In recent information, the manufacturer of fitness products Fitbit announced that in 2023 it will offer support for users to log in with a Google email account. He added that this will be the only way to enter from 2025.

At the launch event for the new Fitbit by Google smartwatches and bracelets in August, the company highlighted the incorporation of the WearOs operating system as well as smart functions. To this will be added the support for the start with the Google account.

Once this happens, users will have access to their Gmail, Google Maps or the YouTube platform. The implementation of this measure will give the possibility of transferring data from the smartwatch or bracelet to Google.

Fitbit’s smartwatches, as well as very popular bracelets not only among athletes, but in society in general, allow heart rate monitoring. In addition, they measure distance and elevation using GPS; alerts with text messages and calls to the smartphone that is connected.

They are a fitness and health tool currently used by thousands of people around the world, thanks to their versatility and the fact that they are wearable technology; that is to say, that the person wears it and the registration of the desired data is facilitated.

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) notified that the technology company is recalling 1.7 million Fitbit Ionic smartwatch models, which contain a lithium-ion battery that can become a potential burn hazard.

The agency highlighted that the Fitbit company is voluntarily withdrawing “one million devices sold in the United States and another 693,000 that were sold internationally” and urged all users who “own a Fitbit Ionic watch to stop using the device.”

Fitbit received at least 174 reports globally alleging “watch battery overheating” and “78 reports of burn injuries in the United States, including two reports of third-degree burns and four reports of head burns.” second grade,” the agency said.

User safety is the priority

The CPSC also noted that the company will provide consumers with a $299 refund after returning the watch to Fitbit. The company will also provide participating customers with “a 40 % discount code on select devices from that company.”

The Fitbit spokeswoman, Andrea Holing, confirmed the return of the product through an interview with CNN Business and clarified that the number of reports with injuries represents “less than 0.01% of the units sold”, indicating that the safety of users will be “always Fitbit’s top priority.”

Fitbit posted on its website that its Ionic model watches were showcased in 2017 and production ceased in 2020.

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