Fitbit is recalling about 1.7 million Ionic smartwatches sold globally because the fitness product's lithium-ion battery can overheat, posing a burn hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ...

Five years after acquiring the brand, Google is finally expanding into a new phase of fitness tracking with the screenless Fitbit Air. The $99 tracker, which is available to pre-order now ahead of an ...

Fitbit has changed dramatically, and not entirely for the better, over the past three years. Its latest move has been to close down its web interface, which shut down for good on July 8. This change ...

Fitbit.com is currently displaying a banner announcing its move to the Google Store on October 1. Starting next month, the Google Store will become the new online destination for all Fitbit products ...

9to5Google spotted that Fitbit.com, the official website for the popular brand of wearable fitness trackers, is not long for this world. At the top of the page is a new message stating that the site's ...

Fitbit’s new sleep tracking update offers deeper insights, clearer breakdowns, and more accurate data, even if your scores ...

Maybe the Fitbit brand isn’t dead after all? During a press preview of the revamped Fitbit app last week, Fitbit’s head of product, Andy Abramson, nonchalantly hinted at new Fitbit hardware launching ...

Starting in 2023, Fitbit will require a Google Account to use new devices and features. As part of transitioning to a single account system, Fitbit.com is losing support for Google sign-in. At the ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google is closing the Fitbit web dashboard after July 8. Fitbit says the move is part of the "mission to be one combined Fitbit ...

With the Sense 2 and Versa 4 announcement in August of 2022, the “Fitbit by Google” branding emerged. That’s now going away in favor of just “Google Fitbit.” Until recently, “Fitbit by Google” was ...

Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, eye care, nutrition and finding new approaches to chronic health problems. Expertise Public health, new wellness ...