What's more bizarre is that the redirect adds an affiliate code that seemingly belongs to a fashion influencer. It’s unclear why Motorola would inject a third-party affiliate code into Amazon links, especially when the code doesn’t match any of the ones publicly used by the influencer. This raises the possibility that the code is being impersonated or spoofed rather than legitimately associated with them. It could also be that the Smart Feed app has been compromised, leading to this scammy behavior. Or has the increased component pricing forced Motorola to get creative and earn money through i
Your Motorola phone might be secretly monetizing your Amazon clicks… Recently, Motorola acted quickly to resolve an issue that was identified, which caused some users in the U.S. launching the Amazon Shopping app to be routed through a web tracking link before opening the app. This behavior was unintended and resulted in an inconsistent user experience. …
… 9to5Google has advice on disabling the app in the meantime: Since this behavior is stemming from a pre-installed Motorola app, you can just disable it Settings Apps search “Smart Feed” Disable . …
As we reported on Tuesday, Motorola has used the Smart Feed app pre-installed on many Motorola smartphones to insert an affiliate link when opening popular shopping apps such as Amazon. …
… You certainly don't expect them to intercept Amazon links and reroute them through a sketchy third-party URL before sending users to Amazon with an affiliate code attached. That's exactly what some Motorola phones are apparently doing. …
… 9to5Google was able to verify this behavior. As the video embedded below shows, the web browser launches when the Amazon app is supposed to be opened. This browser opens a link with an affiliate code to the Amazon homepage, which then opens the Amazon app. …
… Furthermore, the pre-installed Smart Feed app appears to be enabling these actions. Either way, it looks like the Smart Feed app detects when you open the Amazon app and quickly opens its own affiliate link in a browser. Are you seeing this sketchy behavior on your Moto phone? …