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Galaxy Watch4: Map on watch is only refreshed when phone display is on

Marc Aurel shared this problem ago

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The map on my Galaxy Watch4 is only refreshed (to the current position) when the phone display (model: Pixel 6) is on which is very annoying during hikes.

What I tried:

- disabled accu optimization for apps

Locus Map
Wear for Locus Map
Galaxy Watch4 Manager

What else can I try to fix this issue?

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Replies (5)

druki ●

Have you checked the settings for "GPS and sensors"?

There are settings like:

- deacticate GPS when app is im background (should be switched off)

- GPS auto off (keep this setting deactivated to allways have GPS available)

Maybe this helps...

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Marc Aurel ●

thanks for this advice. I'll try it out!

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Michal Stupka ●

Hi Marc, do you have track recording or navigation (or any other GPS-dependent feature) active during your hike? If not, Locus Map doesn't require GPS when running in the background, so it doesn't refresh the location on your watch.

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Marc Aurel ●

thanks Michal,

another good advice. Normally I use "Zielführung" (sorry, don't know the english word) during hikes. But I'll check if it works with either track recording or navigation on.

Switching off "deacticate GPS when app is im background" alone didn't change anything but during testing this I had neither activated track recording nor navigation.

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Michal Stupka ●

Hi Marc, if you use "Zielführaung" during your hikes, please turn on the GPS ON for guidance in Locus settings:

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Marc Aurel ●

this setting has already always been ON

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Mick FU ●

Hello, is Locus having the Location authorization set up to "Always" in your phone android settings? And not just "when app in use".

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Michal Stupka ●

Yes, all related apps must be excluded from battery optimization and also they must have background location permission set to "always".

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Marc Aurel ●

ok, maybe this is the solution. It was indeed set to "when app in use" for the Locus app

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Marc Aurel ●

This last setting did indeed the trick!
The display is now even refreshed when no guidance or track recording is active.

Last question now:
Which of the settings (besides location permission "always") that I changed are REALLY necessary to permit refreshing the watch display:

accu optimization disabled for 4 apps in total:
- Galaxy Watch4 Manager
- Galaxy Wearable
- Locus Map
- Wear for Locus Map
disabled "deacticate GPS when app is im background"
enabled "GPS ON for track recording"

I'll try it out...

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Michal Stupka ●

Only the battery optimization OFF for all of the apps

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