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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. By Adeel Hassan ...

Last month, Fitbit Versa 3 and Sense owners started getting notifications to download a mandatory firmware update. The problem? Overheating batteries. In an official consumer notice, Google (which ...

Fitbit has agreed to pay a $12.2 million penalty for failing to report an overheating issue with Ionic smartwatches, which caused burns to consumers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ...

Fitbit will pay a civil penalty of $12.25 million after it "knowingly failed to immediately report" a defect in its Ionic smartwatches that caused dozens of people to sustain burn injuries, the ...

The company recalled 1.7 million Ionic watches in 2022 after reports of overheating and two third-degree burns. The company recalled 1.7 million Ionic watches in 2022 after reports of overheating and ...