Garmin 45 Forerunner Watch GPS Very Slow Wait for Signal Connection- How to Fix CPE Expired (35/235)

My Garmin 45 GPS watch has been very slow to get GPS signal, sometimes taking in excess of 30 minutes to be ready. On closer inspection it appears that the CPE file on the watch had been marked as expired meaning the watch was waiting to check satellite locations rather than using the file to determine locations. Sync with the Garmin Connect application on my phone made no difference but once I'd connected to the Express app on laptop the CPE file was shown as current and the GPS signal was picked up very quickly again. Although this shows the Garmin 45 watch the same process should work for others like the 35/235 etc

[gitamadhu]

I searched everywhere but could not figure this out, and this video solved the problem, thank you so much ! very grateful 🙏

[JM]

You’re a genius man thank you so much! I’ve been puzzled since my run yesterday when the gps didn’t track my run

[JonasStuart]

Life saver! Hunted for info and kept getting the same baloney fixes that didn't work. Thanks for a great video that's saved me giving up on my watch!

[Krapula]

Thanks! I just recently purchased Garmin 6X Pro Solar and realised about in a week that it started to take longer to find the GPS than straight from the box. I synced with Garmin Connect app in the phone multiple times but that didn’t seem to make any difference to GPS issue. Found out, thanks to your vid, that CPE file was indeed expired. Quite odd that it requires USB cable and laptop to get it updated even though they say in their website that Garmin Connect is all you need.

[thommasae]

this is the only video that helped!!! One guy said to just turn off and on again.. Thank you!!

[Picito]

Finally a fix… been searching for ages. Thanks ALOT.

[GrandslamTim]

Brilliant! I had same problem and followed your advice and it worked!! Thank You so much

[Ab-qpyu]

Thank you, i was looking for a solution and yours work perfectly, thanks again👍

[stevec]

Love my Garmin Forerunner 45. Mine is ready to roll in 15 seconds. When I'm out of town, for a 5K. I might have to wait a minute. I couldn't care less about music, maps, phone answering, or Heart Rate. All I care about is Pace / Distance. The 45 has the same GPS antenna as the Forerunner 945. It is perfectly accurate. Within two feet / mile.

[-jessteague-]

Thankyou, this was easy and fast to do! 👍

[basetroll]

Thank you very much for the short video. Works like a charm!

[Connor]

Thanks so much, quick easy and simple fix. Great video

[Okbmr]

Thank you, this worked. I'll let you know whether I end up having to do this every 5 days as well.

[velosfrante]

My CPE says current, but I still don't acquire signal! Anyone else having this problem? Also after a factory reset

[harrietbull]

Thanks this was really helpful! Going to try it this afternoon!

[ajvw]

I've now finally fixed my Garmin forerunner 45. As mentioned in the video I was needing to connect to laptop every 5 days or so to fix the CPE expired error.
In the end I did a factory reset on the watch and that seems to have now resolved the problem

[WagonPilotAdventures]

Thanks for the help. Exactly the issue we were having with the GPS.

[omarsoliman]

My vivoactive 4 is always stuck on “ wait for GPS” even when the status is current.. even though if i start the exercise it records location! What can be done?

[tommyrunner]

You are a STAR !!! Virtual Beer for You! 🍺🍺🍺

[trueredred]

This worked for me, thank you so much !,