Actually yes. Like you, the firmware worked. But the continuous charging when plugged in does not. Plug in once. all pods charge. Leave plugged in and come back another day, and none of the pods charge. Re-plug and they all charge. Customer Service has now offered me a refund for both of my units.
I am trying to decide if I want to return one or both. Reason is that I use one when traveling and it is convenient to pack away. The other is left on my kitchen counter for normal charging.
Mous has a really nice setup. It also has an extra USB C outlet. While not foldable and in two parts with the watch pod, and expensive; I think I will go with that one. And now that we are talking--I will return both! Just was away for a weekend and would have been nice to have the extra C output. This trumps the nice packaging. I can live without it and pack it just the same.