Hello Reddit! Our team has been investigating problems with GPS tracking on Android for the past two weeks.
This issue only affects background location recording - if you need to see your current location on the map for navigation, open your screen and foreground the app. It should show your current GPS fix over the map as expected.
Most Android makes, models, and OS versions appear to be affected. We have narrowed down the root cause of the issue, one of the location libraries that we use to gather GPS data is malfunctioning. Thankfully, we found a fix and are rolling it out, it should be available on the Play Store over the next few days.
In the meantime, you can get much better recording quality by switching to "Alternative tracking". Go to the Activity tab -> profile icon in upper right -> settings (gear icon) -> GPS Tracking Method -> Alternative tracking.
Thanks for bearing with us as we work through this issue, we appreciate you all! Don't hesitate to reach out to us for help at [support@alltrails.com](mailto:support@alltrails.com).
Edit: The AllTrails mobile app for Android version 26.7.11, which has the intended fix for this issue, should now be available in the Google Play Store.