Fitbit Agrees to Pay $12 Million for Not Quickly Reporting Burn Risk With Watches
After consumer complaints of overheating batteries, the company did not immediately report the defect with its Ionic smartwatches, according to a settlement with the U.S. government.
Fitbit Fined Millions Over Watch That Burned Wearers
Fitbit has been fine $12.25 million as part of a settlement with a long-standing case with the Consumer Product Safety Commission regarding the Fitbit Ionic.
Fitbit to pay $12.25M settlement over not watch issues that caused burns
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Fitbit has reached a settlement over claims that the company did not report issues with its smartwatches. Fitbit will pay a $12.25 million civil penalty, the agency said.
Fitbit Fined $12M Over Failure to Report Ionic Smartwatch Burns
The device was recalled in 2022 after Fitbit received 115 reports of overheating and 78 reports of burn injuries.
Google's Fitbit fined $12.2 million after customers burned by watches
Fitbit failed to report overheating incidents involving its Ionic watches in which customers suffered serious burns, safety regulator said.
Fitbit to pay $12.25M penalty after not immediately reporting known defect in recalled Ionic smartwatch
Fitbit will pay $12.25 million after reaching a settlement with the Consumer Product Safety Commission for not reporting a known defect in a now-recalled product.
Fitbit Has to Pay Up for Its Smartwatches Catching Fire
The problem began with reports from 2018 to 2020, when people using smartwatches experienced overheating issues that caused burns. In early 2020, a software update was released to try to fix the problem,
Warning Issued To Fitbit Users Over Safety Risk
Fitbit's popular Sense and Versa 3 wearables have an overheating problem severe enough to incite a firmware update and a $50 ...
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Best Fitbit deals in January 2025
Amazon offers six months of Fitbit Premium with the watch. The Fitbit Ace LTE is a new kids' fitness tracker from Fitbit. Our Fitbit Ace LTE hands-on review praised its fun interface, ...
Why Fitbit Is Limiting Battery Performance on Some Smartwatch Models
Fitbit says they are rolling out an update to the affected watches (again, not every Sense or Versa 3) that will limit its ...
Fitbit rolls out fix for Sense and Versa 3 overheating battery, offers $50 credit
A firmware update is coming to the Fitbit Sense and Fitbit Versa 3 to reduce the risk of the battery overheating.
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Recap: The Pixel Watch and Fitbit in 2024
Feature Drops usually bring a handful of new features for the ... was focused on bringing Pixel Watch 2 features to the original wearable. This included the Fitbit Relax app, Auto Workout Mode ...
Fitbit issues battery overheating warning over two of its most popular watches – and it might compensate you if you're affected
Users who need the firmware update and who regularly sync their device with the Fitbit app should get a notificat ...
Epic smartwatch sale from $33 — 9 deals I'd shop from Apple, Samsung, Fitbit and more
The current-gen Apple Watch SE sports a modern processor (S8), Crash Detection capability, and watchOS 9. In our Apple Watch ...
You can still save on Pixel devices as a part of Google’s New Year promo
The clock is ticking if you want to save on the Pixel Watch 3, the Fitbit Charge 6, and other Google gadgets. The company ...
The Fitbit app needs work — here’s how Google could fix it
The Pixel Watch 3 is one of my favorite health devices right now, but my problem is the companion app. Here are five ways Google can improve the Fitbit app.
Fitbit Wear OS app gets an update on all Pixel Watch models
Fitbit app for the Pixel Watch has received a minor update. Users of the Pixel Watch have received a notification to update ...