The Fitbit Sense and Fitbit Versa 3 smartwatches are at risk of overheating. Google has issued a firmware update, but it reduces overall battery life.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Explaining more about the issue, Fitbit said: "Fitbit determined that a limited number of Fitbit Sense and Fitbit Versa 3 devices ('Impacted Devices') are at risk of their batteries overheating, which poses a potential risk for users and requires an immediate firmware update.

Fitbit should have notified the CPSC about how dangerous the Ionic's batteries were. This week, they agreed to pay a settlement, and are coincidentally rolling out battery safety updates to other devices.

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Fitbit's popular Sense and Versa 3 wearables have an overheating problem severe enough to incite a firmware update and a $50 "appeasement" program.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ordered Google-owned Fitbit to pay more than $12 million and comply with certain undertakings to settle allegations the company knowingly failed to report a serious burning hazard with its Ionic smartwatches.

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.

Google-owned Fitbit agreed to pay $12.25 million to resolve claims it failed to immediately report a defect in certain smartwatches that could create a burn hazard for wearers.

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Fitbit recalls its defective smartwatch after years of multiple serious injury reports. It wasn't until March 2022, nearly four years later, that Fitbit announced a recall of appr

Your workout warm-up instructions didn't say anything about setting wrists on fire – allegedly! Years after recalling one of its smartwatches over overheating batteries that burned people, Fitbit has agreed to pay a $12.