch with the GPS not fit for purpose and they refuse to admit it.