Google’s latest update targets Fitbit batteries, and not in a good way

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Google’s latest update targets Fitbit batteries, and not in a good way

An incoming update might stop your Fitbit from overheating, but it could have as negative impact on battery life.

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Fitbit’s got a battery problem

Some users say battery capacity has dropped from multiple days to less than one. 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 owns Fitbit) notes that the firmware update would “reduce the risk of battery overheating and reduce battery capacity.” Affected users, of which Google says there is a “li…

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Some Fitbit users: they are currently complaining about a much shorter battery life of their watches. The reason: Google has deliberately reduced them with an update. But the update apparently causes problems. Now users can pick up compensation. read more on t3n.de

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Fitbit has distributed an update to Versa 3 and Sense against overheating batteries, it was mandatory for customers and must be carried out. But now the battery life is very much reduced, partly the devices only last one day. Google has a more or less attractive solution and started to give affected customers a credit. 50 dollars. Too little, my customers, who feel treated unfairly. Especially since the devices are, according to the customers, u…