Fitbit received numerous reports of the lithium-ion batteries in the watches overheating during 2018, 2019 and continuing into 2020, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

More than two years after recalling about 1.7 million Ionic smartwatches sold globally, Google-owned Fitbit will pay a $12.2 million penalty for failing to alert consumers that the products can ...

Fitbit has settled with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) over a long-standing defect that caused some wearers to sustain burns. The deal finds the Google-owned fitness company ...

Fitbit has been fined in $12.25 million as part of a settlement of a long-standing case with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). This doesn't relate to a watch you can still buy ...

Meanwhile, a lawsuit filed in 2022 alleges that Fitbit’s problem wasn’t limited to the Ionic. The plaintiffs claimed the issue also impacted the Versa Lite and a Versa 2. The lawsuit also ...

Fitbit fined $12 million for Ionic smartwatches that burned 78 people The company recalled 1.7 million Ionic watches in 2022 after reports of overheating and two third-degree burns.

Google’s latest update to fix Fitbit’s battery problems is unavoidable. You can’t avoid the latest update for your Fitbit Sense or Versa 3 smartwatch.

Fitbit received numerous reports of the lithium-ion batteries in the watches overheating during 2018, 2019 and continuing into 2020, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).