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The Garmin Forerunner 15 located me in the same area, within 3 minutes, and it held the signal while I jogged around Union Square. In New York City's Union Square, the Switch Up failed to locate me, even when I was on the edge of the park with a clear blue sky above.

The GPS in the Magellan Switch Up is fairly accurate, but it can be finicky when you're trying to pick up a signal.

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All of them, except the power button, have two functions, so it can be confusing at first to know which one to push and how to push it. Overall, the Switch Up is easy to use, once you get the hang of its buttons. The Switch Up doesn't automatically save your activities, so when you end a session, make sure to select Save & Reset. Press the same bottom-left button to pause the activity, and long-press it to end. Then, you're off - the device does the rest for you while you train, sending you beeping and vibrating alerts for the milestones you've set. Once the Switch Up's GPS acquires a signal, you can press the bottom-left button to begin an activity. For the best results, turn on the device outside right before you're about to start the GPS will locate you faster and more accurately. Unlike other GPS watches, such as the Garmin Forerunner 15, the Switch Up automatically begins searching for a GPS signal when you turn it on. If you haven't started a new activity yet, those values will remain at zero until you begin. The default home screen displays activity mode, showing you the time, distance and average pace of the activity you're currently completing.

On the left side, the two buttons are used to select or go back, as well as start and end an activity. The bottom-right button turns the device on and off. The top two buttons on the right side of the Switch Up are scrolling keys and, when long-pressed, act as the info and menu buttons.

Once you've selected those preferences, you can set the first activity you will track as 'active.' From that point on, all of your activities will be filed under that category, until you set a different active activity.